BJ's Brewery Pasadena *BEAUTIFUL BUILDING*

  As time goes on you will read my observations as I reminisce about how when I was growing up there used to be one restaurant on Colorado Blvd, how after 7pm it was a ghost town with the homeless wandering and sleeping on the streets in near darkness. No Parking Meters, no Tiffany's & Co., no Apple Store or movie theaters.

 But as so many of the tenants have changed, many of the original buildings of Pasadena have stayed the same!! In a country as new as the United States I am so thankful to live in a place such as Pasadena that does have so much of it's original architectural integrity intact!!

 Here is a photo of the building in 1928 as it was Los Angeles First National Bank. Built in 1924 it is classified Second Renaissance Revival featuring Renaissance detailing rustication, consoles, marble door enframements with entablature, rondelles, cartouches, twisted columns, and ornamented friezes.

*Photo Courtesy of: the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery: Photo Archives

 While I am pleased with the menu and full bar BJ's offers, it's the history, architecture and decor that have made this a go to spot for a Sunday Brunch, watch a game or feel transported to an era where most people wouldn't dare leaving the house without gloves & a hat!!

Try BJ's today!! Stop in for a bite to eat and enjoy this beautiful building restored to it's glory and appreciate where we live!! I am a believer in ambiance and this building has it!!

** Bonus Note: I'm a planner -- check their menu ahead of time to make sure there is something that pleases your palate!! MENU