tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post7344850810663895399..comments2024-02-26T10:52:14.585-08:00Comments on Glimpses of South Pasadena: Final Touches...Laurie Alleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-67831236739513892382010-06-17T09:10:51.554-07:002010-06-17T09:10:51.554-07:00Hi Neil. Welcome! If you go to google maps stree...Hi Neil. Welcome! If you go to google maps street view you can see a great image of the old tile building. At least, until they update it. You can save a screen shot of it but I haven't figured out how to save a google street image another way.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-65254979198611908782010-06-14T11:09:38.164-07:002010-06-14T11:09:38.164-07:00Hard to find a good pic of this
http://www.jasonbe...Hard to find a good pic of this<br />http://www.jasonbentley.org/blog/uploaded_images/fairoaksteenwolf-710884.png<br />waritNeil McCauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095565321124042948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-17857009728063172742010-06-14T11:07:32.655-07:002010-06-14T11:07:32.655-07:00Hey does anyone remember this?
http://farm1.sta...Hey does anyone remember this? <br /><br />http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/342254452_25f851853a.jpg?v=0Neil McCauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095565321124042948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-59623905052229247722010-06-13T09:56:37.516-07:002010-06-13T09:56:37.516-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-6600731941861790632010-06-13T01:14:22.196-07:002010-06-13T01:14:22.196-07:00Not to be a skeptic...but...I would ask the questi...Not to be a skeptic...but...I would ask the question---do they actually OWN the building? Did Comerica actually invest in it, or was it the building's owner instead, leasing to the bank?<br /><br />And, being small town---was it a planning commission/aesthetics/quake retrofit requirement to build it out? If so, am surprised the city allowed the stupid signage (yes, you have my opinion on the sign). Then again, considering the aqua atrocity that was there for so long, I suppose a minor dorky sign isn't so bad?<br /><br />I love the upgrade, as well as all the old photos. I do wish more buildings would go more retro!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388261083998643091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-70812369566900733282010-06-12T22:11:49.156-07:002010-06-12T22:11:49.156-07:00Thanks, you guys!Thanks, you guys!Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-32656052444261501042010-06-12T19:07:11.987-07:002010-06-12T19:07:11.987-07:00Well that could have been scheduled to happen when...Well that could have been scheduled to happen when I was there. DAMN!<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-69670157602778839432010-06-12T14:20:09.823-07:002010-06-12T14:20:09.823-07:00Maybe we can get them to restore the Rialto!Maybe we can get them to restore the Rialto!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-81539811901885098712010-06-12T13:57:22.758-07:002010-06-12T13:57:22.758-07:00It's great that they're such a good commun...It's great that they're such a good community partner -- enough so to put this kind of effort and funding into the building.pasadenapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938353886802913728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-46882006818996478552010-06-12T13:17:08.730-07:002010-06-12T13:17:08.730-07:00I remember driving past when the old building bega...I remember driving past when the old building began to be clearly visible. I wondered why I had never seen it before.Shannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608168607510299123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-87628558128662578902010-06-12T12:45:43.945-07:002010-06-12T12:45:43.945-07:00Another plus for the bank!!!Another plus for the bank!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-20207210481266025742010-06-12T11:21:25.437-07:002010-06-12T11:21:25.437-07:00Interesting point, Ben. Here's what I found o...Interesting point, Ben. Here's what I found out...<br /><br />Comerica DID take 2.25 BILLION in bailout money. A lot of extremely negative press followed - easily google-able. But the big news recently is that the bank paid back all of the loan and exited the bailout program as of March, 2010. <a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/031810dnbuscomerica.1b9187961.html" rel="nofollow">Here is an article from Dallas Morning News</a>.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-84562347288465790912010-06-12T11:03:09.619-07:002010-06-12T11:03:09.619-07:00Don't know if they have a branch in Mammoth, b...Don't know if they have a branch in Mammoth, but they do have their name on the baseball stadium in Detroit, where the Tigers play!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-89240746997361892662010-06-12T11:00:31.483-07:002010-06-12T11:00:31.483-07:00Totally agree. I was baffled that the blue retro ...Totally agree. I was baffled that the blue retro look was being dismantled, only to discover the brilliance that lies beneath! <br /><br />Not to be a downer or anything, but I wonder if they are using bailout money to do this project? Maybe they are one of the large banks that didn't receive any of those finances.ben widemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010635436712076159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-43890993279484540002010-06-12T10:55:40.903-07:002010-06-12T10:55:40.903-07:00Now that's a bank to do business with!!! I wo...Now that's a bank to do business with!!! I wonder if they have a branch in Mammoth???TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-33699424494631099222010-06-12T09:52:52.059-07:002010-06-12T09:52:52.059-07:00Laurie: I posted the original 1920 photo along wi...Laurie: I posted the original 1920 photo along with the same shot taken this morning to my blog, with a link to yours.<br /><br /><a href="http://misterearlmusing.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mister Earl's Musings</a>Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-49624751219448397112010-06-12T09:49:10.109-07:002010-06-12T09:49:10.109-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-41358191941510278232010-06-12T08:56:40.826-07:002010-06-12T08:56:40.826-07:00Click here to learn more about Comerica Bank'...<a href="http://www.comerica.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=25fa788635bd2010VgnVCM1000004302a8c0RCRD" rel="nofollow">Click here </a> to learn more about Comerica Bank's community reinvestment strategies. I really like this place.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-48257503232923875062010-06-12T08:53:00.462-07:002010-06-12T08:53:00.462-07:00More reasons to love COmerica... I was looking int...More reasons to love COmerica... I was looking into its history and the company has been honored with a slew of awards for things like diversity in hiring, green disclosures and performance, best practices in human resources. THey've also been repeatedly names as one of the best places to work in IT. Who knew?Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-36332185618420789722010-06-12T08:07:22.627-07:002010-06-12T08:07:22.627-07:00I'll send you the reason, KB.
WV: ungumb. Wh...I'll send you the reason, KB.<br /><br />WV: ungumb. What they had to do to remove the aqua tiles from the building!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-27152391862999763132010-06-12T07:40:39.456-07:002010-06-12T07:40:39.456-07:00I wonder how they knew there was still a building ...I wonder how they knew there was still a building underneath big blue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-47052656654034692862010-06-12T07:14:59.414-07:002010-06-12T07:14:59.414-07:00They're having their grand opening soon. The ...They're having their grand opening soon. The manager will look and talk like Jimmy Stewart and they'll have a big basket of money that everyone can just come in and grab a handful. It's going to be a Wonderful Life in South Pasadena from now on!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-45616154756330051122010-06-12T06:31:56.506-07:002010-06-12T06:31:56.506-07:00The juxtaposition between the modern letters and t...The juxtaposition between the modern letters and the carefully restored facade is interesting.<br /><br />Kudos to the restoration experts for putting it back to its former glory.Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-30040083069171261902010-06-12T00:19:22.950-07:002010-06-12T00:19:22.950-07:00Everyone should transfer their accounts to this br...Everyone should transfer their accounts to this branch of Comerica Bank as soon as it opens and let them know the reason why. They've made a huge investment in the community and should be rewarded for it.dbdubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462665006132459258noreply@blogger.com