Glimpses of South Pasadena: Springtime Tableau

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Springtime Tableau

Tilted blue cans through a greasy garage window, red geraniums, chalky white bricks and a purple curb...

(Not bad for a corner of the Arco Gas Station!)

13 comments:

Mister Earl said...: Not bad at all. Quite amazing, actually. I would never know where that is, and I always buy my gas at the Arco station.; March 25, 2009 at 5:25 AM
Judy Williams said...: This almost has a soft focus feel to it with the dirty window. Love the combination of colors. Weird to have cans hanging at that angle. Nice though cause it sure gives this scene even more interest.; March 25, 2009 at 6:33 AM
dbdubya said...: Your photo is proof that geraniums can grow just about anywhere and always look good.

I'm with Mr. Earl - I would never have known where this was taken. Thanks for letting us in on the secret.; March 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM
Virginia said...: Arco is looking pretty spiffy and I am assuming those are real geraniums?? Guess they grow year round in So Pas?? Well I'll be!
V; March 25, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Yakpate said...: It looks so refrigerator-cool behind the glass, and so sunny and warm in the planter box.

Geraniums are like beautiful girls from the wrong side of the tracks... they often outshine the debutante roses!; March 25, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Anonymous said...: I looked at the pic, didn't read the words that went with it. I hesitated for a moment...the brain is not quite awake yet after listening to the dog have a whiny dream last night at 2am...and then I started to bring it into focus and said "gas station...ARCO!". The curb gave it away.

Funny Yakpate suggested the cool concept, my memories of that station are from mid-summer, hot-hot-hot against the blacktop, heading in to fork over my cash to fill up my tank. Am sure I've filled up in winter, but the memories are lacking.

However, my first memories of that location was parking at the station so my dad & I could go to Husco's next door and get a part.

Great pic, rough and tumble auto repair and geraniums growing like gangbusters!; March 25, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Wayne said...: They're hardy little guys. Laurie, II check your weather widget every day and this is the first time I've seen it creep over 60º (in the a.m.) in a week or more. I usually tapped it a couple of times to make sure it wasn't stuck around 48º.

I imagine it will be 3 or 4 months before we see planters with geraniums in Vancouver.; March 25, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Margaret said...: Only you can make that Arco look sunny.; March 25, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Ken Mac said...: peaches!; March 25, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Laurie Allee said...: Hey gang,

That last comment is even better if you put it through a translator!

Thanks for all of the nice words. Until tomorrow!; March 25, 2009 at 11:52 PM
USelaine said...: I love everything here - colors, lines, and stories! We ain't got no purple curbs in Willits. Just goes to show, SoPas is magic.; March 26, 2009 at 12:21 AM
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Anonymous said...: What a beautiful photo! I loved reading your post today!..

Thanks for sharing...

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