Monthly Archives: September 2017

Sept. 10, 2017– Revisiting Groundwork Coffee Co./Hawthorne

Posted on September 19, 2017 by howpamfam

L.A.’s Groundwork Coffee Co. – a roaster since 1990 and now operator of 11 So Cal outlets – bought 2 Tin Man’s shops on SE Hawthorne and SW 1st last summer.  Now they’ve also acquired the former Kobos roastery on … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2017– Revisiting See See’s Coffee Shop

Posted on September 16, 2017 by howpamfam

Within See See’s Motorcycle building is a coffee outlet that serves as a model for being a meeting place for a particular clientele, (or neighborhood.)  Roughly half of its customers seemed to be motorcyclists on the times we’ve visited, even … Continue reading →

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July 30, 2017– Revisiting Jet Black, Yet Again

Posted on September 16, 2017 by howpamfam

Unprecedented for the biking/coffee shop group, this was H’s 3rd trip to the same shop this month.  Each time he persuaded a different bike member to go, still giddy that the Jet Black owners would invest time and money to … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2017– Revisiting Upstream Coffee

Posted on September 7, 2017 by howpamfam

Motivated by two relaxing and stimulated outings to the back porch of Jet Black, H and D headed to the SW waterfront complex for the cozy Upstream shop and its outdoor picnic benches overlooking the boat docks on the Willamette. … Continue reading →

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