As Autumn Arrives
Your Boulevardier made an after-dinner circuit of downtown Castro Valley this evening, walking first to the Chabot Cinema to view a truly bizarre movie, All About Steve, and then completing a few errands.
The warm evening air and the fingernail moon were, it seems, enticing to others as well. For a weeknight, the town was buzzing with people. Starbucks, Yogofina, and the Ice Creamery all had crowds; packs of teenagers wandered the streets (clumps of boys in their big shirts and cockeyed hats, trying to look hard, trailed by equally sized clumps of girls in tanks and flipflops, texting as they walked). Bicyclists practiced tricks in the parking lot by Blockbuster, while car buffs admired each others' vehicles near Safeway.
Among his errands: Your Boulevardier took a few cuttings (for rooting, even though this is the wrong time of year to do so) from the lantana in front of Chateau Fiebig. The building itself may be an architectural monstrosity, but the colors of the flowers in front of it are wonderful.
Labels: autumn, buildings, Chabot Theater, CV businesses, entertainment, gardening, nightlife, peoplewatching, walking, weather, youth
posted by Your Boulevardier @ 10:12 PM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
I am not familiar with Chateau Fiebig. What is it?
Chateau Fiebig is Your Boulevardier's nickname for the structure built by local Realtor Tim Fiebig at 3553 Castro Valley Boulevard. Its original design had a great deal of interesting architectural detail, but through variances granted through the course of the construction, it became, shall we say, less than attractive. Now, Your Boulevardier will admit that attractiveness is subjective, and he admits that his assessment is a personal opinion. But if one puts the original design of the building next to the finished structure, it's not difficult to come up with an opinion. (An article was done on this a few years ago, either in the Daily Review or the Forum, but Your Boulevardier cannot put his hands on it.)
The use of "Chateau" is just for color, of course, it being the French word for "castle." The building does have a tower, not unlike some chateaux.
I wish my Cheateau had a tower. How was the movie? I'm loving the cooler weather in the evenings.
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