Baranger Studios Traditional Cache
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The cache is changed as of 5/12/19. You are now looking for a nano container, in a bush above wires. Dangling.
The cache is now a small container, whose existence is solely to bring you to this spot so you can see one of my favorite buildings in So. Pasadena. I have admired this building ever since I moved to So. Pasadena in 1970. Designed by architect G.A. Howard, Jr., it was built in 1925. It is now #27 on a list of historical landmarks of So. Pasadena, a town rich in historical landmarks. The gardens behind the walls could use some maintenance, especially rehabbing of the fountains. It looks as if the interior garden's low stone walls are original to the site, because they're topped with the same brick as used in the building. Baranger Studios is known for their mechanical window displays for jewelry stores. The themes of the displays were wide ranging: trains, space ships, cavemen, bicycles, watchmaker mice, swing band whose members were mice, fairy tale figures, magicians; 162 designs in all. The Studios were most successful from 1937-1957, renting their displays to the jewelry stores, and replacing them once a month. They are now highly desired as collectables in many fields of collecting: automata, watches, clocks, mechanical display, transportation, black memorabilia, music, etc. Prices for these displays can go as high as $10,000. When I was a bank teller at the local B of A, I used to wait on Mrs. Baranger, who would come into the bank dressed in her Sunday best. I think that at that time, she was renting out studio space to artists. (If I'm wrong in that, please someone correct me!) None of the displays were sold until the studios were closed in the late '70s. It has been the home of several businesses for some time now, including my optometrist. Update 3/13/10: Antiques Roadshow had a segment on Baranger items. It starts at about 22 minutes. http://video.pbs.org/video/1425693353/ Bring a writing instrument. Do not enter private property! Lots of muggles so be extra stealthy!
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