A really cool mural has appeared on the side of El Torito Grocery at the corner of Cherokee Street and California Avenue, which has recently received a historic marker sign for Calle Cherokee, recognizing the important cultural and economic contribution of Mexican Americans to the revitalization of the commercial corridor that splits the neighborhoods of…
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Cherokee Street and Jefferson Avenue, July 2008
Above, the old clinic is back open as a health sciences building, with various tenants that cater to the neighborhood. Below, it finally dawned on me that the building that now houses Foam clearly once had a third floor that was truncated at some point. You can see the window lintels (three of them) at…
Terracotta, Cherokee Street
I’ve always enjoyed this building, with the huge windows on the second floor. I suspect the brick was not painted originally.
The Long Sides of Buildings, Cherokee Street
Buildings always put their best foot forward on the public side, facing the street. But what if they’re on the corner? It’s interesting to see how builders chose to either leave the side largely unadorned, or lightly decorated. Or look, on the side of the building on the left below, there is this little, earlier…
Cherokee Street, January 2017
Update: I looked at this stretch of Cherokee Street again in December of 2022, here, here and here.
Old Cherokee Brewery, New Earthbound, Renovation Continuing
The stunning renovation of the old Cherokee Brewery is continuing, with tuckpointing having removed the ugly red paint that had slathered the building for decades. The brick masonry between the two huge doors will be replaced soon, and the doors and windows returned to the portals. An original door will be converted into an emergency…