Loftier

If my memory serves me, this building on Tejon Street in the heart of downtown was once the Fashion Bar department store. I used to shop there all the time when I was in college and beyond, but sometime in the early- to mid-nineties it went the way of the dinosaur. Now it's "lofts", whatever that means (the mural is new too -- I have to admit I like it).

Our downtown seems to be suffering from an overabundance of "loft" living spaces, the latest trend in many cities. I don't know if I'd want to live in a loft on Tejon Street, which is pretty much end-to-end bars and restaurants these days. Living above that would be pretty loud.

There is still plenty of shopping on Tejon, but more and more stores are being replaced by bars (and so-called lofts, of course). The ratio used to be the exact opposite. I kind of miss the old days when there were more stores and fewer bars, and not a loft to be found.