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Well, I haven't uploaded in a few weeks since I've been very busy lately, however, I figured I would start my first new upload of 2025 off with a bang.
Southern California doesn't see very many new Albertsons Cos. store openings (although I am holding on hope we'll see more in the next few years), and the last new Albertsons Cos. store opening was the new Sherman Oaks Pavilions back in 2021, a replacement for a previous small Pavilions. Today, I decided since this doesn't happen very often, I would make the drive to see the first new Vons in nearly a decade on its grand opening day. The land site of this new store sits on a former Kmart, which it's no longer existent building was demolished and it's foundation ripped out of the ground in order to make way for construction of a brand sparkling new Vons. This new Vons replaces a smaller older Vons in the same shopping center, which I have posted before.
According to liquor licenses, it appears this Vons now has a new store number, 3431, replacing the store number 1672 of the previous store.
This Vons was very busy for its grand opening. It is very interesting to see a Vons opened with an Albertsons layout. It looks completely different from any Vons in existence since it is the only one so far that has opened under their ownership. The open ceilings makes this Vons feel much larger and open than most stores. It also has a walk in beer cooler which is an Albertsons feature. I have never seen in a Vons before.
This store does not have a pharmacy, and I think Albertsons likely didn't add a pharmacy because the CVS in the center has pharmaceutical rights for the whole center. An expanded beer/wine/liquor department takes the space where a pharmacy and health department would normally be located in today's Albertsons new-builds, with the walk in beer cooler likely being the space where a pharmacy would be. I speculate potentially the store being designed so a pharmacy could be added in the future with a walk in beer cooler taking that space for now.
I believe in early designs of this store there were meant to be two entrances, one main entrance, and one entrance where the pharmacy would be, or in this stores case, the liquor department. However, designs changed at some point so now that entrance is a drive up order entrance.
I imagine the Vons Express being constructed with this store will open in the coming months. It is still under construction, but looks like it could wrap up very soon.
Overall beautiful store. I hope there are more to come in the future.
Confederate soldiers marching in formation to fight the re-enactment of the Battle of Resaca that occurred in North Georgia. It was in the high 80's with high humidity - I can't image how they tolerated those wool uniforms.
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I found this cast-off stoneware jar in the Musquash. No idea how long it's been there, but it's busted pretty good. That stick irritates the crap out of me. I didn't notice it at the time because I was preoccupied with the lens cap I thought I lost and was backtracking to find. When I'm up this trail again, I'll re-shoot. grr.
Nice to see them testing the hydrants in the street - especially if I need the services of the men with the red truck.
Hopefully not of course, but call out time would be very short as the local station is just 1.2 miles away.
SUFFOLK DOWNS - October 3, 2015 - Race 3
CLAIMING - Thoroughbred
FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD THAT STARTED AT SUFFOLK DOWNS IN 2014. Three Year Olds, 121 lbs.; Older, 124 lbs. Non-winners of a race at a mile or over since September 3 Allowed 3 lbs. Claiming Price $5,000. Claiming Price: $5,000
One Mile On The Dirt Track Record: (Back Bay Brave - 1:35.20 - July 12, 1986)
Purse: $25,000
Weather:Cloudy Track:Fast
Off at: 1:30 Start: Good for all except 2
3 - Liberty St. Outlaw (Mangalee, Navin)
7 - Nuestra Senor (Rodriguez, Guillermo)
4 - Marshall (Amiss, David)
Berlin-Charlottenburg, 9.9.2012, Tag des offenen Denkmals auf dem Teufelsberg im Grunewald.
Im Rahmen des Denkmaltags fanden auf dem Gelände der ehemaligen US-amerikanischen Abhöranlage vom 7. - 9. September 2012 die HERITAGE TEUFELSBERG statt. Etwa hundert Künstler haben dort Kunstwerke aus den Bereichen Visual Art, Photo Art, Street Art / Graffiti, Video Art / Light Art, Sound und Performance hinterlassen, bzw arbeiteten daran noch das ganze Wochenende.
Nur ein Teil der Kunstwerke konnte von den vielen Besuchergruppen besichtigt werden. Mehrere Galerien (wie z.B. im Turm) durften nur von den Künstlern genutzt werden.
Die HERITAGE wurden veranstaltet von BerlinSightOut, Künstlerische Direktion: Mariam Frick und Geraldine Hepp (MaGee-Creations) in Kollaboration mit Jurij Paderin und Cemnoz (Graffiti-Lobby Berlin).
In Kooperation mit Paolo Verde (X Lab Corrosive Art Farm, Berlin Kreuzberg), EXP Gallery carrera (IT)s und Knuzen Art (Berliner Kunstwand).
Der Teufelsberg ist ein Trümmerberg im Westen Berlins und mißt 114,7 Meter. Auf dem Gipfel stehen die Bauten einer Flugüberwachungs- und Abhörstationen der US-amerikanischen Streitkräfte. Nach dem Abzug der Militärs wurde die Anlage von 1991 bis 1999 als Flugsicherungsradar-Station genutzt. Seitdem stehen die Gebäude leer und verfallen zusehends. Urban Art Künstlerer nutzen dei Gebäude seit Jahren für Ihre Kunst.