The Donut Hole - La Puente, California

We're going to have to start out today with our "new word for the day (week? month? who knows when we'll come up with another one), "programmatic architecture". OK, OK, so that's two words. We guess the basic definition is a building that's built in way to relate to it's function. Although, it must be a pretty broad definition because our research is turning up lots of buildings built to look like something, but the design is not related to the building's purpose or function. But, there's no question about this first one... it definitely relates to it's function!!!
It's a donut hole! Hence, the name of the place. According to what we found on the internet, there were several of these "Donut Holes" at one time, part of a chain. We're not sure if this is the only one left, but it was the closest!!!
			As you enter the "Donut Hole" the portion of the building on the left is your typical donut shop with various pastries displayed to tempt you. You roll up to a window and place and pay for your order.
On the right hand side of the building is the preparation area with the various ovens, refrigerators, and other equipment needed to make the various items for the donut shop. And... yes... these pics were taken from the 4Runner. The donuts were very tasty and worth the drive!!
In reality, the building is a fairly routine design with the two faux donuts at either end. This is the exit "hole." (sorry about the lighting changes, really, both ends are the same color!!!)
In the two images below you can see the left & right sides of the building with the donuts on either end. You'll have to forgive the homeless guy on the one side of the building. We bought him a donut to get him to leave, however, once the purchase was made, he didn't. It seems he didn't fully understand the parameters of the deal. Funny thing is, as we were leaving, we saw in our rear-view mirror that he was leaving too!!! Sheesh
So there you have it, our entry for today. We should apologize once again for the tardiness of this post. We tried to do a few things differently, behind the scenes stuff that you really don't even notice. Hopefully, as the website progresses, we'll improve our skills and reduce the time between posts. Currently, we're trying to do a couple of posts every week when we're not traveling. As we've said in the past... those of you "in the know" will understand that we are not the best with deadlines. In fact, coming soon we're going to try and promote some "anti-inspirational" messages... as a joke... things like; "Procrastination is not a problem for me... I've made it an art form!!!" Enjoy your day. Joe