Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/14/2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Pasadena Central Park
Category(ies)
Carrie McAdoo’s grocery store at 679 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, circa 1909 (Black History Collection, BH-L-24-11)
Join the Pasadena Museum of History to walk in the footsteps of the people of Pasadena and learn about their stories, many of which have been forgotten and are overdue for rediscovery.
In Pasadena’s early years, the area south of present-day Old Pasadena was home to people from a diverse range of ethnicities and backgrounds. We’ll explore the difficulties and opportunities they encountered as they navigated life in the Crown City working as Pullman porters, launderers, entrepreneurs, domestic workers, artists, and agricultural/construction workers, among other pursuits.
The tour will begin just south of Old Pasadena, on Dayton Street. It will then circle Central Park, discussing the original railroad system, businesses and hotels in the area, and the people who built and worked in them. After a short jaunt into the alleys of Old Pasadena, it will return to the park to end the tour in the shade of the towers of Castle Green.
Tickets: General $25, Pasadena Museum of History Members $20
Space is limited; advance reservations required. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning August 1.
> For additional information and to purchase tickets, see this link.
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