At least he didn’t build a lazy river, as feared. Wait! Isn’t that a lazy river?
And why did the relevant authorities think it was ok to build these pools in the front yard?
He’s got terrible taste. Warm inviting cozy plow and Angel turned into a tacky speakeasy. Biltmore property was wonderful. Now closed for years with all his crazy plans.
Re: 5995 Calle Real. Okay - so 5 guest spots for 46 units?? And 2 spots for each 3 BR unit?? What could go wrong?
I was given a tour of the pool area and was told about its proposed build out ( think Palapa's ). If it is built as planned ( and Ty changes his mind often ) this pool area will look like " Disneyland goes to Las Vegas ". So sad ... it doesn't relate to the stately Biltmore. But I guess Ty thinks it's competition for Rick.
I think the soil was contaminated so housing could not be built.
The last proposal I saw for the empty downtown charging lot was a mammoth city block sized transportation hub with apartments. It would have been much uglier than this very tacky looking parking lot.
How sad to see the Biltmore turn into a theme park. It was such an elegant property.
Can’t get over what a missed opportunity that charging station is. Prime downtown real estate that could have been built up is now a permanent parking lot? Can someone refresh my memory as to what exactly went wrong with the proposals for this site and how this happened?
Pretentious customers? I think you need either anger management or higher self esteem.
Booo for Erewhon In TO. Caruso pushed out Lassen's which was our beloved hub. Lassen's had Good hot bar , had a great community and is family owned. Now we are getting these ridiculous prices with pretentious customers. Booo
This is on Chapala Street near the corner of Anapamu, across the street from the billiard hall.
We stayed overnight in Santa Monica as I had to drop my Alaska bound daughter at LAX @ 5am- due to the heavy traffic in SB (1 hour from Carillo to Carpintera!) we had to cancel our reservation at Connie & Ted's- ended up at a smaller Erewhon for dinner bites......I certainly enjoyed perusing the aisles but was not as WOWED as I anticipated I'd be. LOVE PAVLOVA- where is the soft whipped cream component?
City Council - I’ve said this many times before: hire Rick Caruso’s company to help design a user friendly but historically appropriate walkscape. It will make sense for our era and be beautiful for the long term. Pls DO NOT spend any more money on crappy designers who have no experience or design sense to make this project work. I implore the city council to hire Caruso and then the job will be done right and done, period!!
I thought the trapeze school had the perfect location but of they need to relocate it should be in another highly visible location, not a parking structure or by the airport. Those locations will destroy that business.
The city owns a stretch of land that local don't even realize is city land. It's highly underutilized. This would be a great addition to that area. I'm speaking of the grass area between the Hilton beachfront resort where Calle Caesar Chavez and Cabrillo meet.
I would hope the city reconsiders the removing of the trapeze school. It's provided revenue, tourism, and community for Santa Barbara.
Making it a 'free and open' to the public will only welcome back the drug users who occupied it before.
The decision to not renew the Trapeze school is exactly why the city's vision of revitalizing downtown is misguided. This business brought community to downtown and a unique reason to enjoy our city. It stood out as a positive for tourism and supports our local economy. Without it in this location, what's the motivation to go to and maintain this plot of grass?
Wherever the trapeze school ends up, I wish them well and hope they continue to thrive. But the decision is a stain on the city's ability to understand the citizens they represent.
We looked at the house on Paseo Ferrelo in 2010 when we were moving here from the Bay Area. It was 1.1 and my memories were of tiny bedrooms so maybe they expanded. Real Estates prices have really gone wild in the last 5-6 years. Bay Area used to be more expensive now about the same…
Are you referring to the temporary railroad bridge (a.k.a. a shoofly) to be installed so a new bridge can be built? (See the first link below.) Or that the new railroad bridge will be double-tracked, in the event that a second line of tracks becomes possible at a later date? (Second link.) Or something else?
—https://www.sitelinesb.com/is-cabrillo-boulevard-going-to-be-widened-under-highway-101/#comment-44349
—https://www.sitelinesb.com/the-u-s-postal-service-wants-to-leave-the-montecito-country-mart/
You never mention the second set of railroad tracks that will be added near the 101 and Cabrillo intersection so that the old railroad bridge can be replaced .
Removal of the trapeze school is a foolish idea. I had friends that lived in the area. When it was an open park, they had constant issues with people doing drugs in the park and trashing it. One guy in particular would constantly defacate on their front porch when he determined they had called the police on him. It got very dicey.
They said the trapeze school was a godsend. It literally made their home liveable again.
I suppose the new police headquarters may mitigate this issue, but it's not like the old station was that far away.
Really enjoyed this piece. Little known fact: Westmont College owns an apartment building on Ocean View.
https://californiacoastaltrail.org/trail-section/santa-barbara-section-11/
The California Coastal Trail in this area is on the beach proper.
Quick check at open source map will show where these are. https://deflock.org/
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Good on you for mentioning The Bunker. They have built a very comfortable and stylish place to hang while your group is driving.
