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 P ASADEXA, the Crown City of Southern California, is pre-eminently a city of beautiful homes. This feature 
 is very strikinji; to the "strang-er within our gate.s," and to the one who has resided in this Southland long 
 enough to have come into touch with its varied conditions, it presents a never ending charm. From the little 
 bungalow to the more pretentious residence, everything seems arranged in an artistic manner, and with a 
 view to comfort. In older settled communities the word "cottage" stands for small rooms, with the ma.xinuun of 
 inconvenience, hut it becomes a matter of surprise to the tourist in Pasadena, to see the small bungalow, with all 
 modern conveniences, and thoroughly up-to-date. The weather conditions make Pasadena unsurpassed as a 
 winter resort, and the number of fine residences in the city, and the increasing number built yearly, attest the fact that 
 the city is gaining popularity from season to season, as it becomes better known. 
 
 Pasadena's history, as a definite settlement, dates from 1874, when a number of men from Indianapolis, Indiana, 
 established a community which, for want of a better name, was called the Indiana Colony. Since that time the 
 growth has been as ra])id as is consistent with permanency. The U. S. census of lyoo gives a population of 9,117, 
 while the city directory of 1905 indicates over 21,000, showing an increase of over 100 |)cr cent, in half a decade, ami 
 "the end is not vet." The citv is on the lines of the Santa Fc, .Southern Pacific and the new Salt Fake Route. The 
 Pacific Electric Company has two lines between Pasadena and Eos Angeles, a third line under construction. 
 
 The hotels of Pasadena are known from Coast to Coast, and the fact that they have been enlarged and refitted on 
 a more elaborate scale, from year to year, shows their increasing popularity, d'he capacity of the Hotel Green is 
 1000 guests; the Maryland (with its cottages), 500; the Raymond, 500 ; tlie Pintoresca, 200, and the Guirnalda too. 
 Some' of the hotels are open only during the winter season, and others run the entire year, so that amjile 
 accommodations are furnished to the visitor at any season of the year. The educational facilities offered are 
 gratifying in the highest degree. In addition to Throop Polytechnic Institute, the city has seventeen public 
 schools, with over one hundred teachers ; two business colleges, and a number of ]>rivate schools. There is a fine 
 public lihrarv of upwards of 24.000 volumes, situated in one of the city parks, surrounded by a wealth of semi- 
 trojjical vegetation, making an ideal location. 
 
 .A lack of space forbids detailing all the points of interest about the city ; the many accessible canons in the Sierra 
 Madre Range, which stands like an ever-watchful sentinel over the city; the numerous beach re.sorts, all of which 
 can he reached by electric or steam lines; the mountain camps, among the fragrant pines; the ride to .Alpine Tavern 
 and Mount Fowe on the incline and electric railways, a wonderful piece of engineering; the Carnegie Solar 
 ohservatorv, on Mt. \\'ilson, just completed, costing $100,000.00; the old San (lahriel .Mission — all these and more 
 are of never failing interest, and are all easily accessible to the city . 
 
 Two daily papers are carrying full .Associated Press reports. During the past year over 800 dwellings and 
 too store rooms were constructed, representing an expenditure of over $1,000,000. 
 
 Pasadena's past, business, social and educational, is more than satisfactory and her future is promising of con- 
 tinuallv increasing prosperity. What more can he said? 
 
 Much credit is due IMr. H. H. Fyons for collecting and arranging the fine representative series of views 
 contained herein. 
 
PASADENA IN 187S. 
 
ORANGES AND ROSES, 
 
 PEPPERS AND BLOSSOMS. 
 
FIRST HOUSE IN PASADENA, 
 
MR. FRANK RYDER'S BUNGALOW, S. MADISON AVE. 
 
NORTH LOS ROBLES AVENUE. 
 
 COLORADO STREET LOOKING WEST FROM RAYMOND AVENUE 
 
^IT. LOWE RAILWAY, ABOVE THE CLOUDS 
 
PASADENA GARDEN SCENE 
 
SAN GABRIEL MISSION STEPS. 
 
 FALLS AT EATON'S CANYON 
 
THE MOUNT I.OWE RAILWAY INCLINE. MUTUALLY SATISFIED. 
 
THE WALK— iFARENGO AVENUE. 
 
E. COLORADO STREET. 
 
A DRIVE ON ORANGE GROVE AVENUE 
 

 
 
 
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PUBLIC LIBRARY AND PARK, 
 
 
A POPPY FIELD— SHOWING ALTADENA AND THE ilOUNTAINS, 
 
50,000 GOLD OF OPHIR ROSES. 
 
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THE HOTEL RAYMOND— GENERAL WENTWORTH. ^lANAGER, 
 WALTER RAYMOND, PROPRIETOR. 
 
A TRAIL ON MT. LOWE. 
 
UNIVERSAI.IST CHURCH, RAYMOND AVE. 
 
 TWIN PALMS 
 
RESIDENCE OF C. P. MOREHOUSE, ORANGE GROVE AVE, 
 
RESIDENCE OF COL. HOLMES, N. GRAND AVE, 
 
RESIDENCE OF ANDREW McNALLY. 
 
HOTEL MARYLAND— D. M. LINNARD, MANAGER. 
 
SAN GABRIEL MISSION 
 
BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
FROM INSPIRATION POINT, MT. LOWE. 
 
CITY HALT.. PASADENA. 
 
 WILSON SCHOOL. 
 
EAGLE ROCK 
 
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