Glimpses of South Pasadena: Great Staging

Monday, December 27, 2010

Great Staging

I hadn't seen many old cars out and about since the storm last week. Then, today, I spotted this one in front of Fremont Centre Theatre. Bravo!

11 comments:

Mister Earl said...: It's not just that these cars are there, but that they pose for you in perfect spots. A black falcon should scare any green parrots off!; December 27, 2010 at 6:52 AM
dbdubya said...: The black Falcon is especially appropriate since the Fremont Centre Theater was a mortuary at the time the Falcon was new.

Another nice find, Laurie.; December 27, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Mister Earl said...: DBW: 1962? A dead mortuary?; December 27, 2010 at 7:31 AM
dbdubya said...: Yes, Mr. E, the mortuary is dead. But, it was resurrected as a theater. Only in South Pasadena.; December 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM
Mister Earl said...: Is it a '62?

I took an improv class there back around 1995 from a guy named Ron who drove a yellow VW Thing. He had several Gong Show appearances on his resume. Sometimes, when we didn't have enough people at the class, Lissa Reynolds would participate.

WV: wherg. Whergoes that mortuary? Thought I saw it around here somewhere.; December 27, 2010 at 7:48 AM
Judy Williams said...: What an awesome Ford Falcon. I don't think 62 is right. They were boxier. I'm thinking maybe 64 or 65. I'll have to look it up.; December 27, 2010 at 8:04 AM
dbdubya said...: I'm guessing it's a '63. The body style changed in '64, so it's a '62 or '63. They came out in '61 but it's definitely not that year. A distant relative has a Thing.; December 27, 2010 at 8:04 AM
Judy Williams said...: You're right. It is a 63. Just looked it up on Google images. HEE HEE - you can't keep us car buffs out of the know for long.; December 27, 2010 at 8:05 AM
TheChieftess said...: Ms Laurie, the magnet for old cars, does it again!!!; December 27, 2010 at 8:33 AM
Cafe Observer said...: Is that car black or dark navy blue? Looks like that place has fertilized their grass since I last drove by.; December 27, 2010 at 9:59 AM
Trish said...: beautiful shot, as usual L! reminds me of a high school friend's car...now I'm going to have to go googling to figure out WHAT it was.

I had to laugh when they opened the theatre...some of us remember the mortuary being there and it just brings new meaning to "go out there and kill them toinght".

As I look around SoPas, thinking about an upcoming visit, I realize how many things in the last 20 years have changed as much as the mortu-theatre. On one hand, great that old things aren't destroyed to build parking lots (Rialto plans, anyone? or the old auto repair, Security Pacific, furniture store now yet another bank). On the other, odd to look around and see things like the old Firestone bays turned into an upscale restaurant. I keep thinking I'd taste motor oil if I went to eat there!; December 27, 2010 at 6:51 PM

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