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History of PasadenaPasadena was first settled by the Hahamogna Tribe of Native Americans. They lived in villages through the foothills and up into the San Gabriel Mountains. When the Spanish arrived and built the San Gabriel Mission in 1771 the Hahamogna were pressed into work as mission laborers tending orchards, vineyards, and herds of cattle In 1848, the United States took the land. Four years later, after California had become a state, Colonel Manuel Garfias, built a hacienda the Arroyo Seco where by 1859 he was one of the first California victims of mortgage default. He had lived grandly, couldn’t make his loan and lost his land. In 1886 Pasadena incorporated, the first city in Los Angeles County to do so. Throughout the decade and into the 20th century, sewers were dug, streets paved and electric street lighting hung. In 1891 the school that was to become the California Institute of Technology was founded. Grand hotels started to be built. Chinese were brought in to work on the railroad. The first Rose Parade was held in 1890, because as one of the members of the sponsoring club put it, "In New York, people are buried in snow. Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." The tradition continues to this day with bands from around the country, equestrians, celebrities and elaborate floats that have to meet a strict standard according to the rules. "Every inch of every float must be covered with flowers or other natural materials, such as leaves, seeds or bark.” Most of the construction is done by volunteers. Football was added to the festivities in 1902 but the first game left the organizers with a huge loss, both financially and in the score. For 14 years chariot racing replaced football. The game was back in 1916. The Rose Bowl was built for the tournament in 1923. The stadium is now a National Historic Landmark where it’s renowned as the site of the nation’s first, oldest and most famous college football postseason bowl game. Since 1947, the game has been selling out. Description of PasadenaTen miles from downtown Los Angeles, via the Pasadena freeway, the first in California, Pasadena is bordered by 11 communities--Highland Park, Eagle Rock, South Pasadena, San Marino, Temple City, San Gabriel, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, La Cañada Flintridge, and Altadena Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and educational institutions, including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena City College (PCC), NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and the Art Center College of Design. Residents of Pasadena144,000 people live in the 25 square miles that make up Pasadena. The racial makeup of the city was 39% White, 33% Latino, 14% Blacks, 10.00% Asian. The median age is 34 years. The median household income in the city is $58,000. 42% of residents 25 and older have a four year degree. Rentals in PasadenaRentals in Pasadena include both homes and apartments. The median rental in the city is $1261. There is no rent control. Pasadena rentals can dramatically range in price based on the amenities offered and the size of the home. Fun Things to do PasadenaSince you’re already there, why not take in a Rose Bowl Game and the Tournament of Roses Parade? Even if you’re still nursing your hangover New Year’s Day, you can catch the floats on display throughout the day. The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center is located adjacent to the Rose Bowl Stadium. The pools hosted the final practices of the 2000 US Olympic swimming and diving team. It is the home practice pool of multiple Senior Olympics Gold Medal Winner Glen Gruber. The Rose Bowl is also the site of a popular tennis facility. If the Rose Parade with her queen and court are too formal, maybe the satirizing Doo Dah Parade,is more your style with marhers like the synchronized attaché case drill team. It’s an annual May event The Pasadena Playhouse is California’s state theater. The 686 seat theater has hosted premieres by Eugene O’Neill, William Saroyan, Noel Coward, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams, It recently went through bankruptcy but has reopened its doors. The Norton Simon Museum has an exquisite impressionist collection, and other European paintings, sculpture, and tapestry. It was built around a landscaped sculpture garden with a pond. The Pasadena Symphony, founded in 1862, plays an annual concert program at the Pasadena Civic Center Pasadena is close to the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel mountains which offer bounding mountain streams, hiking and wintertime skiing. |
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