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Downtown Pasadena California is the central business district of Pasadena. It is centered on Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. Downtown Pasadena is known for its historical buildings that have been preserved throughout the years. Most of the area is served by McKinley School and Blair High School
Old Pasadena is the historic core of Downtown Pasadena; it has a multitude of fine shops and restaurants (Italian and Japanese restaurants are especially numerous here). The attractions in the area involve shopping, dining, and entertainment. There are two parks, the historic Del Mar Station and Castle Green, and the headquarters of Parsons.
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. The district was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It also houses several municipal government offices, though notably not the Department of Public Works which is in Banbury Oaks.
Birds eye view of the central business cluster down Colorado Blvd of Playhouse Village
Playhouse Village, (formerly known as Playhouse District) a neighborhood in Pasadena is bordered by Interstate 210 to the north, California Boulevard to the south, Los Robles Avenue to the west, and Hudson Avenue to the east; it has a panhandle-like extension to Wilson Avenue.[citation needed] The district is also notable for its manhattanization, the legacy of extensive urbanization from the 1960s to the 1980s.
At the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Oakland Ave. is the Pasadena Star News building. The newspaper began publication in 1884. The building now houses Pasadena's location for the New School of Cooking's and a 24 Hour Fitness location. Additionally, the First United Methodist Church and Pasadena Presbyterian Church, which was the former home of KPPC-FM, are located on Colorado Blvd.
The USC Pacific Asia Museum, which started in 1971, is located on North Los Robles Avenue. It has a collection of 15,000 pieces of art work from Asia and the Pacific Islands.[1]
Northwest Pasadena
Gamble House was home to David B. Gamble of the Procter & Gamblecompany.
Northwest Pasadena is bordered on the north and west by the city limits, on the south by the 210 and 134 Freeways, and the east by Los Robles and El Molino Avenues. It has traditionally been a working-class area with a significant African-American population. Portions of Northwest Pasadena were razed to build the 210 Freeway and the 210/134 interchange. Residents of Northwest Pasadena generally attend John Muir High School. The region is served by Metro Local lines 256, 660 and 662, as well as Pasadena ARTS routes 20, 31, 32, 51 and 52. Corridors of commercial development in this area include Fair Oaks Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Orange Grove Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, and Woodbury Road.
Arroyo Terrace
The houses surrounding Brookside Park are referred to as Arroyo Terrace, The Brookside Park/Arroyo Terrace neighborhood. It is Pasadena's second largest neighborhood by area, and its second most sparsely populated. The neighborhood is bordered by Oak Grove Drive to the north, the Arroyo Seco Canyon wall to the south, Linda Vista Avenue to the West, and Forest and Rosemont Avenues to the East. It has an odd shape; almost all of Brookside Park is served by Grover Cleveland Elementary School, Eliot and Butler Middle Schools, and John Muir High School. Chandler School is a private school in the neighborhood. A portion of the neighborhood is the Park Place–Arroyo Terrace Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 2007. [2]
Banbury Oaks
Banbury Oaks[3] is bordered by Washington Boulevard to the north, Mountain Street to the south, Fair Oaks Avenue to the East, and Forest Avenue to the west. The Banbury Oaks Neighborhood Association[4] sets Banbury Oaks' boundaries at Sunset Ave. between Claremont St. and Mountain St. including 1/2 block of Claremont St. between Glen Ave. & Sunset Ave.[4] The neighborhood is bisected by the 210 freeway. The main roads through the neighborhood are Hammond Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Jackie Robinson Park is located on Fair Oaks and Hammond, Jackie Robinson's childhood home is nearby. On the east side of Sunset Avenue from Glorieta Avenue to Hammond Avenue three houses are not part of the Banbury Oaks Landmark District. The residents chose not be included as part of the historical landmark status of the Banbury Oaks Landmark district in the city of Pasadena. The Pasadena Historic Preservation Commission also covers the Banbury Oaks district.[5]
Banbury Oaks is served by Cleveland Elementary School and Octavia Butler Middle School.
Garfield Heights
Garfield Heights is bordered by Washington Boulevard to the north, Mountain Street to the south, North Marengo Avenue to the west, and Los Robles Avenue to the east.The original tract's name was registered with the city of Pasadena in 1904. In 1998, the area was designated a landmark district.[6]
The neighborhood contains one of the city's oldest intact neighborhoods featuring a variety of architectural styles ranging from Queen Anne to Spanish Revival. Many of the era's architects built homes here including Meyer & Holler, Greene and Greene and Sylvanus Marston. Los Angeles magazine referred to the neighborhood as "Pasadena's very well kept little secret".[7]
Garfield Heights is served by Washington Elementary, Washington Middle, and John Muir High School.
La Pintoresca
La Pintoresca is a neighborhood in Pasadena surrounding the park of the same name. It is bordered by Montana Street to the north, Washington Boulevard to the south, Fair Oaks Avenue to the west, and Los Robles Avenue to the east. Notable landmarks in the neighborhood include Octavia Butler Middle School, Washington Elementary School, La Pintoresca Park, and Robincroft Castle.
Lincoln-Villa
Lincoln-Villa is bordered by Mountain Street to the north, Walnut Street to the south, Lincoln Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard to the west, and Fair Oaks Avenue to the east.
