[SpaceBar]

Downey is the hometown of the Carpenters.

[Bullish]

Funny you should mention that. I was listening to some old Carpenters stuff last night on youtube. And reading about Karen on Wikipedia.

[null and void]

And the Space Shuttle.

[iowamark]

Did they ever tear down the Carpenters’ house?

[Fiji Hill]

Downey is the hometown of the Carpenters.

And also of Downey Records, which put out a lot of surf rock, including the Chantays' hit Pipeline. It was located in Wenzel's Music Town, a record store at Lakewood Blvd. and Gardendale Ave. For years, the store was a Mecca for record collectors. Last I heard, a lawnmower shop is on the site.