Greetings from Pasadena
Greetings from Pasadena

Author: Mary L. Martin

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2007-12

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780764328527

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Take a historical journey to Pasadena, California, through rare views of vintage postcards spanning the early 1900s through the 1960s. See how this city in the suburbs of Los Angeles offered Californians entertainment, beautiful sights, and a place to call home, where exquisite architecture has withheld the test of time. Visit Marengo Avenue's overhanging pepper trees, and East Colorado Street, where the annual Tournament of Roses takes place every New Years Day. Become immersed in Pasadena's lovely landscaping that lasts all year, including lush orange groves and floral gardens.

Year Book
Year Book

Author: United States Engineers. 3d Volunteer (War with Spain)

Publisher:

Published: 1935

Total Pages: 952

ISBN-13:

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Greetings from Los Angeles
Greetings from Los Angeles

Author: Peter Moruzzi

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1423647262

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This book of vintage photographs, postcards, magazine ads, and other ephemera tells the story of Los Angeles from dusty pueblo to thriving metropolis. Greetings from Los Angeles tells the story of the city’s long and largely forgotten history, from its early years as a tiny Spanish village through its many transitions over the centuries. Here are rare glimpses of Chinatown’s evolution; the orange empire; backyard oil wells; Venice of America; the roaring 1920s and corrupt 1930s; glamorous Wilshire Boulevard; movie studios and the lavish movie star estates; as well as theme parks such as Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Marineland of the Pacific. Through these images, readers witness the birth of midcentury modernism, futuristic Googie coffee shops, and the space-age Los Angeles International Airport. Author and architectural historian Peter Moruzzi offers insightful commentary that provides essential historical context

South Pasadena's Ostrich Farm
South Pasadena's Ostrich Farm

Author: Rick Thomas

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738555782

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Edwin Cawston courted the early-20th-century publics fascination with exotic foreign creatures when he began raising ostriches, for more than the use of their feathers in the clothing industry. When Cawston brought the enormous, flightless, African birds onto prime real estate in the Arroyo Seco of South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, more than a few observers thought that the looniest bird might be him. But Cawston was determined to showcase struthio camelus, the biggest bird in the world at 8 vertical feet and 350 pounds. The Cawston Ostrich Farm soon became one of the most popular Southern California attractions, drawing millions to watch people ride the birds bareback at a cruising speed of 35 miles per hour. Cawston supplied ostrich plumes for budget-minded consumers as well as fancy feathers for Vaudeville dancers, movie actresses, and even European queens, becoming a great promoter and showman of his time.