tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post5798611882286783379..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Arch HistoryPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-10575401020223866792013-12-18T21:13:27.651-08:002013-12-18T21:13:27.651-08:00Unknown, I hope someone chimes in, but so far you ...Unknown, I hope someone chimes in, but so far you know more about this than the rest of us!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-4884321140945712362013-12-18T20:16:32.484-08:002013-12-18T20:16:32.484-08:00Does anyone know about the second part of this bui...Does anyone know about the second part of this building's history? Apparently, an annex was moved from this location and survived 14 years longer than the original building. The children's dept was used as the Lamanda Park branch library from 1927 to 1968, when it was razed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429392571430144412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-80751808784211005372009-04-09T12:19:00.000-07:002009-04-09T12:19:00.000-07:00I've really enjoyed hearing everyone's opinions on...I've really enjoyed hearing everyone's opinions on this one, thanks.<BR/><BR/>Hello to Sarah! Good to hear from you.<BR/><BR/>Hello also to Janet Swartz. Click on her name and you'll be at the Old Pasadena website, which is very cool. Let me know about that architectural tour, Janet! I'll want to post about it of course.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-58828956682299040972009-04-09T09:55:00.000-07:002009-04-09T09:55:00.000-07:00Great post! I walk by this arch every day and it ...Great post! I walk by this arch every day and it is great to now know the full history of it. I love that you did some great investigation into the history and had the postcard image to compare it, too! We are working on an architectural tour of Old Pasadena, with sufficient history and background on the buildings for posting on our Old Pasadena website. Stay tuned!Janet Swartzhttp://www.oldpasadena.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-33900085602660308932009-04-08T22:10:00.000-07:002009-04-08T22:10:00.000-07:00Hi Dear petrea,Thank you for your nice comment on ...Hi Dear petrea,<BR/>Thank you for your nice comment on my blog. I always think of my friends like you, Elaine, Dina, Babooshka ... and other kind friend that I made on photo daily blog.<BR/>Your today's photo shows a kind of fantastic architecture. It reminds me the Rome's Architecture. A half circle Arch!<BR/>By the way! I will have the first guest of Mashhad photo daily blog on April 11. This is amazing that a Turkish lady is planed to come to my hometown " Mashhad" for trip! ;)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-9627601750467664032009-04-08T22:06:00.000-07:002009-04-08T22:06:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124063212444276449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-6381733211180368182009-04-08T21:23:00.000-07:002009-04-08T21:23:00.000-07:00Yes it's worth preservation - and I'm sure the mas...Yes it's worth preservation - and I'm sure the masons who do it would appreciate the work...<BR/><BR/>Admittedly "public works" whose end product has a more tangible benefit to the public should be preferred, but any project that puts people to work helps the economics and therefore is in the public interest.<BR/><BR/>If the government is going to throw money about, this is exactly the sort of this they should throw it at.T Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899774763691839165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-89044729744594551682009-04-08T20:55:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:55:00.000-07:00It's hard for me to see any remnants of our finer ...It's hard for me to see any remnants of our finer cultural history in neglect. Too often the money is diverted for very short-sighted "development" that has a 20 year shelf life before obsolescence. Do not count me as an arch-enemy. (sorry)USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-72122141210272088932009-04-08T20:44:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:44:00.000-07:00Such a shame that the original library didn't surv...Such a shame that the original library didn't survive a big earthquake; the postcard shows such an amazing structure. It's too bad that there's no funding to fix this beautiful arch, because it's such a nice connection to Pasadena's past. But you're right, times are tough.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-89562833323414612292009-04-08T17:32:00.000-07:002009-04-08T17:32:00.000-07:00Ah, Susan, your comment is very arch.I haven't rea...Ah, Susan, your comment is very arch.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read it, Hiker, but I'd like to. Apparently J+P knows about her. Of course he's spent time across the street having the book thrown at him.<BR/><BR/>It's shadowed by trees and easy to miss, Margaret. It's in Memorial Park, just west of the band shell.<BR/><BR/>Hello, Wei! Tune in tomorrow for a follow-up. And thank you for the clarification. The structure pictured in my post was the "first free public library" in Pasadena. But Wei is correct: the first library, founded in 1882, was a <A HREF="http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/library/brief-history.asp" REL="nofollow">private subscription library</A>.