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How Lucky Are We?
The minute I visited Sierra Madre for the first time few years ago, I fell in love with the small town feel and its proximity to big city life. I felt the same again when I visited San Gabriel City for its Tree Lighting event. Kids sharing the stage, belting out tunes, and Santa showing up on a lighted fire engine added a nice touch to this small town holiday celebration, attended by its entire City Council and a crowd of appreciative residents. How lucky are we to live in an area where we can experience a big city celebration (Pasadena’s Mayor Holiday Tree Lighting) at its majestic City Hall, visit a nice tradition (Altadena’s 98th Tree Lane lighting), and be able to hop a Trolley for a trip ‘Around the Drive’ on Huntington Drive in San Marino! This year’s rainy season postponed the annual Tree Lighting at the South Pasadena Farmers Market to the following week and helped make it move again to an indoor facility. Hopefully the weather will cooperate next year, and the celebration will be back once again to the Farmers Market.
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Natural Holiday Tree
San Marino, South Pasadena, San Gabriel and Altadena all made a point to light up already existing natural trees planted within their boundaries. When will Pasadena plant designate a living tree solely for the city’s holiday lighting? We can either debate where a new tree should be planted or use an existing one. A natural selection would be the existing parks adjacent to Julia Morgan’s historic YWCA and/or the YMCA. Why not choose an existing tree from one of those parks and light it up opposite of City Hall, adding a nice touch to the area, and completing the ‘circle of light’ of City Hall, the lighted Jackie & Mack Robinson Memorial statues, and the Holiday Tree on the opposite side? The “flipping of the switch” can still happen on the steps of City Hall, and everyone can turn around and watch the tree light on the opposite side. Some of those trees were slated for being cut were the fateful Kimpton Hotel project approved. Thankfully fate (and greed) intervened, and the trees were spared. Let’s make them feel appreciated again.
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