Early Pasadena

Author : Cedar Imboden Phillips
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738558370
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Pasadena written by Cedar Imboden Phillips and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name Pasadena evokes images of a sunny paradise filled with the wafting scent of orange blossoms and roses. The world looks to Pasadena every January 1, when the world-famous Tournament of Roses carries on a century-long tradition and the Rose Bowl game reigns as college football's "granddaddy of them all." Many of the city's other cultural and architectural icons also trace their roots to Pasadena's early days. From citrus groves to resort hotels, a bicycle highway and a commuter blimp, presidential visits, and summer snowstorms, the rich and varied history of early Pasadena can be seen in this volume's many unique photographs. Many of these images, taken from the archives at the Pasadena Museum of History, have never before been published. They reflect the colorful origins of a city that remains to this day a popular tourist destination, California cultural center, and a beloved home to thousands.

Author : Ann Scheid
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738530246
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Downtown Pasadena's Early Architecture written by Ann Scheid and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At sunset, the San Gabriel Mountains form a rosy sculptural backdrop for Pasadena, a city of stately street trees and lush gardens. Attracted by a paradisiacal climate, health seekers and wealthy Easterners flocked to its resort hotels--the Green, the Maryland, the Huntington, the Painter, the Raymond--and built grand residences along Orange Grove and Grand Avenues. Scores of commercial and industrial buildings rose downtown, punctuated by public works, civic buildings, schools, and churches that doubled as works of art, like the Colorado Street Bridge, the Christian Science Church, and the California Mediterranean-style city hall. Preservation efforts have succeeded in putting Old Pasadena and the Pasadena Civic Center on the National Register of Historic Places, and continued restoration has made the city's unique architectural treasures a major attraction in Southern California.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pasadena, the Early Years written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hiram Alvin Reid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Pasadena written by Hiram Alvin Reid and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ann Scheid
Publisher : HPN Books
ISBN 13 : 189361901X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Pasadena written by Ann Scheid and published by HPN Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elizabeth Pomeroy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738555676
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pasadena written by Elizabeth Pomeroy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its earliest years, the town of Pasadena has been richly endowed by nature. The abundant sunshine, dramatic mountains, and sparkling streams invited settlers to a near-paradise. Health seekers and wealth seekers arrived, amazed at the mild climate where just about anything would grow. Agriculture thrived, and Pasadenans loved the canyons and the wild edges of their community. Today Pasadena is a sophisticated city but still fringed with large natural areas: the Arroyo Seco on the west, Eaton Canyon on the east, and the San Gabriel Mountains to the north. Parks and native plant gardens preserve gems of nature within the city. Pasadenas natural history is not just a memory of the past but a living companion for the present.

Author : C. Wellington Koiner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Pasadena's Municipal Light and Power Plant written by C. Wellington Koiner and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jennie Hollingsworth Giddings
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Can Remember Early Pasadena written by Jennie Hollingsworth Giddings and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yvette J. Saavedra
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816539103
Total Pages : 281 pages
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Download or read book Pasadena Before the Roses written by Yvette J. Saavedra and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporated in 1886 by midwestern settlers known as the Indiana Colony, the City of Pasadena has grown into a world-famous tourist destination recognized for the beauty of its Tournament of Roses Parade, the excitement of the annual Rose Bowl, and the charm of the Old Town District. But what existed before the roses? Before it was Pasadena, this land was Hahamog’na, the ancestral lands of the Tongva people. Later, it comprised the heart of the San Gabriel Mission lands, and in the Mexican period, it became Rancho San Pascual. The 1771 Spanish conquest of this land set in motion several colonial processes that would continue into the twentieth century and beyond. In Pasadena Before the Roses, historian Yvette J. Saavedra examines a period of 120 years to illustrate the interconnectedness of power, ideas of land use, and the negotiation of identity within multiple colonial moments. By centering the San Gabriel Mission lands as the region’s economic, social, and cultural foundation, she shows how Indigenous, Spanish, Mexican, and American groups each have redefined the meanings of land use to build their homes and their lives. These visions have resulted in competing colonialisms that framed the racial, ethnic, gender, and class hierarchies of their respective societies.

Author : Patrick Conyers
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738569079
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pasadena, 1940-2008 written by Patrick Conyers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1940, Pasadena has experienced seismic shifts, both literally and figuratively. The postwar suburban explosion touched the city, with new homes, new jobs, and new worldviews shaping the coming of age of a municipality known for its hospitality, science, culture, and good weather. This companion volume to Arcadia Publishings Early Pasadena continues the citys remarkable story as it draws on seldom-seen photographs from the Pasadena Museum of History, along with images from private collections, to trace the story of the past 70 years. The result is a compendium that chronicles the struggles and triumphs of this beloved city. Longtime residents, new arrivals, first-time visitors, and anyone lucky enough to have experienced the Crown City firsthand will find something of interest in this engaging illustrated history.