Thursday, July 31, 2008
Favorite Homes #5
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monrovia Old Town Bench Program
This is one of the benches along Myrtle Ave that is part of the Monrovia Park Memorial and Old Town Bench Program. According to the city website, the Old Town Bench Program is:
both a dedication and memorial program. The Old Town Bench may be dedicated to an organization, business or an individual donor.The Monrovia Park Memorial is similar and provides for donations of park benches, picnic tables or tree memorials.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Window Snakes
Saw these fake snakes in the window above one of the stores in downtown Monrovia. The 2nd snake is a little harder to spot resting on the ledge on the left hand side. I'm guessing they're meant to keep birds from landing on the railing and making a mess.
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Library Update 07272008
Here's a photo of the Moreton Bay fig tree that is on the north side of the lot - the one that was next to the main entrance.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Blue Awnings
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Xerox
Xerox Special Information Systems left nearby Pasadena for this brand new building in Monrovia back in 2001. You really need to go out of your way to see this place, nestled between a self storage business and the railroad tracks right on the Monrovia / Arcadia border.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
A Cup Of Tea
A front window panel and door from the Aloha Boba store in the Huntington Oaks shopping center on Huntington Dr. I love this window, especially at night. This alone will get me to go inside.
In black and white.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Myrtle
East and west running streets were given the names of trees: Lime, Lemon, Orange, Olive, and Walnut. North and south running streets were given the names of flowers and women: Magnolia, Primrose, Myrtle (Monroe’s daughter), and Charlotte (now Canyon).
When the town was laid out, the decision was made to name the streets running north and south after flowers and the streets running east and west after nut and fruit trees. The exceptions were Myrtle, which though a tree, was also the name of William Monroe's daughter, and Charlotte (now Canyon), daughter of Colonel Samuel Keefer who owned several subdivisions in early Monrovia.Only slight differences between the above two items. These days, in the whole of Monrovia, there are many more exceptions to those first street naming rules. I just wanted to point out, and this is where the photo comes in, that Myrtle is the name of Monroe's eldest daughter, a type of tree and a flower.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Siren
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Monday, July 21, 2008
Summer Family Concert Series - Son Del Sur
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Vacant Lot
If memory serves, the home on this lot burned down many years ago close to Christmas, possibly on Christmas Eve. I remember driving by on my way to midnight mass and seeing the burnt remains of the house. What I wonder is, why has the lot remained empty for so long?
It's in a prime location on Foothill and Canyon, that's Clifton Middle School back on the right side there. There are homes next to it, businesses on 2 of the other 4 corners and condo's on the 4th. Seems like plenty of opportunity for something.
What's kept the lot from being developed all these years? Every time I drive by I think of that difficult Christmas for some family.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
California Newt - Underwater
This little newt is kind of hard to see, but he's on the flat rock right in the center of the photo. Click on the photo to enlarge it for a better view. Since the newt splits its time living both in and out of the water, this goes nicely with my previous photo of a newt out of the water.
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Friday, July 18, 2008
The Meadow
This is one of the new signs along the Ben Overturff trail. The signs provide some history of the area and specific information about the area in which each one is placed.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the reason I went to the trail was to get some photo's of the new signs, this one in particular. This one is my personal favorite because I got to contribute one of my photo's for it - the stone bowl with acorns in the upper right corner.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Reflecting Pool
This was taken near the start of the Ben Overturff Trail at First Water. You can't tell in the photo, but the water is flowing over one of the check dams in the canyon. Tomorrow, a photo showing the reason why I went on the trail.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Immaculate Conception Church
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Roncelli Plastics
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Le Roy's
Le Roy's The Original. Been around as far back as I can remember. This was taken about an hour after closing (they aren't open for dinner). It's the only time you'll see the area this empty.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
105
The post title "105" comes from the address of the building. I couldn't come up with a more meaningful title because, to be honest, I know next to nothing about this building. I assume it's apartments but I've never been inside. It has retail space on the street level facing Myrtle Ave. I think that's why it intrigues me. It's a huge building right in the downtown area and it's a mystery to me.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
A Little Rock Climbing
This photo goes together with yesterday's post. The photo's yesterday didn't show just how far people will go to cause damage and how far we'll go to eliminate that damage.
Kathleen, one of the park staff, took on the challenge to climb up and get rid of the graffiti. It's a little hard to see, but she's kept in place by a safety rope held by either Ed or Suzi, two of the park volunteers standing just out of the photo.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Goodbye Graffiti
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Monday, July 7, 2008
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Monrovia 4th of July Fireworks Show 2008
From the annual fireworks show in downtown Monrovia.
The display was better this year and, I think, had a better turnout.
Click the images for larger versions.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Sign Part 2
This was my backup for yesterday's theme day post. It says: "No Dumping This Drains To Ocean"
Most of the storm drains around town have a stenciled version of the warning above but a few have these nice metal disks stuck to the sidewalk.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
City Daily Photo Theme Day - "No..." Signs

With the 4th of July coming up, this seemed the most appropriate sign for this month's theme. While it may not exactly conform to this month's theme description of a sign that includes text of the word "No", I'm going with the universal symbol for "No" this time. No Fireworks, No Smoking, No Fires.
Due the fire danger in the foothills, these signs are placed on the north / south streets above Hillcrest (the last block or two closest to the foothills). No fireworks - even the "safe and sane" variety - are allowed anywhere in Monrovia.
