Category: Blog
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Inside the Edison Theatre
Almost directly across the street from the Psychic Temple sits the Edison Theatre, another neglected old building that has been sitting vacant for much too long. After walking by 213 E. Broadway so many times, I had access to it today. The building, which was built in 1917, was the Nippon Pool Room and Barber…
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New Additions
Slowly and surely, additions are being made to the building formerly known as the Psychic Temple and American Hotel. Above, a modern and secure doorway facing the side alleyway. Above, new windowsills above the new door. Below, new windowsills on the building’s rear. Below, fresh graffiti. Not so great. Around the corner, an announcement that…
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Welcome Agenda Trade Show/Action Sports Fans
On Friday and Saturday, Long Beach will host the Agenda trade show where streetwear and the action sports industries show off their upcoming lines to cooler buyers, media, and each other. This is the first and biggest bro down of the year, and the Psychic Temple is ready for it. Above: Rails made to order.…
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Peace on Earth and Long Beach
It’s December and the holiday spirit emanates from the Psychic Temple, rain or shine. Or at least it hangs on the nearby lampposts. Peace on Earth and Long Beach, too.
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Meet Geovanny Chevez and Chelsea Cordero of Context.Studio
Geovanny Chevez has been working alongside Chelsea Cordero in designing an architectural proposal for the lot on the corner of Long Beach and Broadway (adjacent to the Psychic Temple). Their concept utilizes shipping containers, which is both economical and references the local ports of Long Beach and San Pedro. MW: Briefly tell me about the “Think…
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Psychic Coverage
Last week’s Psychic Temple’s launch event attracted some serious coverage, including NBC TV in Los Angeles. A business moving offices isn’t typically newsworthy, but the renovation and resuscitation of the second-oldest commercial building in Long Beach is a big deal. Sadly, I don’t have links to many of the articles. Most were scanned from actual…
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Lights, Camera, Construction
I already described this morning’s press event at the Psychic Temple on an interTrending blog post, and will try to provide slightly different views this time around. Above: An excellent view of the planks nailed down to fill gaps and holes in the old flooring so no one trips. Below: Long Beach Director of Development…
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Psychic Stickers
Stickers are being added to the mural on the temporary wall outside the Psychic Temple site. Embedded chips direct Android cell phone browsers to blogs on the site that you are currently reading, while QR codes do the same for everyone else. A fine example of hundred-year-old psychic energy and current technology getting along just…
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Psychic Temple Fence Mural Installation
Photos from yesterday afternoon’s fence mural install. As previously noted, the icons refer to specific events in the history of the Long Beach and the Psychic Temple. Not yet applied are stickers that will allow passers by to access the blogs that you are now reading with their mobile devices. Clean lines vs. crumbling old…
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Welcome to the (Actual) Psychic Temple
On Monday, November 19, interTrend will be presenting its next home, the Psychic Temple, to friends, colleagues, clients, neighbors, and everyone who is interested in historic or current Downtown Long Beach. The event will take place at 10 a.m. at 224 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA (easily accessible from the 1st Street Blue Line…