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  The Washington Theatre was built in 1924 and opened its doors in 1925. It was operated by the Fox West Coast chain as a 900 seat ... (read more)

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  Arnold's Fine Jewelry has been in business in Pasadena for over 100 years. Founder C. O. Arnold opened his first Pasadena store around 1910. In 1936 ... (read more)

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  A world class hotel and popular winter resort, it was first opened to the public in 1905. In April, 1914 it was destroyed by fire only ... (read more)

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  Very early in the 20th century, Victor Marsh, an importer of Oriental art, built a beautiful Japanese garden on vacant land at California Blvd. and Fair ... (read more)

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  In 1925 Fred Chafee Nash opened his department store at 145 East Colorado. It would remain one of Pasadena's most popular retail centers until it was ... (read more)

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  The house was designed in 1893 by Frederick Louis Roehrig for Colonel P. C. Baker. Later his widow, Clara, would marry Reverend Robert J. Burdette, a ... (read more)

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  The Pasadena Furniture Company built their new headquarters at 532 East Colorado Blvd. in 1925, and remained in business until 1928. The building was taken over ... (read more)

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  In 1945, prior the defeat of the Japanese in WWII, Pasadena launched a War Bond drive at the Strand Theatre. The theatre opened in 1914. It ... (read more)

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  In 1874, Colonel Jabez Banbury built his home at 391 South Orange Grove. It was the first plastered house in Pasadena. By 1902, E. T. Barnum ... (read more)

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  Called "Four Corners" because it was the center of town in the 19th century. It contained the post office, a theater on the second floor, and ... (read more)

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  In January 1949, a snow storm blanketed Pasadena, closing schools and making the City Hall a winter wonderland. Holly Street, Pasadena, CA (Looking East) Date: January ... (read more)

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  These gardens were originally part of the Louis J. Merritt Estate, which was built in 1905 to 1907. In 2012, they were dug up for a ... (read more)

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  The opera house opened February 13,1889 and was said to have, "the most complete mechano-symposium of stage devices on the Pacific coast outside of San Francisco." ... (read more)

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  Warner’s Photoplay opened August 3, 1914. It had a Style D Wurlitzer 2/6 organ. The Pasadena Daily News praised it for comfort: “Local Theater is cool. ... (read more)

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  Built by Greene and Greene in 1905 for Dr. Libby. It was razed in 1968, and a condominium was constructed in 1969. 665 South Orange Grove ... (read more)

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  First two story home in Pasadena, 1875. South East Corner of California Blvd. and Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA Date: 1878 (read more)

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  Built in 1893 by T. W. Parkes for Frank S. Brown. The building was razed in 1950 and became the South building of the condominium at ... (read more)

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  915 South Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA Date: March 1914 (read more)

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  The residence of Adolphus Busch. The Busch Gardens were behind the estate. 1021 South Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA Date: 1909 (read more)

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  Built in 1894 by William C. Stuart, Vice President of News Pub. Co. Later Judge Thurmond Clarke and his wife Athalie lived there. It became a ... (read more)

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  Originally Cline's Theater which opened in 1911. Became Fox Pasadena in 1931. 61 West Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA Date: 1931 (read more)

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  Built in 1886 where the present post office sits, it had Pasadena's first large pipe organ. On December 11, 1891, a wind storm blew down the ... (read more)

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  The third large hotel built in Pasadena. It opened in 1888. The owners established a horse car to bring guests from central Pasadena. Later, an electric ... (read more)

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  ID#: PCC_MUS-30 Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Band parading past the Norton Simon Museum. (read more)

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