South Orange Grove: Mid-Century Living on Millionaire's Row
May 16, 2015 |
The Great Depression brought the end of an era for Pasadena, and by 1941, the city's famed "Millionaire's Row" was lined with "For Sale" signs. Once magnificent homes now stood vacant and in disrepair or had become boarding houses.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Lecture - 10:00 a.m.
Tour - 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
This state of affairs prompted a group of 20 property owners, including Lilly Busch of the famous Busch Estate, to petition the Planning Commission for special zoning to allow 6-story apartment buildings. Prominent longtime residents including industrialist Thomas Warner and steel baron Hulett Merritt loudly protested. Despite a heated public debate that raged for several years, the L.A. Times presciently reported in late 1941 that South Orange Grove "may soon succumb to the trend of streamlined living and become a boulevard of swanky apartment houses." By the close of the decade, the re-invention of South Orange Grove Boulevard was already underway.
Pasadena Heritage presents a lecture and walking tour about the people and stories behind this pivotal moment in the Boulevard's history. Join us for an up-close look at garden apartment luxuries, richly landscaped courtyards, and the mid-century architecture of today's Millionaires Row.
Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite. If available, same day tickets can be purchased at the Westridge School for Girls, 324 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, CA 91105; between 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
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www.pasadenaheritage.org/sogb |
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Pasadena, CA |
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preservation@pasadenaheritage.org |
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