Los Angeles 2011 - 10 August

I rode out to Pasadena today, where I saw this interesting bridge, a sign that gets straight to the point, and a wonderful item on a store roof:

Bridge over Los Angeles river with circular “hoop” section. Neon sign for cafe that just says “EAT.” “Comics vs. Toys” store sign; on roof is a statue of a cow in a spiderman outfit.

There was a really spectacular view from a freeway overpass:

View from a freeway overpass near Colorado Blvd in Los Angeles View of trees and countryside from freeway overpass

These are from the Chocolate and Temptations store in Old Pasadena:

Caramel apples decorated as panda and monkey

Various views of Pasadena’s City Hall

Dome of Pasadena City Hall Pasadena City Hall (full view) Relief sculptures on Pasadena City Hall City hall, framed by trees with purple flowers

This memorial to Jackie Robinson is in front of City Hall.

Two large busts of Jackie Robinson

Many of these pictures are things you will see on this walking tour.

Blue light on top of columnar sculpture “The Pasadena Way” Wall-sized tile mosaic of red and white roses Fountain with fish sculpture; tile wall in background Fountain with tiled floor in foreground; black “stairstep” fountain in background Multi-colored tiles on floor of fountain Wall of geometric tiles, some with flower motif Water foutain in shape of a snail Tiled wall with curved geometric forms tiled wall in foreground, old style gray brick house in background Fountain in shape of butterfly Tiles in vine and flower motif on purple background Fountain in shape of a frog sitting on the back of a turtle “Kaloseidos,” astract multicolored tile mural cubical stone fountain with circular depression on top; stones in depression Long rectangular fountain “Ayama (Blue Iris)”, a large blue elliptical sculpture “Cougar Relief” “Raptor Relief,” relief of eagle with wings spread “Mountain Sheep,” sculpture atop stone fountain Twisty loop-shaped sculpture

On the way to a shopping mall, I saw this advertisement:

Advert for Clayton Brothers exhibit at Pasadena Museum of California Art; shows abstract person drinking from straw.

And then this tilework on a fountain:

Mosaic tiles that look like old postcards, showing Pasadena and environs Tile mosaic in form of “postcards” of Pasadena

Scrollwork on a theater, and on a storefront.

Blue tile scrollwork at Pasadena theater Teal reliefwork in form of overlapping circles wth geometric designs

I liked the architecture of this church:

Section of church showing tower with bells attached and a curving stone projection at left

The crescent-shaped obects on this building rotate, whether on their own or with the wind, I’m not sure.

Three crescent-shaped sculptures (yellow, blue, and red) that rotate in wind, mounted on pointy pylons

Many of these pictures are things you will see on this walking tour. I really liked the Mobius Bench (first picture); didn’t try to sit on it, but it did not look like it would be particularly comfortable.

“Mobius Bench 2,” a large bench that twists like a mobius strip View down corridor framed by metal archways Tile mosaic of a red footbridge Trapezoidal metal overhang with colored “windows” The Motion of the Planet/For Richard Feynmann; tilework showing Feynmann and planetary objects Bicycle racks in the shape of bicycles “Everyday People”, photos of people

These are actually impressions in the concrete (the fish, obviously; the leaf, not so obviously).

Leaf that is actually an impression in concrete Pair of fish that are impressions in concrete

And finally, this advertisement on a bus stop back in Los Angeles.

Bus stop poster encouraging people to adopt cats who have been abandoned by people moving away