Due to high demand for this tour we have added a second tour time of 10:30. Please reserve your tickets now!

Pasadena, settled by a group of farmers from Indiana in the 1870s, originally developed along the Arroyo Seco. The Pasadena Playhouse Historic District contains approximately 34 buildings, which represent the eastward growth of the City’s urban core during the 1920s and 1930s, after Pasadena’s economy had changed from agriculture to tourism. Development of this area was spurred by the construction of Pasadena’s grand and imposing Civic Center in the 1920s, prompting the construction of residential, religious and cultural facilities in the district. This walking tour includes the Scottish Rite Cathedral, the United Artist Theater, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Professional Building (Pasadena’s only Gothic revival office building) and the First Trust Building.

Tours last approximately 1.5 hours with a walking distance of approximately 1 mile.

Our next Pasadena Playhouse District Walking Tour will be on July 1st.

Saturday, May 6 | 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM
Tickets $18 members | $22 nonmembers