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Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.Founded in 1874 and incorporated in 1886, the city is famous for its colorful history and for the hosting of both the Tournament of Roses Parade (since 1890) and the annual Rose Bowl game football game (since 1902).
Pasadena (/ ˌ p æ s ə ˈ d iː n ə / PAS-ə-DEE-nə) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles.It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. [19]
Pasadena's downtown declined between 1930 and 1980, but has since been revived as “Old Pasadena”, one of Southern California's most popular shopping and entertainment destinations. Redevelopment of the downtown area started as there was an infusion of about more than $400 million in public and private money. [11]
Two of Pasadena's historic bridges, the Colorado Street Bridge, built in 1913 and known for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, light standards, and railings, and the La Loma Bridge, built in 1914, are among the sites listed on the Register. Thirty-one of Pasadena's listings are historic districts, which include multiple contributing properties.
The History of Pasadena, California: in the Native American, Spanish-Mexican colonial, Euro-American immigrant, post-U.S. statehood, and recent eras. Further information: History of Pasadena, California and Tongva
The first game, held at Tournament Park on what is now the campus of Cal Tech in Pasadena, saw the Michigan Wolverines under Fielding H. Yost defeat Stanford in a 49-0 drubbing so bad that the ...
Pasadena Museum of History is a private, nonprofit museum and research library located in Pasadena, California.It is the only institution dedicated to the history, art and culture of historic Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley.
The Arroyo Seco region can be considered by historical accounts as the birthplace of Pasadena. After the 1820s secularization of the Missions, the broad area to the east of the Arroyo was the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pascual, present-day Pasadena, California. Manuel Garfias was the grantee of the Rancho and its longest early resident.