The Times They Are A-Changin
Demolition Of Old Bekins Moving & Storage building to make way for an expanding San Joaquin Community Hospital. Shot from the second floor of Kaiser Medical Facility.
I can't recall a demolition like this in Bakersfield since the old Elks Lodge at 17th and Chester Ave. Elks Lodge 266 was built in 1909 by pioneer builder/architect Benjamin McDougall. The brick building was very difficult to bring down. A notable feature was a large indoor swimming pool.
Charles Holmes
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Taken 2:28 PM on October 8, 2012
Uploaded 6:08 AM on October 9, 2012 - Category:
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- Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
- ƒ/5.0
- 1/400 sec.
- 24 mm
- 100 ISO
- Place:
- Bakersfield, CA
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Charles Holmes
commented 7 months agoDown the road from Ptomaine Tommy's? Favorite dinner of Mom and Dad in the 20's and 30's. 2575 Beverly Blvd. LA.
Wayne Wong
commented 7 months agoThere is an old Bekins building in downtown LA around Samys too.
Charles Holmes
commented 7 months agoNever more. It was an interesting old building. I visited friends working there a few times in the 70's.
Wayne Wong
commented 7 months agoDarn! I was going to take a shot of the Bekins building last month.....