Clothing is a necessity of life. From intricate dresses to utilitarian jeans, our fashion history tells a story about who we are. The Pasadena Museum of History’s runway-worthy take on women’s changing fashions begins in the 1890s. From the uncomfortable corse... More »
Pasadena Museum of History’s Collections Quarterly, features new acquisitions as well as select items from the Archives, art and artifacts collection, and the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collections. Archives Feature Throop Mandolin and Guitar Club Throop Mandolin... More »
The Rose Parade has been a long standing tradition here in Pasadena. Every New Year’s Day throngs flock to the streets for a chance to see the parade up-close. Others stay home and watch the parade in their jammies, along with the rest of the country, snuggled... More »
Friday evening at the Altadena Library, Stuart Byles, author of Los Angeles Wine: A History from the Mission Era to the Present (American Palate), gave a lecture on the wine history of Los Angeles. Byles explained that for most of the 19th century “California ... More »
Pasadena Museum of History is pleased to announce the recent gift by architectural historian, Robert Winter, Ph.D., of his personal collection of Batchelder tiles and accompanying archives. The donation includes over 200 Batchelder tiles made between the years... More »
Thanks to more than eighty financial backers, Pasadena Museum of History’s crowd-funding campaign, The Great History Freeze of 2015, achieved – and then surpassed – its goal of raising $2,450 to purchase a twenty cubic foot industrial freezer with wireless dat... More »
A 100-year-old directional sign that pointed to where hikers should proceed to reach the Echo Mountain promontory was finally installed permanently in the Altadena Community Center Courtyard on Friday, September 4. Altadena Historical Society President Jane Br... More »
The glorious architecture and artwork of the Mountain View Mausoleum are celebrated in a new photographic exhibit by the Altadena Historical Society in the gallery at Webster’s Community Pharmacy. The one-dozen color photos of the landmark are part of a c... More »
Pasadena’s City Council is expected to vote in favor Monday of resolutions designating four significant addresses in Pasadena as city landmarks under the Pasadena Municipal Code. The four are three houses located at 999 South San Rafael Avenue, 324 South Eucli... More »
Today Pasadena Museum of History (PMH) turned to two sources for help in preserving its highly at-risk, irreplaceable historic photos: cryogenics and crowd-funding. With the launch of The Great History Freeze of 2015, PMH has high hopes that this month-long Ki... More »
About 110 people attended the 11th annual Golden Poppy Awards and Garden Celebration on the Old California style grounds of Ed Ellis’s home by Millard Canyon. Altadena Heritage served a groaning board of sandwiches, snacks, curry, and desserts. Mark Jilg of Cr... More »
An historic landmark that has captured the hearts of so many, opened its doors to the public last Saturday afternoon to a crowd of about 300 looking to the day when the Rialto Theatre is restored to its brilliant self when it opened Oct. 17, 1925. The occasion... More »
