It was supposed to become a Chick-fil-A but I have no idea if that's still happening.
What is happening to the old IHOP off Turnpike?
One of the most entertaining “Walk With Me” entries! What a delightful route. (The comment about the Yay! rock made me LOL/spit out my coffee)
Bravo, Erik, Thanks, another brilliant, quirky and informative walk with thee.
I don't want to alarm anyone but I think The Borg has used a wormhole to travel back in time and land in our midst, in the harbor.
Somewhat more seriously, the last few photos in the current link show how completely out of place this is in the harbor.
You didn’t mention the “art” instillations along he first part of the bike trail. I hope they are still there (fake oranges, the “mark” signs)
Open State St to traffic. The 500 block with all the retaurants/bars is great but go to the 800/900 block around the mall and you feel like you're in a ghost town. If Ventura property owners voted to open Main St why do you think State St owners would be any different???
This is my favorite bike route (especially since it was repaved a few years ago) but have not noticed many of these details before so appreciate your keen eye and witticisms, as always. The Bohemian artist community history of this area is fascinating. https://www.noozhawk.com/memories_of_mountain_drive_exhibit_captures_free_spirits_of_santa_barbara/
Sambos
Bless that drinking fountain, it has saved me many times.
It’s not going to reopen. Will be used as a commercial kitchen w/some to go items.
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I was at brass bird coffee and had the best eggs Benedict I have ever had in my life. I judge a restaurant based on their hollandaise sauce. I will drive from Goleta to carpinteria just to eat at brass bird so if they decide to open in San roque it would make it easier for me
You are spot on!!
Thanks!
The structure at the top of the landslide was being marketed as a one bedroom house and is now for sale as a lot with possible guest house. Address is 2888 Gibraltar Road.
Great Idea!! I first set eyes on the Fig Tree, in 75', after getting out of the Army. What I vividly recall, were the number of people sleeping, in the massive root beds, as though it were a bed, along with their encampments. Those folks back in the day, were defined as "street people". There was one thing I was always curious about. And that is, how long is it going to take, for all that human excrement, to leech into its' root bed, and kill it? Fortunately, fifty years later, she's still standing. And with that new fence, another fifty, and maybe more.
Lewis Chapel - corner of Santa Barbara Street and Gutierrez Streets.
Miramonte… ledgendary party house
AMEN!
You are correct. It's a myth. Other than depreciation on a vacant building that is available for lease there are no write-offs. And if you take depreciation for many years your cost basis is reduced, which means potentially higher capital gains.
Carbajal doxing law enforcement is disgusting.
When you have 'law makers' running to break the law to secure future votes it has a negative impact on the community. You can see it in the degradation of our city. This is the problem in SB.
Trust me, the people throwing rocks at the immigration vans were not migrant working Mexicans.
The same people that complain about over development in their neighborhoods are the same people that support people like Carbajal. It is unsustainable to have a lawmakers side with the people breaking the law. I am not talking about the people working at the nursery, I'm talking about the people on the street disrupting and being aggressive to law-enforcement. That's not OK.
The only reason I talk on this because these policies ultimately negatively affect the Mexican community. Having no law DOES NOT protect Mexicans. It negatively affects us and puts our lives in more danger. You would only know this living in the neighborhood where we live
The fact that people don't understand this is crazy, but living it and loving my Mexican people, I'm so tired of hearing other people decide what the best is for Mexicans that are not from Mexico.
Just keep on paying your cleaning lady and your gardener.
oh jus pick up the dog poo before your gardener comes:)
"Zhushfest" - you're killing me! LOL
I laugh so hard when reading your property descriptions, thank you for that!
The bigger factor is that if an owner accepted lower (aka "market") rent, it would reduce the overall value of the property on paper. Which, if they are using as collateral, reduces their borrowing power. By keeping asking rents high, the paper value of the property stays high, and, in their calculation, is worth the tradeoff of a vacant property.
