Tag: psychic temple
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Virtual tour of the art of the Psychic Temple
The Psychic Temple is an excellent creative space, but it also turns out to be a great place to showcase art. QR codes have been placed on the placards by each piece, but you can take a virtual tour right here. Enjoy, and come by the Psychic Temple to see them in person some day.…
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Open House at the Psychic Temple
A red carpet, a tricked-out Sienna, a basement transformed into a night market–all this and more happened at last Friday’s open house at the Psychic Temple. Thanks to all of our family, friends, and colleagues who carved out time and braved traffic to join us. We hope you enjoyed the Pan Asian street food, special…
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The door is now open to the Psychic Temple
After years of planning, renovating, and getting up to code, the door to the Psychic Temple finally opened for business today. The second-oldest commercial building in Long Beach has been gutted, reinforced, retrofitted, and turned into a state-of-the-art creative office. The building’s old bones go well with computers, buffered by plenty of artwork. The fhird-floor…
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Meanwhile, back at the Psychic Temple…
I returned to the Psychic Temple for the first time in more than a month and construction is picking up pace. The sidewalk has been removed so that it can be rebuilt sturdier than it ever was. (Farewell, prism lights.) Partitions, walls, and electricity are being installed on the third floor. I understand the rafters…
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Meanwhile, back at The Edison…
Most of the improvements to the Psychic Temple are currently taking place on paper or underground. But what’s going on across the street at the Edison? The venue has been down since 2006 or 2007, but came back to life last year when Imprint hosted its Long Beach: Work in Progress event. The stage and…
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Works in Progress
Unmapped cables, pipes, and other stuff have been unearthed under the Psychic Temple, meaning that they have to be brought up to code during the installing of new utilities. I saw our team going into trenches and manholes to take care of business. Hopefully they won’t find any other surprises while they’re underground. Meanwhile, interTrend’s…
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Psychic Temple Update (June 12, 2014)
Digging and installing continues around the Psychic Temple… Not Albuquerque but Long Beach
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Psychic Temple Update (June 6, 2014)
I was able to enter the Psychic Temple today and the structural work is close to being finished. Just a few more details to go, such as the fire escapes and main entry… Now the sidewalks are being torn up to install new electrical, plumbing, etc. Pretty soon it will be a great place to…
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Psychic Temple Update (May 27, 2014)
Brand new windows, sconces, and surfacing–the exterior of the Psychic Temple is looking handsome. I love how JRVD cleaned up the look and reinforced the structural integrity while making use of existing elements. Just a few missing pieces–including keystones in front (by the main entrance) and openings in back (maybe fire exits?).
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Business in the back, party in the front
The work site was closed today, so I climbed on the barrier and took a picture of the cleaned-up first floor over the wall. The new glass looks spectacular. Kind of like an anti-mullet, the Psychic Temple is party in the front, business in the back.