The Farm

The kids and I came to the farm to visit grandma. The coolest part of the farm is this barn, there's a race car inside.

Church

We attend a pretty big church. They do a lot of good things, feed the homeless everybweek, special programs for special needs kids and adults and they talk a lot about Jesus. This is one of the rooms we gather in.

Harry Potter

They are making a lot of progress on Hogwarts.

This is the structure inside.

Brownstones

We rebuilt the Back Lot a couple of years ago.  It's a magical place where movies are made.

Stage 25

Lots of sound stages at work, this on is home to CSI:Las Vegas

Fire Escape

Out my window in Seattle last week was an old building with a fire escape.

It's now a parking structure, I wonder what was there long ago.

El Royale

I like to pick up Indian food and bring home for the kids, this little motel/hotel is just down the street from Bollywood. I think there must be some old Hollywood stories about the place but even a fresh coat of paint doesn't make it an appealing place to stay.

Sears

Some time in the 1980's Sears thought they would update their look, which included putting facades up around their brick store building in Pasadena. They covered over where the original sign was. Apparently it's time for an update again and they tore down the facade. Seeing the old logo brought back memories of when I was little and driving past this store on the way to Grandma's house. That's a nice thing about moving back to where I lived as a little kid.

A new building

The building in front is going to be the new home to KNBC and the West Coast of NBC News. The one in back is the home of Universal Pictures, the first building I worked in at Universal 17 years ago.