pasadena: Old Pasadena Film Festival to Juxtapose Film with Architecture
- 07/09/08 09:14 PM
Feel like catching a free flick in the streets and alleyways of Pasadena on a warm summer night? For three weekends starting this Friday July 11th, movies will be projected in both expected and unexpected places such as the One Colorado Courtyard (image to the left, the screen can be seen on the top right of the picture) and on the School House Garage Rooftop (Old Pasadena Film festival starts Friday, Pasadena Star News). The films selected in conjunction with the locations, are meant to parallel each other and reflect similarities, bringing to life the architecture of Old Pasadena. In summers past, the One Colorado … (0 comments)
pasadena: State-of-the-Art Los Angeles Football Stadium Plans
- 07/02/08 04:04 PM
Professional Football teams have come and gone through Los Angeles, leaving behind nothing more than a faded memory. For one developer, they left a little more behind, the desire to create a place where an NFL team can call Los Angeles home. In fact Edward Roski has plans to build a "state-of-the-art" stadium for such a team in the City of Industry. The details of the plan throw around millions of dollars of land with no qualms, and seems to be a good deal for both the city and the developers (Stadium holds many benefits for Industry, Pasadena Star News). But, how … (0 comments)
pasadena: The Pasadena Convention Center Expansion
- 07/01/08 06:39 AM
It isn't hard to notice the mass construction when driving down Green Street, across from Paseo Colorado. And as with most construction, it evokes curiosity. If you're a Pasadena resident you may be more anxious than curious, and you may be a little tired of all the construction dotting our city, but that's what makes it and maintains it. The good news is that the Convention Center is well underway and ahead of schedule. "The new center will feature 85,000 square feet of exhibit space, 28 "breakout" rooms for smaller conferences, a new 25,000-square-foot ballroom and additional parking." The ice skating ring will remain … (0 comments)
Amidst the rough, tough and trying times, when home prices are taking a bit of a dip, a small percentage of excessively wealthy people choose to do what any person would do with some expendable income: buy. Meaning, the market for high end luxury homes and estates (or mansions rather), is still going strong, and has been somewhat unaffected by the proclaimed "housing crisis." If you've driven through Pasadena, San Marino and La Canada, you know that in each of these cities is embedded some of these lavish homes. The question then, is how it affects the surrounding housing markets. In some respects, the degree … (0 comments)
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