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Colorado Street looking east from Fair Oaks, Pasadena. 1925



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  • East Colorado looking east, Pasadena. 1938

    East Colorado looking east, Pasadena. 1938

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    View of East Colorado facing east from Raymond. The Pasadena First National Bank is on the corner, and numerous shops and stores line the street. There is light automobile traffic and automobiles are parked along both sides of the street. A street car bound for "Lincoln Ave." travels along the street. It looks like someone tried to conceal the overhead cables for the streetcar, but did not finish.

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  • Colorado Street, looking east from Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Cal

    Colorado Street, looking east from Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Cal

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    Close view down a city streets lined with brick, two-story buildings. Storefronts, businesses, and signs occupy the ground floors of buildings. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages populate the street and sidewalks.

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  • Colorado Street looking east from Marengo, Pasadena. 1889

    Colorado Street looking east from Marengo, Pasadena. 1889

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    An elevated street view of Colorado facing east, taken from the Methodist Episcopal Church, at the corner of Colorado and Marengo. The street is residential, with houses set well back behind large lawns. "E.S. Frost & Sons Pasadena, Cal." is printed below the image. A typescript note attached to the top of the image reads "M.E. Church, corner of Colorado St. & Marengo Ave. looking east. 1889."

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  • Colorado Boulevard looking east from the Hotel Maryland, Pasadena. approximately 1909

    Colorado Boulevard looking east from the Hotel Maryland, Pasadena. approximately 1909

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    An elevated panoramic view of Colorado Boulevard facing east from the Hotel Maryland, at the corner with Los Robles. Colorado is the street that runs into the distance in the center, and Los Robles runs perpendicular to the left and right. The church immediately across the street is the United Presbyterian and farther down Colorado is Pasadena Presbyterian. The domed church on the right is the First Church of Christ Scientist. The San Gabriel Mountains are in the background.

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  • East Colorado looking east, Pasadena. 1929

    East Colorado looking east, Pasadena. 1929

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    View of East Colorado facing east from midway between Fair Oaks and Raymond. Shows 64 East Colorado, Owl Drug Company, which was Sun Drug Company in 1925. Other businesses shown include the Florsheim Shoe Store, the Flag Studio, and Bernet & Co. clothing store. The street is lined with parked automobiles and busy with moving automobiles and streetcars.

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  • East Colorado looking west, Pasadena. 1937

    East Colorado looking west, Pasadena. 1937

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    View of East Colorado facing west from Euclid Avenue. Among the businesses visible are Merry-Go-Round Cafe and Thrifty Drug at 355 East Colorado. The street is busy with moving automobiles and lined with parked automobiles.

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