[Leica] An interesting street

[montoid at earthlink.net (Montie)]

Gee, the guy at the cafe with his dog, is he actually reading a,
one of those, dang, what did they call those things? Oh yeah, BOOKS!!

Thanks for the stroll.

Montie



>California Avenue in Palo Alto California is a street about which I have 
>been considering doing a short photo-essay for some time. It is about two 
>miles southwest of downtown Palo Alto. While there are a number of shopping 
>centers of greater or lesser proportions in a number of neighborhoods, this 
>street is sort of a "people" street, having almost every amenity that a 
>neighborhood would want, from restaurants with outdoor tables, an art 
>gallery (where I first met Bob Adler), a bakery, a grocery, and even a 
>bank. Also, the street has a "Farmer's Market" every Sunday morning. The 
>street also boasts of the presence of Keeble and Schuchat,  their prices 
>impel me to refer to them by a different name.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003116.jpg.html
>
>Because of an unbelievable bureaucratic cock-up, one day every shade tree 
>on the street was felled. The popular outrage caused rapid replanting of 
>treats that might shade the grandchildren of current occupants. You can 
>seen in the photograph, that room for growth has been allowed.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003030.jpg.html
>
>Additionally, the city fathers sweetened the pot by planting some native 
>California vegetation--
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003079.jpg.html
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003073.jpg.html and perhaps
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003021.jpg.html .
>
>Also, to further placate the residents, some art work was commissioned--
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003027.jpg.html
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003028.jpg.html
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003034.jpg.html
>
>There was a very nice fountain at one end of this street. But two many 
>times impractical jokers added detergent (to make it foam) and blue dye (to 
>make it more spectacular) to the water, so the city fathers let it go dry. 
>Now it's just an eyesore.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003029.jpg.html
>
>The restaurants make it much of a people's street.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003080.jpg.html
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003070.jpg.html
>
>Finally there is the Farmer's Market on Sunday morning.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003102.jpg.html
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003100.jpg.html
>
>Of course, in a Farmer's Market, people must graze on their purchases:
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003092.jpg.html
>
>or, at tables, an amenity which appears to be unique to this Farmer's 
>Market.
> 
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003105.jpg.html
>
>C&C welcome.
>
>Herb
>
>
>Herbert Kanner
>kanner at acm.org
>650-326-8204
>
>Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>
>
>
>
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