Below are links to of all the other City Daily Photo blogs from all over the world that are participating in this months theme day. You can either click to see thumbnails of all the photo's or click the city links themselves. Check them out to see how they "just say No":
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American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Anderson (SC), USA by Lessie, Ararat, Australia by freefalling, Arradon, France by Alice, Ashton under Lyne, UK by Pennine, Aspen (CO), USA by IamMBB, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Avignon, France by Nathalie, Bandung, Indonesia by Harry Makertia, Barrow-in-Furness, UK by Enitharmon, Barton (VT), USA by Andree, Belgrade, Serbia by Bibi, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Birmingham (AL), USA by VJ, Bogor, Indonesia by Gagah, Boston (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Brantford (ON), Canada by Nancy, Brighton, UK by Harvey, Brookville (OH), USA by Abraham, Bucaramanga, Colombia by Fernando, Bucharest, Romania by Malpraxis, Budapest, Hungary by agrajag, Budapest, Hungary by Zannnie and Zsolt, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Cavite, Philippines by Steven Que, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Château-Gontier, France by Laurent, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chennai, India by Shantaram, Chennai, India by Ram N, Chesapeake (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Christchurch, New Zealand by Michelle, Cincinnati, USA by Erik Laursen, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Corsicana (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Delta (CO), USA by Bill, Duluth (MN), USA by Sun Dog Press, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, East Gwillimbury, Canada by Your EG Tour Guide, Edinburgh, UK by Dido, Folkestone, UK by Piskie, Forks (WA), USA by Corinne, Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA by Gigi, Gaia, Portugal by m+p, Geneva (IL), USA by Kelly, Grenoble, France by Bleeding Orange, Gun Barrel City (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Hampton (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Haninge, Sweden by Steffe, Hanoi, Vietnam by Jérôme, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hyde, UK by Gerald, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Jerusalem, Israel by Esther, Katonah (NY), USA by Inkster1, Knoxville (TN), USA by Knoxville Girl, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Lakewood (OH), USA by mouse, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Las Vegas (NV), USA by Mo, Lisbon, Portugal by Maria João, London, UK by Mo, London, UK by Ham, Lynchburg (VA), USA by Timothy, Mainz, Germany by JB, Melbourne, Australia by John, Menton, France by Jilly, Mexico City, Mexico by Carraol, Mexico City, Mexico by Poly, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Mitch, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Greg, Misawa, Japan by misawa mama, Monroe (GA), USA by Tanya, Monrovia (CA), USA by Keith, Monte Carlo, Monaco by Jilly, Monterrey, Mexico by rafa, Mumbai, India by MumbaiiteAnu, Munich, Germany by Troy, Nashville (TN), USA by Chris, Nelson, New Zealand by Meg and Ben, New Delhi, India by Delhi Photo Diary, New Orleans (LA), USA by steve buser, New York City (NY), USA by • Eliane •, Newcastle, Australia by Julia, Newport News (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Norfolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Ocean Township (NJ), USA by Josy, Oklahoma City (OK), USA by ananda.tashie, Orlando (FL), USA by OrlFla, Palos Verdes (CA), USA by tash, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Petrea, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Murphy_jay, Petoskey (MI), USA by Christie, Phoenix (AZ), USA by Cheryl, Poplar Bluff (MO), USA by Tricia, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Portland (ME), USA by Corey, Portsmouth (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Posadas, Argentina by Lega, Pretoria, South Africa by Sam Ruth, Quincy (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Ramsey, Isle of Man by babooshka, Reykjavik, Iceland by VÃrgÃll, Riga, Latvia by Riga Photos, Rotterdam, Netherlands by Ineke, Rouen, France by Bbsato, Saarbrücken, Germany by LadyDemeter, Saigon, Vietnam by Simon, Saint Louis (MO), USA by Strangetastes, Salem (OR), USA by jill, Salt Lake City (UT), USA by atc, Salt Lake City (UT), USA by Eric, San Antonio (TX), USA by Kramer, San Diego (CA), USA by Felicia, San Francisco (CA), USA by PFranson, Santa Fe (NM), USA by Randem, Seattle (WA), USA by Kim, Seattle (WA), USA by Chuck, Selma (AL), USA by RamblingRound, Sequim (WA), USA by Norma, Sesimbra, Portugal by Aldeia, Setúbal, Portugal by Maria Elisa, Sharon (CT), USA by Jenny, Silver Spring (MD), USA by John, Singapore, Singapore by Keropok, Sofia, Bulgaria by Antonia, Springfield (IL), USA by Aubrey, Stanwood (WA), USA by MaryBeth, Stavanger, Norway by Tanty, Stayton (OR), USA by Celine, Stockholm, Sweden by Stromsjo, Stouffville, Canada by Ken, Stratford, Canada by Barb, Subang Jaya, Malaysia by JC, Suffolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Sunshine Coast, Australia by bitingmidge, Sydney, Australia by Ann, Sydney, Australia by Julie, Székesfehérvár, Hungary by Teomo, Tamarindo, Costa Rica by David, Tel-Aviv, Israel by Olga, Tempe (AZ), USA by angie, Terrell (TX), USA by Bstexas, Terrell (TX), USA by Jim K, The Hague, Netherlands by Lezard, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Torun, Poland by Glenn, Toulouse, France by Julia, Trujillo, Peru by Giulianna, Turin, Italy by Livio, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, Victoria, Canada by Benjamin Madison, Vienna, Austria by G_mirage2, Virginia Beach (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Wailea (HI), USA by Kuanyin, Washington (DC), USA by D.C. Confidential, Wellington, New Zealand by Jeremyb, West Paris (ME), USA by crittoria, West Sacramento (CA), USA by Barbara, Weston (FL), USA by WestonDailyPhoto, Williamsburg (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Willits (CA), USA by Elaine,
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