<BR/><BR/>Wow, Anonymous. Interesting link. The $63,000 is just for DESIGNING the bathroom. Imagine what the construction costs will be. Well, I know when I'm in the park and I need a bathroom, the arch isn't of use...<BR/>I should have been an arch-itect.<BR/><BR/>Oh dear Miss H, I don't want to go gently into that good night. However, you're right. As usual.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-73595557644591822512009-04-08T10:37:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:37:00.000-07:00As long as the plastic surgery looks natural, I su...As long as the plastic surgery looks natural, I suppose, but we all have to crumble eventually.Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-52680833530025263242009-04-08T10:32:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:32:00.000-07:00Just heard the city will spend $63,000 to design a...Just heard the city will spend $63,000 to design a park restroom. Maybe building a fancy restroom is much more important than preserving the arch: http://www.insidesocal.com/pasadenapolitics/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43104323308174506492009-04-08T10:12:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:12:00.000-07:00I love this arch. I walk to that park from time to...I love this arch. I walk to that park from time to time during lunch break just to gaze at it. There is a model of this library in the Central Library's Main Hall. It was made by Pasadena barber Rex Petty from the building's original stone.<BR/><BR/>A little historical details: the first Pasadena Public Library was founded in 1882, four years before the city was incorporated. This arch belongs to the second library, which was opened on 1890.Weinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-66833476128703907912009-04-08T08:56:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:56:00.000-07:00I never knew this arch existed. Thanks, Petrea. ...I never knew this arch existed. Thanks, Petrea. I do hope the city finds funding to keep it in good repair. Thanks for the info.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-86239216661749227902009-04-08T08:30:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:30:00.000-07:00I hear she lived in a chapter house.I hear she lived in a chapter house.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-45367373753582102012009-04-08T07:44:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:44:00.000-07:00Have you read "I remember old pasadena," a book wr...Have you read "I remember old pasadena," a book written by one of the first settlers? It's charming, and she lived right about where the library stands today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-92154172292562213312009-04-08T07:39:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:39:00.000-07:00An arch is a terrible thing to waste. (Oops, this ...An arch is a terrible thing to waste. <BR/><BR/>(Oops, this isn't Monday, but I couldn't resist.)Susan Chttp://openmouthinsertfork.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-28884967332591044732009-04-08T07:10:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:10:00.000-07:00J+P: good point.Cafe: another good point. I imagin...J+P: good point.<BR/><BR/>Cafe: another good point. I imagine that amount changes each year as costs change. And I agree--calling all great fundraisers!<BR/><BR/>Laurie, I had driven by many times and never noticed the "keep out" sign. It shocked me.<BR/><BR/>I hope so, too, Shell. I was happy to know it's in the city's plans, even though it's not funded now. At least we haven't forgotten.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-35101059213964088662009-04-08T01:19:00.000-07:002009-04-08T01:19:00.000-07:00It's really lovely and it seems a shame not to pre...It's really lovely and it seems a shame not to preserve the small remaining piece of history that's left there. Hopefully it will hang in there while some funding can be found. Your feature will help raise awareness of its plight, Petrea. Good for you!Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-53309702943719250192009-04-08T01:02:00.000-07:002009-04-08T01:02:00.000-07:00Excellent information here, P. I am sad to know t...Excellent information here, P. I am sad to know that this beautiful part of the region's history is literally crumbling.Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-62517273200116178282009-04-08T00:23:00.000-07:002009-04-08T00:23:00.000-07:00I guess the obvious question to ask is, "How Much ...I guess the obvious question to ask is, "How Much $$" is needed to preserve this for at least another generation??<BR/><BR/>I think this would be a perfect project for a great fund raiser, who can also raise hell, to personally crusade for. Calling all great fund raisers!Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-12182072246695081682009-04-08T00:17:00.000-07:002009-04-08T00:17:00.000-07:00Tidy piece of reporting. I'd say it's worth fundin...Tidy piece of reporting. I'd say it's worth funding restoration, but if Mr. Arch has waited this long, a few more years probably won't matter—the Salton Sea's recent tantrum notwithstanding. If the Big One comes, we'll have more headaches than mere fallen arches.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.com