710 stub, 2024 (File Photo – ColoradoBlvd.net)
Pasadena Wants To Hear Your Experience of the State Route 710 (Sr 710) Freeway Construction.
By News Desk
The City of Pasadena has begun the oral history component of the Historic Project for the City’s 710 Stub Master Plan. The oral history portion, one of three parts, aims to capture and acknowledge the diverse stories of community members displaced by the SR 710 Freeway (710) construction project.
Thousands of displaced residents, businesses and institutions
For Caltrans to create the path for the planned 710 Freeway in the 1960s and the 1970s, thousands of residents, local businesses, and community institutions were displaced through the eminent domain process.
Former residents and family members of those personally impacted by the 710 construction are invited to share their experience via an online oral history survey. The survey is designed to capture data, stories, and lived experiences in an engaging manner. These stories and perspectives are important to compiling a comprehensive narrative from residents who were impacted by the construction of the 710. The City is committed to including all of its diverse community and understands that every story will contribute to the rich tapestry of the Historic Project’s oral history.
Tell your story!
The online survey will open on Monday, April 29, and will close on Sunday, June 30, 2024. The survey will be available in a variety of languages including English, Japanese, and Spanish. It will cover a wide range of topics including:
- Family and personal experiences with the SR 710 Freeway Construction
- Historical significance of the freeway construction on the Pasadena community
- Environmental, social, and economic impacts of the construction project
Visit OralHistoryInput to get started.
The information collected in the survey will be analyzed and used to select candidates for preliminary interviews conducted by an experienced historian.
Be the storyteller of your experience or of your family’s and contribute to this important collective effort. You may phone from Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at (626) 405-4848 to request a printed copy of the survey or to speak with the City’s consultant working on this project. A voicemail recording will be available 24/7.
I went to a No on 710 meeting in the 90s when I was a teenager. My dad just shook his head. South Pas had been fighting the freeway extension since before I was born. He said the freeway extension was never going to happen, and not to worry about it so much. He was right. I feel bad for those who lost their homes.
My family lived on Hurlbut near Pasadena Ave when in preparation for what was thought to be the coming of the L B Fwy, Pasadena Ave was converted to a 1 way south bound street that increased traffic threefold
how bout the 210.?……….devastating to my family and friends……