Altadena Hiker
Goodbye to Persson's, a Local Institution (Dispatches)
Longtime institution Persson's Nursery--located near the confluence of Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre--appears to have been closed down, its entrance locked up, and its plants left out to die in the sun. Another victim of the recession?
Persson’s Nursery, located a stone’s throw away from Altadena on Sierra Madre Boulevard, caused a quite a stir–locally, anyway--several years ago. It was David vs. Goliath. Southern California Edison, the owner of the property, wanted to convert the nursery space and surrounding land into a self-storage facility. Persson’s, a small, family-owned-and-operated business, appealed the decision. Soon, the open-space crowd got riled up, and they led a grassroots effort to keep the storage pods out. After several years, in 2008, it seemed the little guy won. Not only would Persson’s stay put, SCE’s development partner promised, among other things, to add bike paths and public park spaces to the undeveloped areas near and under the powerlines. A…
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Vikki Orlando
3:22 pm on Monday, September 12, 2011
So SCE was behind this...........that's terrible and not surprising. Storage facilities??? Nice view for residents on Sierra Madre Blvd. more ›