Tag Archives: Pasadena
Color shot of cars parked outside the Rose Bowl stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena, California, 1954
The Rose Bowl is probably best known for its New Year’s Day parade, called the Tournament of Roses, but it’s a football stadium located in Pasadena, California, with capacity for nearly 90,000 screaming sports fans. It was also the track … Continue reading
Vibrant color photo of the Rose Parade moving down Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California, January 1st, 1962
Here we have a gorgeously vibrant photo of the annual New Year’s Day Rose Parade (aka Tournament of Roses) as it makes its way along Colorado Blvd, Pasadena. I don’t know if attendance is still this big, but look at … Continue reading
Motorists drive the Colorado Street Bridge across the Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, California, 1914
When this photo was taken some time in 1914, it’s quite possible that the motorists seen here were driving across the Colorado Street Bridge for the first time. The bridge opened on December 12, 1913, making it easier to get … Continue reading
A view of the ornate Pasadena City Hall, Garfield Ave, Pasadena, California, 1930
Looking at this photo, it doesn’t take much imagination to think you’re looking at some grand, 17th century building somewhere in Europe. But no, it’s actually in California. This is the Pasadena City Hall on Garfield Ave in Pasadena. It … Continue reading
The Wooster building on the southeast corner of Fair Oaks Ave and Green St, Pasadena, California, circa late 1800s
A couple of days ago I posted a photo of the Universalist Church on N. Raymond Ave in Pasadena. A follower of my main Facebook page, Nick Lewis, posted this photo in the comments, which I felt was worth featuring. … Continue reading
Unitarian Universalist Church at Chestnut and Raymond Sts, Pasadena, California, 1890
What a remarkable building this is! I wouldn’t have even picked this as a church, but apparently it was the Unitarian Universalist Church located on the southeast corner of Chestnut and Raymond Streets in Pasadena. The photo was taken in … Continue reading
Chapman’s Fancy Ice Creams at 60 S. Lake Ave on the northeast corner of Green St, Pasadena, 1928
Wouldn’t it be nice if LA still had stores like this. To be clear, it still does, but there aren’t nearly as many as there used to be, and that’s a grand shame because they add so much to a … Continue reading
Los Angeles First National Trust and Savings Bank building at the corner of Lake Ave and Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California, circa 1928
From the “They Sure Don’t Build Office Buildings Like That Anymore” file come this shot of the gorgeous building that housed the Los Angeles First National Trust and Savings Bank. It stood at the corner of Lake Ave and Colorado … Continue reading
Sports event on the grounds of Hotel Green near the Santa Fe Railroad station Pasadena, California, circa 1900s
According to the caption on this photo, some sort of sporting event was happening on the grounds of the Hotel Green, a large and luxurious hotel that opened in 1893 in Pasadena, where it quickly became a social hub. In … Continue reading
Nighttime view of Pasadena and surrounds as seen from Mt Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, 1929
The caption on this photo says that the carpet of sparkling lights is Pasadena as seen from Mt Wilson in 1929, which surprised me because I wouldn’t have thought Pasadena would have been that big back then. Mt Wilson is … Continue reading