Lincoln-Villa's central plaza covers a couple of city blocks around the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard, in addition to commercial developments on Fair Oaks, Villa Street, and Peoria Street. The neighborhood is also home to Pasadena's central post office. Much of the neighborhood was destroyed in the late 1960s making way for the intersection of the 210, 710, and 134 Freeways. Lincoln-Villa has some of Pasadena's heaviest street traffic, as a result of the aforementioned freeway interchange and the neighborhood's position between Downtown and the Rose Bowl.
Lincoln-Villa is served by Cleveland and Roosevelt Elementary Schools and Octavia Butler Middle School
The Oaks neighborhood is bordered by Mountain Street to the north, Interstate 210 to the south, the El Molino Avenue to the east, and Los Robles Avenue to the west.
The Oaks is home to Madison Elementary School, and is also served by Octavia Butler Middle School, Pasadena High School and John Muir High School. The Oaks is split between City Council District 3, represented by interim council member Justin Jones, and District 5, represented by Jessica Rivas.
Orange Heights
A house in Orange Heights
Orange Heights is bordered by Jackson Street to the north, Mountain Street to the south, Los Robles Avenue to the west, and El Molino Avenue to the east. The Orange Heights-Barnhart Historic District was added to the NHRP (National Register of Historical Places) on September 29, 1995[8]
Orange Heights is served by Longfellow Elementary School, Eliot Middle School, and John Muir High School. Orange Heights is part of City Council District 3, represented by John J Kennedy, and District 5, represented by Jessica Rivas.
Prospect Park is bordered by Westgate Street to the north, Orange Grove Boulevard to the south, Rosemont Avenue to the west, and Lincoln Avenue to the east. Many of the historic homes in the neighborhood were built between 1906 and 1930. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1983.[9]
Villa Parke
Villa Parke is bordered by Mountain Street to the north, Interstate 210 to the south, Fair Oaks Avenue to the west, and Los Robles Avenue to the east. It surrounds the recreation center with the same name, located at Villa Street and Euclid Avenue. At the district's southern edge is the iconic brick clock tower at St. Andrew's Church.
Villa Parke has its own soccer league, The Villa Parke Soccer League. The league has divisions including women's division, Mascotas division( children), teens division, and adult division. Various game fields include Villa Parke field, Brookside field, Victory Park field, the Rose Bowl, and other parks in the Pasadena/Altadena area. Sometimes John Muir and other schools are as locations for games.
Villa Parke is served by Madison and Washington Elementary Schools, Octavia Butler Middle School, and John Muir High School.
North Lake
North Lake is a large area of Pasadena with all of the neighborhoods along North Lake Avenue between Walnut Street and Woodbury Road. Lake Avenue the major commercial and transportation corridor of this area; Orange Grove Blvd, Washington Boulevard and Hill Avenue are also important streets. The area is split between Muir and Pasadena High Schools. The Metro A Line has a station on Lake Avenue at Interstate 210. The neighborhood is served by Metro Local line 256, 662 and Pasadena Transit routes 20, 31, 32 and 40.
Bungalow Heaven is a landmark district centered on McDonald Park. The district is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Catalina Villas
Catalina Villas is bordered by Orange Grove Boulevard to the north, Walnut Street and Colorado Boulevard to the south, Lake and Wilson Avenues to the west, and Hill Avenue to the east.
There is heavy commercial development on Colorado Boulevard, Walnut Street, Lake Avenue, and Hill Avenue. The neighborhood is bisected by the I-210 and has no parks. Catalina Villas is served by Jefferson and McKinley Elementary Schools; Wilson, McKinley, and Eliot Middle Schools.
Lexington Heights
Lexington Heights is bordered by Atchison Street (the northern city limit) to the north, Washington Boulevard to the south, Lake Avenue to the west, and Hill Avenue to the east. Lake Avenue and Washington Boulevard have some commercial development, but for the most part Lexington Heights is a residential neighborhood. Lexington Heights is home to Longfellow Elementary School; it is served by Burbank Elementary School and Eliot Middle School
Normandie Heights is bordered by Woodbury Road to the north, Washington Boulevard to the south, Los Robles Avenue to the west, and Lake Avenue to the east.
Olive Heights
Olive Heights is the most densely populated neighborhood in Pasadena. It is bordered by Mountain Street to the north, Walnut Street to the south, El Molino Avenue to the west, and Lake Avenue to the east.[10]
Olive Heights is served by Madison, Jefferson, and McKinley Elementary Schools as well as Washington, Eliot, and McKinley Middle Schools. Olive Heights is part of City Council District 3, represented by John J Kennedy, and District 5, represented by Jessica Rivas.
Far East
The far east portion of Pasadena is east of the Eaton Canyon Wash; some of the newer neighborhoods of Pasadena are here.
Chapman
Chapman, also known as Chapman Woods is a neighborhood in southern California. Most of the neighborhood is in unincorporated East Pasadena, California, with a small portion extending into the city of Pasadena. The portions in Pasadena are south of Del Mar Blvd and east of the Eaton Wash.
Hastings Ranch is a development east of Sierra Made Villa Avenue and north of the 210 freeway. Formerly a ranch and an airfield, it became a housing tract in the late 1940s and 1950s.
