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Party on the platform: A celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge

If structures in the city play a starring role in the film reel of Pasadena’s life, the Colorado Street Bridge would be its perennial headliner. Once again this year, the roadway will be closed to traffic for a celebration on … Continue reading

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Photos: L.A. Heritage Day at the Heritage Square Museum

>>GO  The third annual L.A. Heritage Day was held Sunday at the Heritage Square Museum, nestled along the Pasadena Freeway near the Arroyo Seco. The day was an opportunity to step inside some of the historic structures now located at … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Public art in Pasadena: Evaluate or eviscerate?

>>THINK **UPDATE: Janette Williams will revisit this issue with a story in the Sunday Star-News. Apparently, the Chase Bank is still remodeling its lobby, and there may be no room for the 50-foot Millard Sheets mural. The city is working … Continue reading

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Historic Michael White Adobe under threat of demolition in San Marino

>>THINK An L.A. Times piece yesterday examined the undetermined but almost certainly gloomy fate of the Michael White Adobe in San Marino. The structure is unusually situated on the San Marino High School campus, which sprung up around the adobe. … Continue reading

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What’s to become of the former YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan?

>>THINK Curbed LA has obtained renderings for a proposal to restore the historic YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan. The images come on the heels of a Pasadena Weekly story about the growing movement by city officials and preservationists to … Continue reading

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