Pasadena has many beautiful old homes and and the old part of downtown has its share of lovely buildings. I like cities where new businesses are found in old buildings, a sort of honoring of past and present together. Here are three of my favorite entryways in old town.
for Thursday Doors
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Hi Janet,
I collect pictures of doors like these. The ones that speak to me. So many stories to tell and they’ve seen it all.
Nice pic.
D.
There are some beauties out there, Doug. I’ve always thought the Thursday Doors group could publish an amazing book of door photos and then one day I found such a book at the library. 🙂 We’ve always had rather boring doors, but I do love finding unusual a/o beautiful ones.
Cheer!
janet
Love these doors with a history!
I do, too, Sue. Glad you liked them.
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lovely details
I thought so, too. Very eye-catching.
The designs are each so individually different. Like portals into nether worlds … The convey different periods, like the artwork in middle pic looks quite art-deco? Love that tropical, palm trees look.
There are definitely some Art Deco buildings in Pasadena and I agree that door looks like it could be part of one. I’m happy you enjoyed them!
janet
Great gates! Pretty photos. I’m being alliterative today.
Alliterative Ally? 🙂 Thanks on Thursday.
Hey! Didn’t think of that. I like it.
Every door tells its own story. There are so many different ones here in Paris too….I know a lot of people who document them. I just love to stop and look. Lovely work on your ones.
Yes, these made me quite happy to find and brought a smile to my face. There are lots of buildings in this part of Pasadena that have great details as well. You’d enjoy seeing them. Thanks for commenting.
janet
Very nice doors, and great photography.
Thanks, Timothy. Much appreciated. Enjoy your Thursday.
janet
There’s an old building in Huntsville, our county seat and not too far away. It has offices available for rent in it and it just looks like it would be a fabulous place for a gallery/studio. Maybe one day… but I also love new businesses in old buildings.
Some old buildings are just….well, old! But there are so many that are beautiful, with details no one bothers to do these days. I always appreciate when cities keep those buildings. It adds so much and highlights the beauty of the past.
Love this door gallery, beautiful and unique.
Thanks, Amy. They are beauties, aren’t they? Enjoy Thursday.
Outstanding examples of ornate artistry. They really don;t make’em like that anymore. Thanks for sharing these beauties 🙂
I was thrilled to find them and there are others that I’ll capture when I’m next able to visit there, hopefully not TOO long from now. Lots of beautiful old buildings there and in quite good shape.
Love the palm trees but they are all very cool.
They really are, Janet. It’s such a joy to find beautiful things like this and still in use.
Wow, you caught some pretty ones. Can’t choose a favorite! Last week was a blur, so I don’t remember how we left the conversation …anyway it was fun just to chat with you! Jesh
The best part is that you don’t have to choose 🙂 It’s fine to like them all. Always goo to chat with you and one of these days perhaps it will be in person over coffee/tea/wine.
beautiful doors, Janet! 🙂
Thanks! I’d love to have one of these as my door/gate, although on a scale to go with a house or garden. 🙂
I love the green of the top and bottom ones. Great finds, Janet!
That is a lovely color, isn’t it, Deborah? Pasadena is full of beautifully preserved old buildings and fixtures.
It is a beautiful shade of green.
wonderful gates – art and security too
Good point and a good combination.
I think I always forgot about how secure this type of doors are. In Denver, our first home had some strong iron screen doors on the front and back. I never thought too much of them, except maybe that they were heavy well later we learned that the former owner- lived there for forty years and after her spouse died, she had installed them for security reasons.
That made sense –
side note – have you shared a photo of your front door down in Arizona yet?
I haven’t shared a photo of it because it’s not all the exciting, but perhaps one of these days. 🙂 In big cities there are often screen doors with the ironwork on them for security reasons but they can also be quite attractive.
So attractive indeed 😉
And wishing you a nice start to the week Janet
And you as well, Yvette.
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A nice selection and theme of metalwork. Very grand.
Grand indeed and beautiful as well, which don’t always go together. Money doesn’t equate to good taste!
So true.
All three of these are beautiful and I wouldn’t want to have to pick a favourite. I wouldn’t have expected to find these in Pasadena. Great find!
Lots of beautiful old buildings with wonderful details as well as doors like this, although less doors than details. Pasadena is quite lovely and there are also many big, gorgeous homes, although our daughter and s-i-l live in a small condo. I don’t know how anyone affords an enormous house in California.
Gorgeous gated doors!!!
We need more of those in Toronto!
We need more of them everywhere.
I love to find such treasures where the past and present meet. Gorgeous entryways, Janet!
Thanks, Brenda. They made me very happy. 😉
76 is a nice number 🙂 🙂
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I love the patina on the first and last photos. Can’t create that (in my opinion.) Lovely doors!
Someone did an excellent job on the originals and then time added to it. 🙂
janet