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VOL. 61, NO. 2
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 12, 1985
Old Town Redeveloped
Marketplace Set For '86
By Lisa Acosta
News Editor
Pending final approval from the
city of Pasadena, a multi-million
dollar redevelopment project in
the city’s historic business district
is slated for completion Dec. 1,
1986. According to developer John
P. Wilson, in an exclusive in¬
terview with the Courier.
The Pasadena Marketplace, a
block dedicated to shopping and
entertainment in Old Town will
encompass an entire city block
surrounded by Colorado
Boulevard, De Lacey Street, Union
Street and Fair Oaks Avenue.
The marketplace is scheduled
for construction on August 1. Ac¬
cording to Wilson, “the city is
most supportive, it wants the
project.’’
The original plans for the mar¬
ketplace were to include two
gourmet restaurants, an Irvine
Ranch Farmers Market, a half
dozen cafes, 75 retail stores, a 150
room hotel and a theater.
Yet since the project’s
groundbreaking, things have ex¬
panded immensely. Farmers Mar¬
ket, originally planning to build on
23,000 square feet, have extended
to 40,000 and plan to include a
cooking school as well as a 100,000
bottle wine cellar.
“The city will benefit to the tune
of at least $2 million. 2,000 entry
level jobs will be available within
the next four or five years,’’ said
Wilson.
The six screen United Artists
theater complex located on the
corner of Colorado Boulevard and
De Lacey Street, is scheduled for
construction in three to four
weeks. The marketplace will con¬
tain another four screen theater.
The marketplace has stirred up
excitement from other developers
as well. Surrounding buildings in
the downtown Pasadena area are
also being renovated. The run
down apartments on the corner of
Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado
Boulevard are being turned into
plush, executive suites. The build¬
ing, known as the Dodsworth Inn,
will also have a bar and grill.
‘The city is most sup¬
portive.’
—John P. Wilson
developer
Exotic food stands, as well as
restaurants, clothing and shoe
stores, a caviar bar, an oyster bar,
a sushi cart and cappucino stands
will line the walkways. A tradi¬
tional Irish Pub, jewelery shops
and art galleries, as well as almost
every kind of specialty shop im¬
aginable will be located in the
350,000 square foot block. Cob¬
blestone pathways will join the
shops and three trolley cars will
circle the three-level marketplace.
According to Wilson, a formal
presentation on the trolley car
situation will take place within the
next 30 days.
Wilson and his partners are well
experienced for the project they
hope to undertake. In 1973, Wilson
renovated Main Street in Santa
Monica. Once a rundown area, it
now flourishes.
Wilson’s former company, was
the largest architectual antique
dealer in the world. He has been
renovating old buildings for sev¬
eral years including most of the
Lloyd’s of London, the Figaro in
Paris and the Bank of India in
London.
When asked if he felt the project
would be completed by December
of 1986, Wilson said, “Being a
developer, who knows. You have to
wake up every morning and set
goals . . . it’s better not to be wishy
washy.”
Despite the fact that construc¬
tion has been held up on the block
three structure for a year and a
half, they’re ready to start dig¬
ging. On June 27, Wilson closed
escrow on a site held up due to
legislation. Construction on the
marketplace hopes to be underway
on August 1.
On July 11, Wilson hopes to
receive approval from the Com¬
munity Development Commission
and will then head over to design
review for some modifications on
the marketplace.
Further information on the mar¬
ketplace can be obtained at (818)
793-9363.
S-PAC
BEATING THE HEAT— Johnny Doe enjoys an afternoon
in the sun at the PCC swimming pool. Public swimming is
available from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $1 for
adults and 50 Cents for Children. —Courier photo by Mile Luna
Campus Political Club Formed
By Keith Gustafson
Arts Editor
Student Political Action Com¬
mittee (S-PAC), a new club on
campus, is accepting applications
in the Campus Center at noon
today.
The club organized by Jeff
Davis, former vice president of the
now disbanded USA club and
Angela Toft, former chairman and
co-founder, have scheduled their
New Interim Summer Board
The AS Board appointed the
Interim Summer Board at the final
meeting for the Spring term.
Spring AS members Karen Vargo,
Steve Amezola, Chris Cofer, Scott
Svonkin and Jim Mares were all
elected by secret ballots cast by
members of the Spring Board.
“All of us have worked together
before, so we basically know each
other’s strengths and weak¬
nesses,” said Vargo.
At last Tuesday s AS meeting,
the Board elected Svonkin as
chairman. “The Interim Summer
Board is more of a Housekeeping
Board,” said Svonkin. “The main
purpose of the Board is to make
sure student funds are spent wisely
and to represent the students.”
The Board’s first decisions on
the agenda concerned the creation
of a school archives, Hall of Fame
and updating the campus directo¬
ries. However, final proposals will
not be voted on until future meet¬
ings. “These proposals are terrific
ideas,” said Svonkin. “We’ll be
able to display more of the school
history.”
The Hall of Fame would be
made up of famous alumni, which
include Jackie Robinson and Wil¬
liam Holden.
first meeting for next Friday. Dur¬
ing the meeting members will
elect officers and decide on a
summer calendar.
For the upcoming Fall, S-PAC
has two goals. Eliminating the
parking problem and getting more
students involved with school elec¬
tions. “It seems that not everyone
is given the opportunity to partici¬
pate in student government,” said
Davis. “Many students don’t even
know what positions are available
or what duties each officer has. We
have some rallies planned that we
hope will get more students in¬
volved.”
Toft has already spoken with
County Supervisor Mike An¬
tonovich’s aide, regarding the
parking problem. She plans to get
a resolution passed that would
ease some of the parking restric¬
tions on the surrounding streets. In
the future she hopes to present this
resolution to the City Council. In
this resolution students will have
at least two hours more time to
park in surrounding areas. “I feel
students should have an option to
park on the streets rather than pay
$20.00 for a parking permit, and
not find a parking space. If we get
enough people behind us this reso¬
lution will pass,” said Toft. She
added, “Someone has to get in¬
volved, our AS government has
promised us a new parking struc¬
ture, they have made some im¬
provements but their is still so
much to work for.”
The reason for the recent dis¬
bandment of the USA club was due
to not enough variety, said Toft
“We had mostly conservatives and
therefore it was one-sided. When
we started the club we hoped that
all students would get involved we
wanted all opinions.” She added,
“My goal for S-PAC is to get all
students involved, afterall this is
our school and we should want it to
run as smooth as possible.”
Mirrored Pool Reflects a Need for Scenery Change
“Sur-
The pools have become an arrid recepticle for dead leaves and
debris.
— Courier photo by Mike Luna
"GUTTERSNIPE” — Just as Professor Henry Higgins
sought to improve Eliza Doolittle, the Campus Beautification
Committee has plans underway to revitalize the Mirror Pools.
The Campus Beautification
Committee has presented several
different ideas for changing the
appearance of the mirrored pools.
The fist is a quick fix-up, which
would cost the school $30,000 and
only guarantee it’s new beauty for
three years.
Second, is to refurbish the pool
completely with a new filter sys¬
tem. This type of repair would be
rlatively long lasting. The commit¬
tee would favor to replace the
mirrored pool with a smaller ver¬
sion complete with fountain. The
trees presently surrounding the
pool, would be replaced with new
trees. Neill Noble, an architect
and PCC graduate, is working on
the layout plans for the pool.
The project has been put on hold
because last year’s budget did not
contain enough to cover the cost.
Additional funding, as well as
private donations are needed.