Among the mansions that lined South Orange Grove Avenue at the turn of the century, the home at 707 has experienced a more varied history …
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Wrigley & Renton: Pasadenans on Catalina, Part II
This is the final article in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late …
Wrigley & Renton: Pasadenans on Catalina, Part I
This is the fifth article in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late …
Charles F. Holder: A Pasadenan on Catalina
This is the fourth in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH …
Peter Gano: A Pasadenan on Catalina
This is the third in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH …
Hancock Banning: A Pasadenan on Catalina
This is the second in a six-part series on “five Pasadenans who had a lasting effect on Catalina Island,” as documented by the late PMH …
Five Pasadenans and Santa Catalina Island
“This is the story of five Pasadenans who have had a lasting effect on Santa Catalina Island,” noted then-Pasadena Historical Society (now Pasadena Museum of …
The Home with Gold Doorknobs
Arlington Garden continues to attract attention for its beautiful landscaping and variety of Mediterranean plants. It was previously the scene of a noted garden more than …
Blooming Messages: The Victorian Language of Flowers
Eva Scott Fenyes (1849-1930). Hollyhocks, Milford, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1884. Watercolor sketch (ESF.009.1286) Eva Scott Fenyes (1849-1930), whose Pasadena estate is now home to Pasadena …
Pasadena’s First “First Responders”
They may not have called themselves Pasadena’s Bucket Brigade, but we should consider the citizens of Pasadena as this young city’s first “first responders.” There …
