Two Sandwichs

These pictures were taken 26 November 2008

Gifts of food to gods is common. But sandwiches in plastic baggies are especially useful because they are easily stored for later. The homeless and poor may be hungry but they are not always ready or able to eat the moment they are blessed with food. For this reason food that easily moved and preserved is of special value to those in need.

La Puerta offers Sweets to the Gods

These candies left on the vent outside La Puerta also carry a stamp with La Puerta's logo on it. The name of the candies themselves is Canets. I was unable to find any info on these candies. If anyone has some please e-mail me. La Puerata is a relatevely new establishment in the Gaslamp Quarter. You can find an article concerning it's opening on DiscoverSD.com

website here.

An Empty San Pellegrino Watter Bottle

Taken 27 August 2008

Taken 27 August 2008

Taken 02 September 2008

This is a single empty bottle of San Pellegrino water  is a small five cent donation to the gods.  This cupon book dispenser is to be found at 202 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.  The information for the water company is as follows. 

The Web Site is :  http://www.sanpellegrino.com/

San Pellegrino is a Nestlé Brand

Nestlé's Web Site Is: http://www.nestle.com/

Nestlé's Address in the United States:

Nestlé USA, Inc.
800 North Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA
91203
United States of America
Phone:  1-818-549 60 00

Fax:  1-818 549 69 52

Nestlé's Address in Switzerland

Avenue Nestlé 55
1800 Vevey
Switzerland
General Enquiries:
(Tel) +41 21 924 2111 
(Fax) +41 21 924 4800

Three Kinds of Altars

When you think of Altars, Shrines and Temples you tend to think of Japan, or China. But I have noticed that there are plenty of altars in San Diego. There are shrines to the dead. This is a shrine to Dane Williams who died mysteriously 26 January and 28 January 2008. His family must be really pushing the search for an explanation because to this day there are adverts requesting information every where down town.

There are also shrines where people give gifts to the gods. A gift to the the gods is a gift to the poor. Often times these gifts take the form of food, or cans or bottles which can be recycled for the California redemption value. The picture above is of a Red Bull can on top of a PETA magazine despenser.

Both of these pictures where taken outside the Cost Plus on Fourth Avenue. Cost Plus's info is as
follows:

372 4th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone Number : (619) 236-1737

I do my recycling at Time Recycling Center its info is as follows:

412 Cesar E Chavez Pkwy
San Diego, CA 92113
Phone Number: (619) 235-8182

The third type of altar is one where people give the gift of their old clothes. These altars could also appear on the San Diego Stripteas blog. These sandals where found on a trash can outside The Soho Shoe Lab on Fifth Avenue. The info for Soho Shoe Lab is as follows.

480 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone Number: (619) 238-0912

All of these pictures were taken on 12 July 2008.