Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

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And scene. Wow, that really did happen fast. The block of 8243 West 3rd Street between Sweetzer and Harper is gone, but for a mass of debris at its center. Now, on to watching the three-level retail and parking structure get built.
» Real Estates—Teardown Started at 8243 West 3rd Street
» Real Estates—Readying for [...]

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This apartment building on Orlando Avenue, just north of West 3rd Street, has been in dire straits for a long time, literally crumbling in places and seeming to sink into the ground. Just last night, the husband and I walked by and the sad edifice is now wrapped in a fence. Could it [...]

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The teardown on the north side of the block of West 3rd Street, between Sweetzer and Harper, has begun with the removal of the ceiling; Ethel owner Deborah Wolsh was told the materials were all being taken to recycling and that the rest of the teardown would [...]

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— Fast Fashions—More on Jimmy Choo for H&M
— Shops—Kira Plastinina, Comeback Kid
— Real Estates—Lee’s Liquor and Breadsticks For Lease
— Shops—Medical Marijuana Branding Elements
— Shops—’Moving Sale’ at Contessa S. Home
— Shuttering Shop News—Vie Boutique Closing End of June
— Real Estates—Preparation for Impending West 3rd Street Teardown
— Eats—Xooro Opening on Melrose Next Week
— Real Estates—Rick [...]

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A reader decoded the ancient ad on the brick wall revealed once the building at West 3rd and La Jolla was taken down. Above is a photo of the ad, clearly not decoded, but to give you an idea:
“Took a picture of the advertisement this morning and with a little photoshop adjustment was able to [...]

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And the teardown begins at 6666 Drexel, bought back on April 2nd for $1,015,000. It just sat there for months, but then the fence went up, and now down it will come. Thanks to Alex the Sea Turtle for the update.
» Teardown Watch—6666 Drexel Fenced Up
» Teardown Watch at 6666 Drexel Avenue

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The West 3rd Street building at La Jolla has just been sitting there unused since I can remember. This weekend, the second floor was in the process of being torn down. We’ll see what happens here. It’s just east of Toast, Milk, Rodan vs. Griffith, etc.

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So the Sweetzer apartments are completely demolished, which is no surprise. But what with this noosed monster head left behind? Just a drunk prankster? Or some sort of strange message? Hmm.
» Apartment Going Down on Sweetzer

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By Alex the Sea Turtle
We’ve got our eye on this 1926 3 bedroom, 2 bath Spanish revival on Drexel. The update:
They haven’t torn this house down, but last week they put up the fence and today they cut down a tree in the back yard that was probably 80 years old. This could possibly [...]

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An apartment building bites the dust on Sweetzer, just north of West 3rd Street and right next to the new-ish faux Mediterranean apartments. What will go up next? More of the same cookie-cutter faux-Meds? Or perhaps a pricey loft situation?

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