Communities
Neighborhoods located in Pasadena include Artisan Square, East Central, Mid Central, North Arroyo, North Central, Northeast, Oakwood, Old Town Pasadena, South, South Arroyo, Southeast, Victory Park, and West Central.
Pasadena has a rich history which is reflected in their architecture. More than 600 buildings in Pasadena are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are several historic residential neighborhoods near downtown such as:
Pasadena’s tranquil 132-acre Arroyo Seco is home to some of the city’s most treasured landmarks. The Pasadenawned Rose Bowl Stadium built in 1922 is located here. Bungalow Haven is northeast of the city’s center and is also considered a Landmark District. It contains a rare and mostly intact collection of over 800 bungalow style homes built from the 1900s through the 1930s. The Greene neighborhood bordering the Arroyo Seco is the best place to view the work of architects Charles and Henry Greene, as well as some fine houses by their contemporaries. In the Historic Highlands, more than 700 Pasadenavated and restored homes, including numerous Craftsman and bungalow-style structures, adorn tree-lined streets. Lombardy features lush and picturesque estates. Los Robles, a forerunner to Southern California development trends, offers Victorian, well-built family houses built between 1905 and 1925. The Oak Knoll was once the site of an Indian settlement, but was developed into large estates around 1900. This rolling, oak-covered landscape drops into Kewen Canyon on the east and the plains leading to the San Gabriel Mission on the south. Victorian Triumphant is one of the few Pasadena neighborhoods that can boast pre-1900 houses in quantity and good repair. Orange Grove was the prime residential street in town with large houses and even larger gardens, some stretching down to the Arroyo. As more new residents arrived from the East, Orange Grove addresses became scarce so new side streets were cut. Most of these estates are now garden apartments, but the side streets still have many turn- of-the-century houses.