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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] Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.
Pasadena, California's early Anglo residents, looking for a pleasant sounding name for the town, used the Ojibwe word pa-sa-de-na, which means of the valley. Similarly, Negaunee, Michigan 's name is derived from the Ojibwe word nigani meaning foremost, in advance, leading , which was determined to be the closest Ojibwe approximation to the ...
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
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.
1949 - Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo begins. 1950 Washburn Tunnel opens. KLVL radio begins broadcasting. [9] Population: 22,483. [6] 1953 - Red Bluff Drive-In cinema in business. [10] 1960 - Population: 58,737. [6] 1961 - San Jacinto Junior College established. 1966 - Pasadena joins the regional Houston-Galveston Area Council of government ...
South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,619, up from 24,292 in the 2000 census.