Pasadena

A dynamic city centered in beautiful Southern California, Pasadena is a city of discovery – from dining and shopping to theater and art galleries. Pasadena offers the business and recreational traveler a surprising combination of sophisticated charm, culture, history, and fun.

Pasadena is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. In addition, Pasadena is also home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology (Cal tech), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Fuller Theological Seminary, Art Center College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Norton Simon Museum of Art and the Pacific Asia Museum.

Pasadena's prominence in the cultural, scientific, architectural and sporting history of Southern California is evidenced by the heavy concentration of registered historic places. Thirty-one of Pasadena's listings are historic districts, which include multiple contributing properties. Among these historic districts is Old Town Pasadena, a thriving historic district of shops, bars and restaurants in well-preserved turn-of-the-century buildings with its center at Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. Other historic districts include the Pasadena Playhouse Historic District, the Pasadena Civic Center District, the Bungalow Heaven Landmark District, the Civic Center Financial District, the Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District, the Orange Heights-Barnhart Tracts Historic District, the Park Place-Arroyo Terrace Historic District, the Prospect Historic District and the South Marengo Historic District.

Pasadena is the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County and was incorporated on June 19, 1886

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