Paso Robles in Photos: construction

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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Replacement for Medical Building in Templeton that Burned Is Almost Complete

Rebuilding 225 Posada Lane In Templeton

In 2016, a medical building on the corner of Posada Lane and Los Tablas Road in Templeton caught fire andmost of the building burned down. It had housed Central Coast Pathology and some medical offices. In November, 2017, they finally began to rebuild the complex. You can see some of the beginning stages of that in the post I made back then.

Here's how the building was taking shape on January 13, 2018.

Replacement for Medical Building in Templeton that Burned Is Almost Complete

Progress on Building Foundation as of November 21, 2017, © B. Radisavljevic

You can see how fast the construction has moved since they started on the foundation.

I recorded some video of the work on the foundation construction for those who like to watch and hear what's going on. The emphasis here is on what the machines are doing.

Progress Has Been Quick Since Rebuilding Began

Here are some scenes from the site on November 29, 2017. Most of these were taken from Las Tablas Road looking south toward the medical buildings.

This photo looks east from Posada Lane. © B. Radisavljevic

January 2018: Framing Almost Complete

As I was trying to understand what I was seeing while watching this construction, I discovered how much I had to learn. If you ever plan to do any building or remodeling I believe you would find this book very helpful

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The book below is a great addition to the library of any child who, like my son, loves to observe construction sites. My son was fortunate enough to be able to visit the construction sites before school started each morning, meet the workers, and ask questions. I know this is a book he would have loved to have on his shelf during his childhood. It's interactive, as well, as children are given things to look for and they can follow the progress of a new school building as it goes up. If your child is interested in how buildings are constructed and the machines that help, this book is a must.

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These photos were taken in January, 2018

Construction sites are busy places with noisy machines, snacks and drinks placed where they are handy to workers, stored tools and supplies, and, of course, scraps and trash that have to be removed. These photos show some of the action.

The video below lets you see and hear the man above trimming his board, as well as how that board was delivered to him.

Approach these photos as I approached the construction site. I moved to view the site from different positions and directions. Some I took standing on Las Tablas looking toward the site. Some I took from Posada Lane, looking through the fence or the open gate, when I got lucky. I peeked from as many perspectives as I could, just as you might if you were on the site looking around. I zoomed in when it made sense to get a closer look.

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

On the Road to Who Knows Where

The Photo Walk that Wasn't

I was in Templeton today for a doctor appointment I didn't know had been cancelled. But I decided to make the most of it and take a photo walk. I started at the construction site on the corner of Posada Lane and Las Tablas that I started photographing last week. The plan was to then go to rural east Templeton and take some pictures, so I headed off on Templeton Road. I parked along the side of the road and hadn't walked far when I found this lost glove in the bike lane. I don't want to even think about what's on that glove.

Lost Garden Glove on the Road, © B. Radisavljevic

Construction

When I visited the doctor a week ago, I noticed construction was underway to replace the medical building that had burned down a couple of years ago. Last week the foundations were almost finished. This week framing was off to a good start. I took several photos, but I'm just sharing these two now. I took these shots from Las Tablas Road.

Construction on Posada Lane in Templeton, © B. Radisavljevic

Below is a new trench. I noticed when I uploaded the photo that I'd shot past this olive tree which is loaded with olives.

Trench on Templeton Construction Site on Posada Lane

Olive Tree Loaded with Olives near Construction Site on Posada Lane, © B. Radisavljevic

East Templeton

When I'd finished shooting my construction photos I drove over to Templeton Road in rural East Templeton, where I intended to shoot a lot of rural photos. Here are the only two I have to share. First this odd shaped oak tree caught my eye. It's had quite a pruning job. It is currently sharing its space with some trailers, trucks, and heavy equipment.

Grotesque Oak Tree in Rural Templeton, © B. Radisavljevic

The horse properties were a bit prettier. I took several photos at this farm, but liked this one best.

Horses Grazing in Rural Templeton, © B. Radisavljevic

After I shot this, something strange started happening to my camera lens. It zoomed and wouldn't come back. then I got the message that there was a lens error and my camera would shut down automatically and I'd have to restart it. So I put it back in its case and decided to take the scenic route home to Paso Robles via El Pomar.

I got as far as Finley Family Nursery and decided to park there and see how the camera was doing. This is how it was doing.

