Monday, August 01, 2022

Eclectic Courtyards & Passageways of Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea: #8, #9, #10 & #11

Map Delineating 8. Secret Garden Passageway, 9. Serena Court, 10. Pantiles Court & Passageway and 11. Eastwood Building Court & Passageway 8. Secret Garden PassagewayEntrance to Secret Garden, E/s Dolores St. between 5th Av. & 6th Av. THE SECRET GARDEN Sign Secret Garden & Geodesic Dome Secret Garden, Interior of Geodesic Dome Garden Shop & Bookstore: Secret Garden Passageway Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore and The Secret Garden This unique bookstore, serving residents for over 30 years, offers a unique array of imported items as well as local hand-made crafts, cards, and art. Books on personal development, natural health, psychology, religion, tarot, yoga, astrology, Feng Shui, meditation, herbalism, childbirth and childrearing, death and dying, novels, poetry, Native American, to name just a few. Unique gifts and cards, instructional videos, and a broad range of music. After visiting the bookstore, follow the bamboo-lined walkway to the Garden Shop. Here you will find a geodesic dome filled with plants, bird houses, wind chimes, stones, fountains, pots, patio furniture, statuary, candles, the Frank Lloyd Wright birdhouse, and much, much more. 9. Serena Court Entrance to Serena Court, W/s San Carlos St. between 5th Av. & 6th Av. Passageway to Serena Court View of Serena Courtyard Serena Courtyard Art Galleries: Serena Court Simic Galleries Largest selection of original fine realism and impressionism in the area. Features the latest original works of contemporary artists and prominent late 19th and 20th century masters, including, among others, Edouard Cortes, Galien Laloue, Luigi Loir, Marcel Dyf, Eugene Garin, James Fetherolf and Alexander Dzigurski. Classic Art Gallery Represents fine art of exceptional quality and value, featuring over 100 internationally recognized contemporary artists and a large collection of 19th and early 20th century masters. Their collection encompasses the finest in realism and impressionism. Jones & Terwilliger Galleries An impressive selection of traditional paintings and sculpture by over 40 nationally acclaimed artists and emerging talents of today. Colorful garden scenes, European and American landscapes, masterfully painted figurative studies, still life and seascapes in realistic and impressionistic styles are represented in the galleries' collection. Also featured are salon and life size bronzes. Among the artists represesnted are Ernest Baber, Evgeny & Lydia Baranov, Guido Borelli, Jack Braman, Lau Chun, Liu Derun, Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Geller, Corinne Hartley, Maurice Harvey, Mario Jason, Howard Jason, X Song Jiang, Guan Ze Ju, Jeff Legg, Nydia Lozano, Rosemary Miner, Mark Pettit, Gabriel Picart, Richard Rackus, Jan Saia, Eustequio Segrelles, Kent R. Wallis, Leonard Wren and many more. 10. Pantiles Court & PassagewayEntrance to Pantiles Court & Passageway, E/s Dolores St. between 5th Av. & 6th Av. Shops, Businesses & Restaurant: Pantiles Court & Passageway Em Lee’s Old Carmel Restaurant Breakfast. For leisurely home-style breakfast in Carmel, Em Le's waffles, fresh berry pancakes and eggs benedict are hard to beat. Em Le's also has Carmel's only vintage soda fountain and serves a number of ice cream specialties. Two Sisters Designs Local artists Pat and Paula Hazdovac invite you to their gallery featuring their own work and a unique collection of locally created artwork at exceptional prices. This is a working studio offering ladies accessories, wearable art and gifts for the home and garden. The original designs created by the owners include fused dichroic glass pendents, bead collections and assorted handcrafted goodies such as ladybug earrings, velvet beaded pouches, hand-dyed silk scarves, hand-dyed and painted T-shirts and copper wind chimes and garden decor. Vintage post cards. Creative Touch Boutique Carmel Frame Shop 11. Eastwood Building Court & PassagewayEntrance to Eastwood Building Court, W/s San Carlos St. between 5th Av. & 6th Av. The Famous Hog’s Head Post Hog’s Breath Inn Courtyard Businesses & Restaurant: Eastwood Building Court & Passageway The Jazz & Blues Company KRML at 1410am, 92.5FM and 93.7FM, has broadcasted to the Monterey Peninsula since 1957. The only am radio station broadcasting jazz 24 hours a day, KRML was featured in the 1971 film Play Misty for Me, Clint Eastwood’s debut as a director and where he played the role of jazz disc jockey, Dave Garvin. KRML plans to utilizes streaming audio to present the best of live programmed jazz and blues throughout the world via the Internet. Starting in September, KRMLs affiliated Jazz & Blues Company Store in Carmels Eastwood Building will be the primary venue for the new Black-Hawk Live concert series. The new shop has everything for jazz lovers - from music to apparel. Welton Investment Corporation An alternative investment manager specializing in managed futures and global macro strategies. Hog’s Breath Inn American. With hog heads mounted on the wall and a dimly lit dining room and bar, the Hog's Breath Inn seems out of place in Carmel, yet it is one of Carmel's most famous restaurants. People come from all over to enjoy the fabulous courtyard patio and cobblestone fireplaces and to perhaps run into innkeeper and famed Carmel resident Clint Eastwood. The Hog's Breath Inn offers visitors to Carmel specialties such as Dirty Harry burgers, Hog's Breath Baby Back ribs and Hog's Breath's own proprietary label of wine.

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