Pasadena Old Town-Power Walk Through Historic Old Town

Pasadena Old Town-Power Walk Through Historic Old Town

I maintain that one of the fastest, healthiest and least expensive ways to get to know your neighborhood is to Power Walk It!

Today, the streets are wide and filled with awesome shopping opportunity and modern day parking meters that take credit cards.

It’s hard to imagine that the Facades of the buildings use to be mainly Victorian and and the streets were much narrower in the 1920’s before the city petition have the street paved, widened and all the buildings were set back 14 feet on both sides of Colorado Blvd. Now most of the building facades are Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco façades.

Don’t be afraid to walk or jog through the Alleys of Pasadena Old Town because that’s were you will see a lot of the original construction and even a couple original Villas tucken in the alley were service people use to live back with Pasadena Old Town was as Resort Town in the 1880’s

Did you Know THIS about Pasadena Old Town?

Pasadena Old Town Was Established In: On March 2, 1888, South Pasadena officially incorporated Population: 25,824

Pasadena Was Named After: The name Pasadena literally means "valley" in the Chippewa language but has been interpreted to mean "Crown of the Valley"

Famous Residents That Live or Lived in.

• The Van Halen brothers, Rock Musicians
• David Lee Roth, Rock Musician
• Jackie Robinson, Baseball Legend
• Robert Reed, Actor (best known for role as Mike Brady on "The Brady Bunch")
• George Reeves, Actor (best known as Superman)
• Kevin Costner, Actor
• Sihran Sihran, Assassin of RFK
• Albert Einstein, Physicist
• Wil Wheaton, Actor
• Howard W. Hunter, President of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
• Bobby Fischer, Chess player
• Amelia Earhart, pilot
• Tony MacAlpine, Guitarist

Fun Fact: Julia Child, Celebrity Chef, was born in Pasadena, CA.

Here are some of the shots I’ve taken on 2 recent Power Walks through Pasadena Old Town.

Libary Ruins: Last remains fo the Library after the 1933 Earth Quake.

Photo of Pasadena Old Town First School House.   One of those original Villas tucked away in an alley used by service people back in the 1880s. An original Terra Cotta Bricked Building (That’s not paint!)
  One of the last remaining Signs Painted on a Building this sign is for “Cluney’s Pasadena Theatre”

I hope you enjoyed my Pasadena Old Town Power Walk tour. And just so you know, not only did I learn more about Pasadena Old Town and capture all of these cool photos, but I burned over 600 calories while having a lot of fun!

 

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