Comments on: Goodbye, Wild Oats

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:50:39 +0000

Actually, it’s very true, the building had a rat problem for years. I could go on about the potential health code violations and inhumane pest “control”. Hah!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:07:08 +0000

Yep, it’s a Walgreens and a Sit N Sleep sofa centre that’s gone in at the former Good Guys. Agree that it would be a lousy turn for South Lake if anything like that went in down by California, too.

It’s kind of a bummer: in terms of a nice-to-aimlessly-stroll-and-window-shop factor, South Lake perennially seems to be just a few stores away from success — losing Tower and Good Guys and Wild Oats and that mostly-Patagonia-stuff outlet place in the last few years hasn’t helped, either. And I hear they’re planning parking meters, now, which seems awfully unwise.

-J

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:23:47 +0000

I can’t imaging a Rite-Aid type store at that location. That would be a bad turn for the neighborhood. I think there is one, though, opening at the former Circuit City location several blocks up Lake.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:37:49 +0000

It is important to say that Wild Oats had a very disgusting rat problem at the very end of their stay on the corner of California and Lake.
Also, I heard a rumor that Dean & DeLuca was attempting to set up shop in the epty space left by Wild Oats but that WF was not allowing that lease to go through; and that WF is hoping that a Rite-Aid or something similar gets the lease, is this true?

By: Eric E

Eric E — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:45:35 +0000

Oh, and I forgot to say that wife, kid, and me finally made it to the new WF. We passed on the valet parking, made our way up the labyrinth of elevators, pushed a cart around all the aisles (dodging all the well dressed young up and comers, out for some reason at WF on a Friday night), and bought a single box of raspberry leaf tea. Don’t think we’ll be frequenting the place, since TJ’s meets our needs just fine, at half to 3/4 of the price on most items we typically buy.

By: Eric E

Eric E — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:41:06 +0000

You’re right Nick. My mistake. I was thinking of a friend of mine who LIVED in Hastings Ranch, but worked at the Jurgensen’s on California and Lake when he was in high school. His job was delivering groceries and gift baskets in Old Man Jurgensen’s Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight (laying down rubber with that big V-8 on South Oak Knoll).

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:00:15 +0000

Great! Now there will be more parking spaces for Noah’s!

By: David

David — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:19:58 +0000

Miss Wild Oats even though parking was hectic they had open air not the undergroud exhaust fumed environs. Hastings Ranch WF is more agreeable to me. Thanks for sharing WO’s pics & a blessed Thanksgiving :).

By: Nick N

Nick N — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:51:10 +0000

The East Pasadena WF wasn’t a Jurgenson’s, I don’t think that was a chain.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:24:19 +0000

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I always enjoy meeting new bloggers. I love Whole Foods - we have a huge one near my office. I keep saying I am going to take 2 hours and just look down every single aisle. Happy Thanksgiving.