{"id":400,"date":"2009-05-06T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=400"},"modified":"2017-02-13T23:52:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T04:52:58","slug":"debbies-plants-2505-sunset-boulevard-pizza-house-2507-sunset-boulevard-columbia-rehabilitation-clinic-2509-sunset-boulevard-2000s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=400","title":{"rendered":"Debbie's Plants, 2505 Sunset Boulevard \/ Pizza House 2507 Sunset Boulevard \/ Columbia Rehabilitation Clinic 2509 Sunset Boulevard: 2000s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I noticed this defunct building \/ strip mall on Sunset Boulevard recently when I stopped to take some pictures of the old Quincy's building<\/a> next door.<\/p>\n

Of the three businesses that google suggests were here, I can only sort of recall hearing about or perhaps seeing Pizza House<\/i>. At one point back in the 90s, I went on a quest for Columbia's best pizza and hit a large number of pizza restaurants, but never this one. At this remove I'm not sure why. It could be the distance, but during that time, I did<\/i> try the nearby Grecian Gardens<\/i> for pizza, so I doubt that was it. It could be that it was one of those places where you order at the counter rather than at your table -- I try to avoid those. Or perhaps it looked decrepit even back then.<\/p>\n

The other two businesses I'm fairly sure I never heard of. Debbie's Plants<\/i> seems like a fairly self-explanatory name, but not one that would attract me, and the medical facility seems to have either been eldercare or mental health care or perhaps both.<\/p>\n

I see that the whole complex is for sale. It looks like it would take fairly extensive work to make it look decent again -- it wouldn't surprise me if whoever buys it just knocks everything down.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 11 April 2010<\/b>: Added 1977 Bellsouth yellow page ad.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 18 October 2012<\/b> -- As I speculated above, the whole place was knocked down some time ago. I have a more extensive set of pictures (though taken on a much less sunny day) somewhere, but for now these from 19 February 2011 tell the story:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 13 February 2017<\/b> -- This strip is now Salsaritas<\/i> and Starbucks<\/i>:<\/p>\n

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