Exploring the Restored Seeley's Building

Today I was able to explore the restored Seeley's Furniture building at the south end of Glendale.  After being vacant for many years, it's been converted to pleasant creative office spaces that retain much of the building's original character.  You can find more information from the developer.  Local blog The Sights The Sounds has a nice overview of the history and architectural features of the original building.  During the period in which the building was mostly vacant, it was occasionally used for filming, most prominently in the Coen Bros film "The Man Who Wasn't There."  The entire news station set in Anchorman was also built inside the Seeley's building.

Inside one of the three residential lofts.  They all have the same layout.

The three residential live/work spaces are detached from the main building.

One of the office spaces.

View from the large third floor office.

 Large third floor office.

 Large third floor office.

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Two Car Accidents and Some Light Insurance Fraud!

Today kicked off in glorious, only-in-Glendale fashion: with two car accidents and some light insurance fraud!

My colleagues and I heard a car horn on Broadway. We looked outside and witnessed the aftermath of a minor car accident. An Acura TSX wagon had bumped the rear of a Toyota Camry. Both cars stopped in the middle of Broadway, with the TSX's horn stuck and blaring away. As we observed this sad spectacle, a silver Mercedes eyeballing the first accident rear-ended an Audi SUV!

The damaged luxury cars sensibly pulled forward to the other side of Maryland, while the Camry and TSX continued to tie up Broadway. It took ten minutes, two cops and a passerby with a wrench to turn the TSX's horn off. The woman driving the TSX was fine, but the man in the Camry, after initially walking around normally, put on a big show and was taken away in an ambulance; tying up a fire truck, a ton of firefighters, and the ambulance for the better part of a half hour.

A guy involved in the second accident removes the damaged grill of his Mercedes.

As we watched this scene unfold, the perception among my co-workers was that the guy in the Camry was dramatically overplaying the severity of the accident and was hoping for a settlement.

Mr. Wimpypants taken away by a brigade of firefighters and paramedics.

Zero visible damage on Mr. Wimpypants' car!

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India's Flavor Restaurant Coming to Downtown Glendale

Montrose's well-regarded Indian restaurant India's Flavor is opening an outpost in downtown Glendale, directly across from The Americana. With an Indian food option, downtown Glendale will now be home to nearly every conceivable variety of ethnic restaurant within three blocks.

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Museum Of Neon Art's First Glendale Event This Saturday!

Exciting! The Museum of Neon Art's first Glendale event is this Saturday. They are of course in the process of moving from downtown Los Angeles location to their new location on Brand directly across from The Americana.

Join us for MONA's Annual Evening Electric benefit and Silent Art Auction to celebrate MONA's 30th anniversary and to support the museum's illuminated expansion! The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Quintet will play a special musical performance for the evening festivities. The event will be held in the city of Glendale at MONA's future site on Brand Boulevard, offering our guests a preview of the space before it is renovated into the new modern art complex that will house the museum in 2012.

Tickets are $40.00 and all proceeds benefit MONA as an independent, 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

You can purchase Evening Electric tickets by phone at 213-489-9918, pay online at neonmona.org, or mail a check to: MONA, P.O. Box 862307, L.A., 90086.

Here's the website and info at their Facebook page here.

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