Google Maps’ Street View

Google’s Street View is now available in Pacific Grove (and much more of the Monterey Peninsula).

The original intent of LighthouseAvenue.com was to be a local version of Google Street View combined with Yellow pages. Each address would have a subdomain such as 565.lighthouseavenue.com. I would have sold home pages to stores at each address and become rich. Since I never was a salesperson type, that fell through.

Streetview is neat, check it out.

Google Street view

Google Maps’ Street View

Green, Carbon Neutral, Sustainable, Ghetto

Nothing like making your image of being green and offsetting some CO2 with flower pots outside the business. Live flowers to brighten the day.

But remember that most people don’t give a hoot and use your flower pots for cigarette butts and other trash:
Butts In Flower Pot

After the flowers die from neglect it gets worse:
A Bird In Every Pot

Not sure who takes care of these things – it’s in the 500 bock in front of Monte Cafe.

Green, Carbon Neutral, Sustainable, Ghetto

Now That’s Original

Not!

At least the previous failed art gallery left it’s signs up, so you know what it is/was.Welcome To A Vacant Gallery

Storefront empty since last September is now occupied. By another art gallery. No wonder there is no sales tax revenue in P.G.

What about advertising revenue? Even the cheapest weekly papers are full of ads for dining, health, real estate and retail but it’s evident that galleries do not “shop local” for services.
In the June 4, 2008 issue of the Bulletin, there is only 1 art gallery ad.
In the June 6, 2008 issue of the Pine Cone, there are only 2 both for Carmel galleries.

Now That’s Original

They Gave It All Their Heart And . .

Heart & Soul. Mix of beauty parlor and requisite art gallery and jewelry store.

Lasted little less than 5 months

Beginning of year:

Alexis Everett says she has always been interested in hair styling and finally decided to bring her “Heart And Soul” to Pacific Grove and open her own business
PG Hometown Bulletin, 1/2/08

Heart and soul

Today:
Soulless

Sign in window, early April. Knew it was a loser back then, eh?no failure

They Gave It All Their Heart And . .

Another New Ghetto News Rack

The flock of rusty or warped plastic pulp dispensers in front of the post office was replaced back on the 24th of April.

Check out that wrong color post. Accepting such errors is the first step to the ghetto look.
News Rack Post Office wrong Post

And it didn’t take but a few days before Coast Weakly defaced the side with a big red advertising sticker. Ghetto transformation well advanced . .
News Rack Post Office Weakly

Another New Ghetto Newsrack