SBJULES
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2012-01-14 09:55 AM |
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I can vouch, I think, for Poor Richard's . I remember when they were reassembling the building and we used to eat there when it was still Poor Richard's, but have not gone for pizza. I have lived in a couple of places on Bath Street & just off Bath too, so this was a nostalgic walk for me to see. Thanks!
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COMMENT 248837P
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2012-01-14 10:17 AM |
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Hey, Urban Hikers.
Just wanted to thank you for these posts. They're wonderful!
We tagged along for your final walk a couple of weeks ago and did not get a chance to thank you in person.
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ROGER DODGER
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2012-01-14 11:45 AM |
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La Bamba fond drinking memoties all over that neighborHOOD. I got two cases of beer outta there once down my pants legs paid for it later of course..
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COMMENT 248864
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2012-01-14 11:53 AM |
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My wife has been researching her ancestry, and last year we stopped in at the Botillier adobe because he is one of her ancestors,
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COMMENT 248865
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2012-01-14 11:54 AM |
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Being privy to an amount of Chumash information,I would tell it differently...but love the series...Quem'quem e'!
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COMMENT 248907
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2012-01-14 01:43 PM |
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i live on bath street and recognize almost everything! i think bath is pretty special also :) thanks for the tour!!!
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COMMENT 248913
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2012-01-14 02:30 PM |
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INSERT COMMENT #1: I always find it fascinating that the City is so intrusive about hedges, driveways, etc while at the same time allowing such bizarrely colored houses all over town. These crazy places prove that regulation only stifles originality and fun and I wish the City would let folks just use their properties as they wished in all other ways.
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COMMENT 248917
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2012-01-14 03:20 PM |
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The site of the present Rusty's Pizza (Bath & Carrillo) was for years the used car lot annex of Phipps Motors, the Austin & MG dealer across the street in what's now a paint store. I remember when Squire Richard's Pub (not "Poor Richard's") was built, and don't recall anything being said at the time about it being an old building imported from England. There MAY have been some talk about maybe the stained glass windows were old English imports, but as early dementia sets in, I really can't remember exactly. I'm pretty sure that the building itself is circa 1970 or so, though.
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COMMENT 248947
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2012-01-14 05:52 PM |
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Sorry to say, but the neighborhood markets aren't markets. They're liquor stores, and they create a lot of problems for their neighbors. La Bamba is pretty bad. Others are even worse. I think back in the day they used to serve neighborhoods really well. But all they sell now is liquor, cigarettes and junk food. Not a real market...
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COMMENT 248969P
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2012-01-14 10:39 PM |
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You walked past my old studio apartment in one of those old Victorians! I love the charm of all the eclectic buildings on Bath. Also, while corner markets do cater mostly to the alcohol and cigarette crowd, they are often very useful for that gallon of milk, the carton of eggs, or other random items that you forgot to get at the grocery store. I've never experienced any problems.
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COMMENT 248986
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2012-01-15 07:45 AM |
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Are the urban walkers a regular group? Would love to join them sometimes. Joined you on the last leg of your walking tour of SB a week or so ago. If so how do folks know when and where to go for a walk with y'all?
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CHERIDIANE
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2012-01-15 07:54 AM |
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Bath Street has many wonders, and how fun to wake up this morning to see them from you on EdHat. Oh, I too love those housing courts. Show us more, if you would.
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COMMENT 249028
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2012-01-15 10:01 AM |
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vey cool thanks again EH!
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COMMENT 249050
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2012-01-15 01:11 PM |
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Many years ago when I lived on the eastside (Arrellaga St) I loved the "market" on E. Micheltorena St and Victoria Mkt on Olive and Victoria. Depending on the ownership, you could find interesting homemade goodies at the Victoria. At least 10 years ago a lovely Asian woman named Daisy used to sell delicious pork buns and spring rolls...yum!
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COMMENT 249059
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2012-01-15 02:54 PM |
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The little house (pic 15) is where Audrey Ovington lived. She owned Cold Springs Tavern. I worked at the Tavern. She was quite an independent woman. She talked about growing up at the Tavern and where her bedroom was.
The La Bamba Market iswhat the locals used to call the "Z" store due to the exterior wood decoration. Owners and names came and went (including Fresno Market), but the Z stayed constant. (Pic 11) The white house used to be our neighbors. They had a giant oak tree that also grew unto our property. We told the renters to tell the owners that the tree was sick, growing mushrooms. Nothing was done. A few months later a giant limb dropped in their back yard and the oak fell over taking out part of their back left upper bedroom. If the limb had not fallen 1st, the tree would have wiped out the whole house.
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COMMENT 249100
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2012-01-16 06:49 AM |
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Just an FYI ... Clear redwood is a bit expensive, but really not very rare.
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COMMENT 249114
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2012-01-16 08:01 AM |
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The story about the pub is interesting. But, it is just a story. I knew a couple of the builders and it's a scratch built item. I loaned out an adze and a hewing ax for the timbers since they needed to have several in operation. It was a learning project in timber framing by a group of Whole Earth Catalog types.
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COMMENT 249335
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2012-01-17 10:04 AM |
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Would love to join the Urban Hikers, when do you go? Let us know, you never know who might show up! :)
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