tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post2406335357130382525..comments2024-02-26T10:52:14.585-08:00Comments on Glimpses of South Pasadena: Going UpLaurie Alleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-17502749326948111502010-03-13T22:26:07.230-08:002010-03-13T22:26:07.230-08:00Thanks, gang!Thanks, gang!Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-7051986676171916342010-03-13T16:58:30.839-08:002010-03-13T16:58:30.839-08:00Hopefully people will be driving fuel-efficient ca...Hopefully people will be driving fuel-efficient cars (electric?) and we won't have a gas shortage, when the time comes. They do say we're going to run out, and you know THEM.<br /><br />But hey, look on the bright side! There'll be plenty of employment. We can all get work as car sitters.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-69667000007588860892010-03-13T16:35:51.955-08:002010-03-13T16:35:51.955-08:00What a great wide angle focus!! I love the mix of...What a great wide angle focus!! I love the mix of all those lines, with the fronds of the palm in the background, and the guy with his electric nailer dark against the lighter wood and blue sky. It's amazing how fast a structure can actually be built. I like the framing stage. You can see through the walls. :)Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-34724408184802534352010-03-13T14:49:30.253-08:002010-03-13T14:49:30.253-08:00Alex...thank you for the comedy link!!! Very funn...Alex...thank you for the comedy link!!! Very funny!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-65614186364098727502010-03-13T14:13:07.905-08:002010-03-13T14:13:07.905-08:00Nice to see wood framing still going on. Things lo...Nice to see wood framing still going on. Things look so foreign to me up here where commercial construction seems to utilize steel framing. I'm always thinking of quakes, so maybe SoCal will not adopt the widespread construction materials changes I'm seeing up here. Nice to see guys out working in the sunshine, too!<br />-KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-46664385363597858732010-03-13T12:24:56.712-08:002010-03-13T12:24:56.712-08:00A cafe at the former Puffs location would be super...A cafe at the former Puffs location would be superb! I'm no economist, but I've developed a theory that the more cafes that open in a neighborhood, the more they fill up. Hence this urban legend from the Lone Star State: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=41926<br /><br />I do hope it won't be a Starbucks though:) A theatre at the old nursery sounds particularly intriguing!alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733102064925528814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-24619472962164253082010-03-13T10:27:24.177-08:002010-03-13T10:27:24.177-08:00I think you've mentioned all the gas stations ...I think you've mentioned all the gas stations in South Pas, Laurie. We've lost 3 local ones in recent years that I recall: 2 at Fremont and Mission, and there was one at Glenarm and Fairoaks, where Enterprise Car Rental is now.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-74776093118174432442010-03-13T09:55:02.884-08:002010-03-13T09:55:02.884-08:00Heh. Ambassador of South Pas. What perks does it...Heh. Ambassador of South Pas. What perks does it come with? ;-)<br /><br />I can't help getting out my megaphone and pompoms. I love this place.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-45455356475302167222010-03-13T09:39:12.640-08:002010-03-13T09:39:12.640-08:00I just drove past this corner the other day and wa...I just drove past this corner the other day and was amazed at how fast this thing went up! It's been fenced for such a long time with nothing happening, Then, awhile ago, I drove by and their were signs of building ready to happen, then it seems like just days but probably was weeks, and now this!!! <br /><br />Laurie...I think you're the new Ambassador of So Pasadena!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-69306077390789776612010-03-13T09:31:28.510-08:002010-03-13T09:31:28.510-08:00I've always thought that Los Angeles in genera...I've always thought that Los Angeles in general had fewer gas stations than the amount of cars here would need. Then again, I grew up in Texas where oil was King and there was a service station on every corner.<br /><br />South Pas has the station on El Centro near Orange Grove, the one on Fair Oaks across from Vons, I think... also the one with the mini mart next to the gallery building that has the painted palm trees, and the one on Fair Oaks with the weird name that starts with a V, near McDonalds. Am I missing any? <br /><br />Also, does anyone know if that building on Garfield (or maybe it's Los Robles) and Huntington is ever going to be the car wash it started out to be? Construction halted there sometime last year. <br /><br />Oh, and thanks Mom and PA!Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-64441009227281544282010-03-13T09:09:49.374-08:002010-03-13T09:09:49.374-08:00I remember those gas station (and lines) too. I gu...I remember those gas station (and lines) too. I guess you'll just have to pay me more to babysit your steed Mr Earl<br /><br />really like this photo L.Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-77922192964746863392010-03-13T07:42:45.067-08:002010-03-13T07:42:45.067-08:00It's been so long since I have seen a vacant l...It's been so long since I have seen a vacant lot, much less a structure, "going up." One is taking shape two doors from me but the former house had to burn down for it to happen.<br /><br />Growing up, vacant lots were where kids played games. Me included.<br /><br />Not being familiar with So. Pas' atreets and buildings, I can only hope for a refurbished economy for you who live and love it there.<br /><br />Kudos to you, Laurie, for your eye-grabbing titles.Dixie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591688785324214877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-57913896918768234212010-03-13T06:07:59.318-08:002010-03-13T06:07:59.318-08:00Here's one thing that bothers me: back in the ...Here's one thing that bothers me: back in the 70s, when we had the gas crisis, it took hours to get gas and people were paying someone to sit in their car to get their tank filled. Every time I see a gas station close I worry about the nightmare that will occur if there's ever another gas crisis. The intersection of Fremont and Mission had three gas stations in the recent past; now it only has one. Several other nearby gas stations have closed. I'm guessing that we have about 1/3 of the gas stations we had in the 80s.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-38886963513738549862010-03-13T06:03:31.448-08:002010-03-13T06:03:31.448-08:00It will be interesting to see how this place does ...It will be interesting to see how this place does as a residential/ commercial development. There is so much condo/apartment building going on in Pasadena south of Old Town, and a few new places in South Pas that I wonder if the demand is there. Also, there seem to be several existing commercial spaces that are empty with this economy. I hope they finish the bank remodel soon. Maybe the turnaround is right around the corner!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-85041398489955357092010-03-13T05:50:12.661-08:002010-03-13T05:50:12.661-08:00Everything seems to be shaping up nicely!Everything seems to be shaping up nicely!Leif Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268045909244159357noreply@blogger.com