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History The Pasadena has a total of 133,936 people living in the city with 51,944 households and 29,862 families. The average density of the 54,132 housing units is 904.8/km² and the average value of population density is 2,238.7/km². There are 53.36% White people, 33.40% are Hispanic or Latino, 16.01% from other races, 14.42% are African American, 10% Asian, 5.39% are from two races or more, and 0.71% Native American. There is also a 0.10% Pacific Islander. According to Census Designated Place (CDP) the average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.30 and over 41.2% are already married and was living together though 27.1% of them have children under the age of 18 and was still living with their family in Pasadena. About 42.4% of the households do not have families yet and about 12.1% of the female households do not have a companion. Approximately 33.7% of the households are individuals and 9.3% of the households are individuals living alone and 65 years of age or above. The total median income for a household is $46,012. For the men the median income is $41,120, while for women they have a total median income of $36,435. The Pasadena was once occupied by the Hahamogna Tribe of Indians, a branch of the Tongva. The Hahamognas lived in villages along the Arroyo Seco and the canyons from the mountains down to the South Pasadena area. When the Spaniards arrive together with the establishment of the San Gabriel Mission on September 8, 1771, the Indians were forced to work for the mission. In 1873, an Indian resident, Dr. Tomas Balch Elliot formed a group called California Colony of Indiana. They were a group of more than 100 families who wish to have moderate weather throughout the year. Daniel M. Berry the brother-in-law of Elliott scouted Southern California’s 50,000 acres or so, for the families back in Indiana. Berry viewed these residents as intelligent, educated and industrious people much like the members of the California Colony of Indiana, leading idyllic, healthful lives. European settlers already in the area like Benjamin D. Wilson and his partner, John S. Griffin owned and worked other large tracts of land. About three months of negotiations the Indiana group purchased almost 4,000 acres of the San Pascual Ranch from both Griffin and Wilson, for $25,000 or $6.31 an acre. By far, the biggest tourist attraction in Pasadena is the annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game. It brings million of visitors to see the flower-bedecked floats and to attend pre- and post-parade events, as well as the championship football game. The popular Doo Dah Parade held in Pasadena, California, satirizes this extravagant floral event on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The Doo Dah Parade is an everyman's campy spoof of the Rose Parade complete with the strangest, weirdest and most amusing participants. There are about 1,500 participants in over 100 groups such as the Synchronized Brief Case Marching Drill Team that dress in business suits and use their briefcases as precision props. Another audience favorite is the drag ensemble West Hollywood Cheerleaders with their wild antics and a group that marches in fixed formations; they do this while carrying mannequin arms. Other parade participants are equally interesting, like the Claude Rains & the 20-Man Memorial Invisible Man Marching Drill Team, The Shopping Cart Drill Team, BBQ & Hibachi Marching Grill Team, The Bastard Sons of Lee Marvin, and The Men of Leisure Synchronized Nap Team. Many groups participate in the Doo Dah Parade as a fundraising effort for some charities. Other visitors can also get a look inside the space exploration trailblazer Jet Propulsion Laboratory's facilities, and it only opens during their normal Visitor Day tours. The center of shopping and dining here is the Old Town Pasadena. It is bounded by Arroyo Parkway on the east; Pasadena Avenue on the west; Walnut Street on the north; and Del Mar Blvd. on the south. There are more than 200 buildings dating back to the 1880s and 1890s that line the streets of Old Pasadena and these are now home to trendy boutiques and stylish restaurants. Other restaurants which are also highly rated for their fine dining are the Parkway Grill, Bistro K, and the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel, as well as The Raymond Restaurant, and the Latin-inspired Xiamora. The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and the Westin Pasadena take top honors with visitors with their expensive hotels. While the Hilton and Sheraton hotel, Holiday Inn Express, and Marriott Courtyard, are for Mid-range hotels. Other hotel such as, The Best Western Pasadena Inn, Comfort Inn, Super 8, and Saga Motor Hotel are for budget-minded travelers. The Businesses established here in Pasadena are the following:
Passadena, with the city’s amazing attractions and its festive parades, is a city that meets everyone’s expectations. You can enjoy a great assortment of dining options for your trip to Pasadena, and likewise enjoy other high-quality recreational areas. Living accommodations appropriate for a wide range of budgets are also available to match different lifestyles. Pasadena is a city that will satisfy the aspirations of people with various interests like: space buffs, sports fans, adventure seeking vacationers, business travelers, and tourists.
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The Y takes health to heart with event Jessica Duran and her family are new to Pasadena. The YMCA Healthy Kids Day was the perfect opportunity to get a good glimpse of what the city has to offer. John Parker Dr. John E. Parker passed away on April 23, 2012. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda Parker, children, grandchildren, and many friends and family. Dr. Parker was a local dentist in the Houston/P Doctors bring health care - and hope - to Nicaragua For all her 67 years, Santos de Cruz Meza was the neighborhood pariah. Born with a cleft lip in a poor village in Nicaragua, her deformity worsened with age, twisting her nose while the top of her mouth produced a frightening jumble of rotting, unusable teeth. Robert Miles Parker dies; artist, architectural preservationist He captured the personalities of Los Angeles and New York in his pen-and-ink drawings, and helped found San Diego's Save Our Heritage Organization. Robert Miles Parker, a free-spirited artist who sparked an architectural preservation movement in San Diego and translated the personalities of Los Angeles and New York into distinctive pen-and-ink drawings of their buildings, has died. He was 72. State roundup: Mo. bill would outlaw federal health law; Texas docs got unwarranted Medicare bonuses The Missouri House thinks the dreaded federal health care reform law is a crime. Or at least a misdemeanor. Going even further than other state legislatures fighting the law, the Missouri state House has passed a bill declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional and therefore "altogether void and of no force." Any federal worker who tries to implement it would be committing a misdemeanor. |
