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The Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena Central Library, and Pasadena Civic Auditorium serve as the centerpieces of the district.. The Beaux-Arts Mediterranean Revival City Hall building was designed by San Francisco architects Bakewell and Brown in the style of 16th-century Italian architect Andrea Palladio.
The Civic Auditorium, one of the major structures in the Pasadena Civic Center District, was built in 1931 and is best known for being the home for the Emmy Awards from 1977 until 1997. It was designed by architects George Edwin Bergstrom , Cyril Bennett , and Fitch Haskell . [ 1 ]
Pasadena City Hall is the historic city hall of Pasadena, California, United States. Completed in 1927, it combines elements of both Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, and is a significant architectural example of the City Beautiful movement of the 1920s.
The Civic Center lies to the east of Old Pasadena and was built in the 1920s. It is roughly bounded by Walnut and Green Streets and Raymond and Euclid Avenues. It is home to Pasadena's City Hall, Pasadena Central Library, Paseo Colorado, and the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska; Albuquerque Civic Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico; The Dalles Civic Auditorium in The Dalles, Oregon; Keller Auditorium (formerly known as the Portland Civic Auditorium) in Portland, Oregon; Mechanics Bank Theater and Convention Center (formerly known as the Civic Auditorium) in Bakersfield ...
The storied Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, which was long considered one of the region's top classical music venues, is for sale after being owned by a local church for the last two decades.
The Pasadena Symphony was founded in 1928 as the Pasadena Civic Orchestra by Reginald Bland. From 1936 to 1972, Dr. Richard Lert served as Music Director and Conductor. Virginia Gregg played double bass in the orchestra at this time before starring on the radio. The symphony was recognized with Metropolitan Status by the American Symphony ...
The Civic Center Financial District is a historic district composed of five buildings near the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Marengo Avenue in Pasadena, California. The Security Pacific Building and the Citizens Bank Building are located at the intersection itself and considered the centerpieces of the district, while the MacArthur ...