
Hollister, California is a real town that has been around since the 1870s. Unlike the fictional town created by a corporate clothing company, Hollister is no where near a beach. The town is about 45 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Seagulls occasionally make their way over the mountains. Hopefully, they are able to find their way back.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
More Peeking Into Windows
After drinking a beer and sharing garlic fries at Cheap Seats Pub & Grub yesterday afternoon, the husband and I took a stroll on San Benito Street to work them both off. A slow, happy saunter which included stopping into the new San Benito Bene and the Blak Sage Gallery. I wish we had started earlier in the day, as many of the stores had closed or were about to close. Still, we enjoyed ourselves by peeking into closed stores and empty storefronts.
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downtown Hollister,
local business,
restaurants,
walks
Saturday, July 23, 2011
The Smiling Pendergrass
Yep. I'm still looking upwardly. Now, tell me. Doesn't the Pendergrass building look like it's smiling? Do you see its two "eyes" underneath the eaves? Its rather short and abrupt nose? The mouth full of window panes?
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buildings,
downtown Hollister,
Looking Up
Friday, July 22, 2011
What Are You Looking Through?
Hint 1: You'll find this thing on Fifth Street, across from the City Hall.
Hint 2: If a person was sitting in it, she or he would sell you something so you can go in to see the Music Man, which is playing this weekend.
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buildings,
downtown Hollister,
entertainment,
local theater
Thursday, July 21, 2011
A Three-Door Door
Beauty and innovation is in the eye of the beholder. Isn't that how some saying goes? Well, this edifice might cause some to shudder. Not me. There's just something rather cool about it. I like how the builder managed to get practical use out of leftover doors. I wish I could remember which alley I saw this in.
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alleys,
buildings,
downtown Hollister
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Windows All in a Row
The windows of the Pendergrass Building, which used to be a hotel, fascinate me. Actually, it's more the side of the building that faces Fifth Street. That side reminds me of drawings of tall buildings that small kids do.
I wonder what it looks like inside up there. Don't you?
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365+1,
buildings,
downtown Hollister,
Looking Up
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