Blurry Photo Taken When Lens Malfunctioned

I kept trying to get it in focus and couldn't. Then I got the message that it was shutting down and I needed to charge the battery. Fortunately when I finally got home and charged the battery, the camera started to work again. Meanwhile, I missed a lot of good shots, including a spectacular sunset on the way home.

Getting Home Was a Nightmare

I thought I knew how to get from El Pomar to South River Road. I've done it. I wrote down the instructions for my husband. But I didn't have them with me. When I got to Creston Road, I turned south instead of north and got lost.

I drove for miles trying to figure out the way home and my gas tank was getting dangerously close to empty and the sun was going down. All I could see were vineyards and farms and no people. Finally I found a couple of men near the road and stopped. They told me to turn around and go the opposite direction on Creston and I'd finally get to Paso Robles. I guess I had driven all the way to Creston. Maybe it is time to get a smartphone -- or at least carry a map.

It's awful to be going full speed who knows where until one can find the way home. But I finally got to territory I recognized again and made it home without running out of gas. I've not been so happy to get home in a long time. It's what we think we know that we don't know that can get us in trouble.

On the Road to Who Knows Where - Getting Lost is No Fun

Have you been lost lately? How did it make you feel?

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Paso Robles City Park is Wrapped in Orange

Tuesday I read in the Paso Robles Daily News that the bandstand/gazebo in the City Park had been attacked by termites. Even before that we had construction going on in the park. The entire 12th Street entrance walkway and landscaping has been surrounded by orange netting for months. Now with the bandstand tented and surrounded with the orange fencing, it seems as though the city park is wrapped in orange.

The photo on the right shows part of the tented gazebo with the orange construction fence.

The photo below shows the area closest to the 12th Street entrance. This is where the fountain used to be before the drought. This shot was taken from the north, as you enter the park from Pine Street with 12th Street on the right.

The photo below shows the same dry fountain area in February 2011, surrounded by planters with flowers and shrubs. This view is what one walking in from 12th Street, looking toward the old Carnegie Library, would have seen until recently.

The next photo shows you an overview of the orange-wrapped construction zones from a distance as one enters the park from Pine Street. Do you see the large pine tree leaning toward the gazebo? I hope it doesn't fall on it later on. A drought often weakens the roots and the tree begins to lean before it falls. We had to take out a pine tree that did that this year, and in Templeton one of our trees did fall.

Below is a closer look at the leaning tree from the other side of the gazebo, looking toward 12th Street. I'd hate to lose it, since it's the Hospice Memorial Tree.

Below is a close-up looking up toward the sign in the Hospice Memorial Tree.

They are supposed to remove the tent from the gazebo sometime tomorrow along with the orange fence around it. I can only hope they also finish the rest of the construction before the spring festivals begin in the park.

Friday, December 11, 2015

What Happened to the Christmas Train?

Showcase Past

In the few years I've been able to attend the Vine Street Victorian Showcase, one of our loveliest Paso Robles December traditions, there are certain Christmas displays I like to photograph year after year. One of these is the house that displays this train. I will show you more photos of this house below.

Other popular attractions are Scrooge's house, of course, and another is the home of the Grinch. These usually draw large crowds.

This is a video of the Grinch's 2010 performance.

If you can bear with me as I walk through the crowd to finally get close enough to catch Scrooge's 2010 performance, you can get a feel for what the audience eats up and responds to as Scrooge dishes it out.

One other house has also drawn me to it year after year. It is the house with the Christmas train. I have put a close-up of it taken in 2011 beside the first paragraph at the top. I wish I could put the rest of these photos side by side in a row, but I can't. So I will put them as you would see them left to right if you were standing in front of this decorated house. You can click each photo to enlarge it to see the details.

Vine Street Victorian Showcase 2011, ©B. Radisavljevic

Vine Street Decorated New Construction, 2015, ©B. Radisavljevic

Showcase Present

Since this is one of my favorite displays, I was trying to find it on my walk this week. I knew approximately where it normally is, but it wasn't anywhere near there.

Finally, I got back to 14th and Vine, Scrooge's former home for the Showcase, and I talked to the owner of the house who was in the front yard and told her I was trying to find it. She solved the mystery for me. I discovered I had seen its place at the beginning of my walk and even photographed the house where it had been. Except now it is this new construction. Even so, it is decorated. I hope maybe the more spectacular display will be back next year. This was not the only new construction on the route of the Vine Street Showcase, but it's the most festive.

What is your favorite holiday tradition in your town?