Photos by Stacie Joy
As we previously reported, demolition permits are on file for the three-building parcel of 33-37 First Ave. at Second Street.
Last week, asbestos abatement notices went up at 33 First Ave., the building on the corner that previously housed the First Avenue Laundry Center (and the spa upstairs) ...
Asbestos abatement notices also just arrived at No. 37,where New Double Dragon was the longtime tenant... the quick-serve restaurant closed earlier this month with hopes of relocating someday. The middle space, No. 35, has been vacant since Stars shuttered in 2015. The storefront had been home to a string of concepts, including Empire Pizza II, IL Gusto Italiano and Farid's Middle Eastern Grill Food & Pizza, among others.
Public records list R.M.H. Estates as the landlord of all three properties dating to 1984. There are no permits on file for a new building on this corner as of now.
In other news, there's a new mural on the wall along Second Street (where KRS-One was) ... a statement piece from Adrian Wilson (@Plannedalism) incorporating the immigrants crossing sign that the California Department of Transportation started using in 1990...
We've also spotted workers prepping the south-facing wall at atop No. 37 for a new ad.
Previously on EV Grieve: