Let Pasadena’s incomparable clear skies lure you. Stay among its thriving community and enjoy a city with every form of entertainment at your fingertips. If you’re looking to call Pasadena home, or just looking, come here often. AroundTownPasadena covers historic landmarks, spotlights some of the most stunning real estate in town, and lets you know which homes are currently for sale.
Pasadena’s Majestic History and Architectural Legacy. The entrepreneurial spirit that transformed Pasadena from an agrarian town dependent on citrus groves into a resort destination for wealthy easterners is as alive as ever. We are still doing it right. Not only is this a hot spot for fun, but here is a city world renowned for leading cultural and scientific icons such as Caltech, Art Center, Norton Simon Museum and the Pasadena Playhouse, to name a few. It’s no wonder Pasadena became known as the Crown of the Valley. The landscape may change, but the rich cultural heritage and beauty of Pasadena is upheld with pride year after year.
Pasadena is famous for hosting the Rose Parade and an annual football game at the Rose Bowl, but it was also a center of architectural innovation in the early 20th Century as Greene and Greene built their innovative Craftsman-style bungalow houses and larger-scale ultimate bungalows throughout Pasadena. Many other architects of note have designed significant buildings in Pasadena. Thirty-one of Pasadena’s listings on The National Register of Historic Places are neighborhood districts. These districts include multiple contributing properties… from historic homes to the most modern residences, Pasadena has it all when it comes to real estate.
Resort Weather. Warm springs and hot Mediterranean summers keep the gorgeous trees blooming and the patio dining seats packed with people- watching diners. We are higher and further inland than Los Angeles and nestled between the San Rafael Hills and the San Gabriel Mountains. So, the air is a bit drier, warmer in summer, cooler in winter. From golden leaves filling the tree lined streets in autumn, winter snow on nearby peaks, glorious blooms in spring, Pasadena’s cityscape is the perfect backdrop any time of year. With its City Hall dome poised 864 ft. above sea level, Pasadena is clearly a head above the rest.
Shopping and Eating in the City. In Old Pasadena, the Playhouse District and on South Lake Avenue, you can shop ’til you drop—- into a Zagat rated restaurant that is! Pasadena is a city with nooks and crannies stacked with bistros, cafes and epicurean delicacies from Japan to the California coast.
Cultural Excellence in the City of Roses. Pasadena’s cultural secret is its perfect combination of architectural beauty and community members that take pride in its unique history. Strong cultural, historical, neighborhood and merchant associations make for activities and local advocacy. Events with humble beginnings, such as a parade of buggies adorned with flowers blossomed into The Tournament of Roses Parade. The parade is now considered “America’s New Year’s Celebration.”
Thanks to over a century of effective planning, Pasadena continues to be the reigning Crown City of the Valley, with so much to offer you’ll have to stay a while.
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