It’s such a lovely building and courtyard. My first job out of UCSB was at the newly opened 1129 restaurant in the mid 70’s. The courtyard was a great place to dine.
Saw what is now the new smog place yesterday and I’m at a loss for words. What the heck?!! Disgusted.
Oh my god. I wish you were kidding about the Anapamu/Milpas location. What awful news! ?
#1 is Hotel Virginia on Haley Street
Loved this article! I live in the “Smurfs condos,” and have walked up and down El Sueno often; it is indeed an interesting area! Thanks for venturing out here and sharing your thoughts. :)
#4 is State and Haley building where Cold Stone and Hibachi is now.
#2 is an adobe, maybe the Carrillo adobe. It is behind Montecito Bank and Trust at the corner of Carrillo and State. In my day that was the County National Bank . In more recent years the adobe was the home of the Santa Barbara Foundation.
Number 7 is at 936 State Street, at the corner of State and Carrillo (currently U.S. Bank).
#5 is the 900 block of State, where the Italian Pottery Outlet currently resides. Very distinctive facade!
#3 is the San Marcos Building at Anapamu / State.
Here is a great photo of the courtyard from 1933: https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002b6cq3
Number six is 430 and 432 State St. For several years in the 70s and 80s my former husband and I owned this building where he used the 430 side for his graphic design studio. When we bought it in 1978 it was a church, complete with a very large baptismal pool in the back of the building!
And people who missed the pass exit and have double back
The Mazda internal reference code for the third generation of Mazda Miata is "NC" so I believe the plate is a fun play on that.
I've always thought the same, it's not meant for people who live here I guess, which is unfortunate since we're the ones that would actually keep businesses alive through slow tourist times. I remember when happy hours were actually after business hours, sigh.
The predominant user of the exit is north-bound 101 traffic going to the multitude of county offices and the dump to the west of el sueno. The jail, the dump, the county road yard, elections, VA clinic, public wealth, behavioral health & wellness, air pollution control, ag commissioner, architectural archives, and the dept. of social services are all located at the county complex.
$1500 is the new entry level for any 5star hotel, anywhere in the world. Look at any luxury resort, hotel or inn anywhere nice and you will find prices starting around this figure and going as far as you can count...
Today's wealthy do not care about $100's or $1000's. They just want the nicest experience possible and they'll pay no matter what the cost.
Have you guys ever considered to open the island for the public to fish on it ?
As the previous owners of 900 Park Lane, we feel credit should be given to Ronald Frink of Ronald Frink Architects for taking the “box house” bought in 1994 to the architectural jewel it is today. By adding curves, terraces a pool, a pool house, three garages and a master bedroom, closets, bath and terrace, he created this lovely, liveable home. The color palate is the choice of the current owner.
Looking forward to 1st visit
European Market & Deli is a great resource for authentic Middle Eastern, Slavic & Mediterranean ingredients - produce, fresh breads/sweets, pickles, grains spices. The store is always tidy and clean, the owners & staff are kind and helpful. They were a godsend for running a small Cafe!
Bob - unfortunately those are the going rates for beachfront Orange County lux. resorts (Ritz in Half Moon Bay also) so.... Mattei's is apparently playing the 'lux room wannabe' game. Also might be that it took $50m plus to build the place and if they don't charge $1500/night there is no way the place pencils....
When cowboys still rode bulls down the middle of the street!
Those rates are ridiculous, they need to come back down to reality. I understand you need to charge a certain price point to recoup your renovation investment to make money, but it’s a dusty road in Los Olivos. not beach front in St. Baarths. It’s strange the prices are so high. I’m calling it now “dead on the vine in wine country”. They have strong backing by the property owners, but the price is just crazy.
Not surprising that Beddia Mia closed. I ate there several months ago and got very sick. Tried to reach out to the restaurant to let them know about it and never received any response. Should have known better to eat a rstaurant that was empty on a Saturday night. My husband and I should have gone with are intial gut feeling and left right away.
Oops, I was mistaken — it's not Piro Lane, but rather La Colina Road that provides access into the neighborhood I am talking about! Right behind Sansum's Pesetas location.
