Pasadena, 1945


Pasadena_1945

Well, City Hall is certainly prominent.  That is Colorado Blvd. there in the left foreground.  That building with the turret is the old Broadway Department Store on Colorado and Los Robles.  My mom and dad used to shop there before the Santa Anita Mall opened in ’74.  Click on the photo to enlarge it, and you will find a Firestone Tire store there directly behind the FitzGerrald, located at 249 East Colorado.  It was called “Street” back then and not “Boulevard.”  So there’s that.  What a treasure this is–an extensive list of businesses and retailers in California.  Simply find your city and explore the days of your parents. 

 

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