tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post7664322558742116486..comments2024-02-26T10:52:14.585-08:00Comments on Glimpses of South Pasadena: Classic StoriesLaurie Alleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-72754146458723130822009-09-15T10:09:52.771-07:002009-09-15T10:09:52.771-07:00its one of Greene and Greenes earliest works.its one of Greene and Greenes earliest works.Heidi_Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757111917812228903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-85616078396619415932009-09-15T00:41:05.290-07:002009-09-15T00:41:05.290-07:00Thanks for all the comments today, people. The vi...Thanks for all the comments today, people. The violet cast on the house is a bit of a trick of the light. It's a wooden house, but the stain definitely has lavender undertones.<br /><br />Til tomorrow, everyone...Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-29908839257188288772009-09-14T21:46:48.219-07:002009-09-14T21:46:48.219-07:00What a lovely house! It's not one of those thr...What a lovely house! It's not one of those threatened by the 710 freeway, is it? I'm glad that project's vanished below the surface.Bellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168550139269893109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-64589003295721166322009-09-14T20:46:44.772-07:002009-09-14T20:46:44.772-07:00One does not often see a grand violet house. Yes,...One does not often see a grand violet house. Yes, The Great Gatsby. I can just see Daisy flitting about, fanning herself and drinking lemonade. Or is it champagne? I would love to see inside. Magnificent front entryway.Dixie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591688785324214877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-10565239487688509282009-09-14T19:33:35.926-07:002009-09-14T19:33:35.926-07:00It's a beautiful home! And I just love the woo...It's a beautiful home! And I just love the wooden entrance and the narrow windows on the left.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-33160579973675390652009-09-14T17:26:28.495-07:002009-09-14T17:26:28.495-07:00Champagne, stars, Rolls-Royces... I have a Penguin...Champagne, stars, Rolls-Royces... I have a Penguin pocket book of the Great Gatsby that I bought at Moe's Books in Berkeley in 1967. I bought it because the cover is a star-filled night sky with champagne glasses and a Rolls-Royce flying through the sky with tails, like comets. I bought it for the cover, pure and simple.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-76758307737134904802009-09-14T16:18:22.635-07:002009-09-14T16:18:22.635-07:00My favorite Mae West line: When asked by an inter...My favorite Mae West line: When asked by an interviewer if she smoked after sex, the grand lady West replied, "I never thought to look." <br /><br />I like the stair-step windows next to the front door.dbdubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462665006132459258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-53953275807041835692009-09-14T08:41:02.612-07:002009-09-14T08:41:02.612-07:00Is it an optical illusion, or is this house painte...Is it an optical illusion, or is this house painted violet? It reminds me of another famously-quoted line: "Too much of a good thing is wonderful!"<br /><br />Mae West, I think, but correct me as needed.Yakpatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788658793693064873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-36649877082115985722009-09-14T08:26:18.957-07:002009-09-14T08:26:18.957-07:00Of course, quote me Fitz and I'll follow you d...Of course, quote me Fitz and I'll follow you down any garden path. Oh, and what a gorgeous door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-20995508959880391002009-09-14T06:31:01.364-07:002009-09-14T06:31:01.364-07:00I just spent a week in my home town Quincy Illinoi...I just spent a week in my home town Quincy Illinois, a city full of old historic homes that are unbelievably beautiful. I know exactly how you feel. Strolling the streets and taking pictures I almost felt like I was stepping back into another era.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-89483364929297734722009-09-14T05:31:02.608-07:002009-09-14T05:31:02.608-07:00Oh yes!! What a perfect quote from Fitzgerald'...Oh yes!! What a perfect quote from Fitzgerald's most noted novel. I can just imagine the bustling about, behind those walls, and the clinking of glasses and trays in the yard behind. Houses such as these are an entity all their own.<br /><br />(I wish we could edit comments without deleting them. I misspelled a word.)Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-26044557646739253182009-09-14T05:29:22.114-07:002009-09-14T05:29:22.114-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.com