Author: Marina Khrustaleva

The First Methodist Church in Pasadena is celebrating 150 years since the congregation was  established and 100 years of the marvelous Gothic building. The...

California is officially in the midst of the housing crisis. Home purchase prices are soaring, interest rates are unreasonable, and rent goes up and up every...

There are not many vacant church buildings in Los Angeles. The Trinity Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church at 570 E. Orange Grove Ave in Pasadena was vacant...

It’s nice to see that vacant historic buildings in Pasadena that were waiting for a new form of life for the duration of the pandemic start welcoming new...

Light Through the Oldest Stained Glass in Town. By Marina Khrustaleva Pasadena is home to spirituality and art, and it always was. Early congregations started...

Historic & Vacant I drive by this modest building at 6000 Monterey Road every morning. Last year, the property was up for a long-term lease, with a...

Historic & Vacant Across the street from Memorial Park is a building that keeps more memories than you can imagine. By Marina Khrustaleva It turned 120...

Historic & Vacant The long-term effects of COVID start to show on the main streets of cities all over the world. By Marina Khrustaleva A year ago, there...

The Denny’s restaurant on Huntington Drive in Arcadia still has the iconic windmill of Van de Kamp’s baking empire. By Marina Khrustaleva The family...

Historic & Vacant A rare historic property sale in the heart of South Pasadena. By Marina Khrustaleva The South Pasadena School District is selling its...

California architecture lovers celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Irving J. Gill (1870 –1936), one of the earliest American modernist architects. By...

PASADENA HISTORY These days, all churches all over the country are closed, sermons are broadcasted online. This is an unprecedented situation for Pasadena which...