Out & About – 08/07/2010
This past weekend saw us out and about downtown on both Friday and Saturday.
On Friday evening, downtown was relatively busy as a special screening of “Gone With the Wind” brought a sold-out audience to the newly-restored Fox Performing Arts Center. The showing included appearances from 4 of the 7 surviving cast members at a special gala held before Friday’s re-screening.
While downtown, we took an impromptu tour of the Mission Inn, following it up with a bite to eat at one of the hotel’s unique eateries. Later, we strolled along the Main Street pedestrian mall, which was alive with other downtown patrons.
Saturday morning found the pedestrian mall and weekly farmer’s market busy with both shoppers and walkers alike. A re-opened Simple Simon’s helped keep the outdoor dining area filled with folks taking advantage of the mild summer temperatures.
Nearby, we spotted the emergence of the former De Anza Chevrolet behind a recently-removed facade on Market Street (one | two). In the early 1960s, 7 new car dealers downtown — including De Anza — came together to build the Riverside Auto Center, which was the first auto center of its kind when it opened in 1965 alongside the 91 Freeway at Adams Street. Today, De Anza Chevrolet, one of the seven original auto center dealers, is known as Singh Chevrolet.
Slideshow: Out & About
