Eye Level Pasadena

Heritage Square house from across the street

After reading Todd Ruiz‘s posts about the Heritage Square development project (Of Struthionidae struthio, Change of heart), I wanted to know where the development site was. I looked up the address (the city’s Heritage Square web page lists it as 760 N. Fair Oaks Avenue) and went there with my camera. One of the local business people said they thought the site stretched along the east side of Fair Oaks Avenue from Orange Grove to Painter.

Northeast block at the intersection of Orange Grove and Fair Oaks

Church’s Chicken (at the intersection of Orange Grove and Fair Oaks)

Empty lot (north of Church’s Chicken)

House (north of empty lot)

Empty lot (north of house)

Habitat for Humanity Builders Surplus Store (north of empty lot)

First Stop Market (north of Habitat for Humanity store at the intersection of Painter and Fair Oaks)

More Heritage Square pictures here.

We stopped by tonight’s Pasadena city council meeting and heard a presentation about the affordable housing plan recommended by the city manager.

Media van outside the Pasadena Senior Center

Senior Center entrance

City council meeting in progress inside the Senior Center’s multipurpose room

Affordable housing recommendations

People with letter signs spelling something out–or perhaps getting ready to spell something out