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Oct 23, 2012
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Aug 30, 2012
Chipping Away
On the second and third floors, the plaster has been removed to reveal nothing but bricks, mortar, and wood. Three windows, three piles of rubble. Where will people make calls when the phone booths are gone? Future manny pad. The process continues on the first floor. Until next time…
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Aug 24, 2012
New and Old
New roofing (above, permanent), new flooring (below, for construction) New stairs (above, for construction) Old walls (revealed) Old stairs (removed)
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Aug 24, 2012
Aug 17, 2012
Post Demolition
The general cleanup has ended and demolition has begun. Above: Non-weight-bearing walls are being removed on the first floor. Below: When the walls are gone, the curved corners will go, too. So will the shoe repair gear.
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Aug 16, 2012
Rooftop Views
The demolition process has allowed access to the rooftop and some spectacular views.
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Aug 15, 2012
Amy Bodek – Director of Development Services for the City of Long Beach
Amy Bodek is the Director of Development Services for the City of Long Beach. I met the former Bostonian at the It’s a Grind coffeehouse (on the always bustling corner of Pine and 3rd, right around the corner from the Psychic Temple) to talk about her impressions of and relationship with Downtown Long Beach as […]
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Aug 7, 2012
New walls, new graff
Brand new walls are being erected outside the Psychic Temple and word is getting out. Some tagger named Caution is already all over the place.
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