Linda Vista School closed on June 30, 2006 (Photo – googlemap)
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education has taken a significant step toward repurposing the former Linda Vista School site by approving a Resolution of Interest (ROI).
By Rena Kurlander
Linda Vista School opened on July 1, 1980, and closed on June 30, 2006. The resolution authorizes the district to begin soliciting and evaluating development proposals for the property located at 1269 Linda Vista Avenue.
This decision marks a key milestone in PUSD’s Asset Management Plan, launched in 2024, which aims to optimize the use of district-owned properties and generate sustainable revenue to support student learning. Currently serving as a community park through a joint-use agreement with the City of Pasadena, the Linda Vista site is one of several closed campuses under consideration for redevelopment.
District staff recommended the ROI process as the most expedient and fiscally responsible path forward, citing both the district’s urgent need for revenue and the opportunity to maintain ongoing dialogue about the site’s future.
“This action allows us to responsibly move forward with development opportunities that can bring long-term resources to students, schools, and our communities,” said PUSD Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco, Ed.D., “while continuing conversations with the community and the City of Pasadena about the use of the property.”
The ROI invites proposals for joint occupancy, including residential and other mixed-use developments, while preserving the district’s ability to retain a portion of the site. The process emphasizes transparency, community engagement, and alignment with district goals for revitalization and beautification.
Next steps include presenting criteria for a formal Request for Proposal (RFP), which will be reviewed and approved by the Board. All submitted proposals will be considered at a future public meeting, where the Board retains the authority to accept, modify, or reject any plans.
Maybe Linda Vista School REOPENED in 1980. I was a student there in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s!
I did some proposed remedial design work for that campus at Miralles Associates. It was kind of unsalvageable, especially with that stock classroom building with NO WINDOWS that was mouldering away unused. It was a big disappointment to the neighborhood that it lost its own PUSD campus, but the demographic shift was unstoppable, not enough kids to support the campus. Pasadena had become very expensive even 20 years ago.