Pasadena, Kalifornien

Pasadena
city
Stadshuset
Stadshuset
Stadens sigill
LandUSA USA
DelstatKalifornien
CountyLos Angeles County
Koordinater34°9′38″N 118°8′22″V / 34.16056°N 118.13944°V / 34.16056; -118.13944
Yta59,9 km² (2010)[1]
 - land59,5 km²
 - vatten0,4 km²
Folkmängd138 101 (2011)[2]
Befolkningstäthet2 321 invånare/km²
TidszonPST (UTC-8)
 - sommartidPDT (UTC-7)
ZIP-kod90042, 91001, 91011, 91101, 91103–91108[3]
FIPS0656000
Geonames5381396
Ortens läge i Kalifornien
Ortens läge i Kalifornien
Ortens läge i Kalifornien
Kaliforniens läge i USA
Kaliforniens läge i USA
Kaliforniens läge i USA

Pasadena är en stad i Los Angeles-området i Los Angeles County, Kalifornien, USA. Staden hade cirka 147 000 invånare (år 2005).

Geografi

Pasadena i San Gabriel Valley ligger på 263 meters höjd över havet och omges av Raymond-förkastningen, San Rafael Hills och San Gabriel Mountains.

Enligt United States Census Bureau har staden en total areal av 60,0 km², 59,8 km² är land och 0,2 km² (0,30%) är vatten.

Pasadena ligger 16 kilometer nordöst om det centrala "downtown" Los Angeles. Staden gränsar till 10 städer/områden Highland Park, Glendale, South Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, La Cañada-Flintridge och områdena Eagle Rock och Garvanza som hör till staden Los Angeles samt Altadena som inte tillhör någon stad/"city" utan lyder direkt under Los Angeles County.

Utbildning

I Pasadena ligger California Institute of Technology (Caltech), samt det till Caltech tillhörande Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Kultur

Pasadena är även hemvist för flera kulturinstitutioner som Norton Simon Museum.

Sport

Vid arenan Rose Bowl spelades bland annat finalmatcherna vid herrarnas VM i fotboll 1994 och vid Dam-VM i fotboll 1999.

Kända personer från Pasadena

Bildgalleri

  • Union Street i Old Pasadena
    Union Street i Old Pasadena
  • Colorado Street Bridge
    Colorado Street Bridge
  • Rose Bowl
    Rose Bowl
  • Memorial Park Station för spårväg
    Memorial Park Station för spårväg

Se även

  • The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens (beläget på andra sidan stadsgränsen i grannstaden San Marino)

Källor

  1. ^ ”2010 Census Gazetteer Files”. US Census Bureau. Arkiverad från originalet den 14 juli 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/699nOulzi?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. Läst 14 juli 2012. 
  2. ^ ”Pasadena (city), California” (på engelska). State & County Quickfacts. U.S. Census Bureau,. Arkiverad från originalet den 26 augusti 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/6ACZm01WS?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0656000.html. Läst 26 augusti 2012. 
  3. ^ ”2010 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) Relationship Files”. U.S. Census Bureau. 10 april 2010. Arkiverad från originalet den 25 augusti 2012. https://www.webcitation.org/6ABdwXxbq?url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/2010census/zcta_rel/zcta_place_rel_10.txt. Läst 25 augusti 2012. 

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Old Pasadena, often referred to as Old Town Pasadena or just Old Town, is the original commercial center of Pasadena, a city in California, United States that arose from one of the most prosperous areas of the state, and had a latter day revitalization after a period of decay.

Old Pasadena began as the center of an enlightened "Athens of the West" that gave rise to Caltech, JPL, as well as Beckman Instruments, Aerojet and numerous other industrial giants. It was the home to Andy Warhol's west coast debut, the Pasadena Museum of Modern Art (one of the earliest and best modern art museums in the country, now the Norton Simon Museum), and before that a center of suffragist and pacifist movements, and other liberal causes. By the late 1940s, the area was blighted by flop houses, seedy bars and pawn shops. It later became a hippie mecca with head shops, adult bookstores and massage parlors. By the late 1980s, urban renewal was in full swing with the trendy set.

Old Pasadena is now a designated historic district of the Pasadena Charter defined by its boundaries 1) to the North, Holly Street from Fair Oaks Avenue to Arroyo Parkway; 2) on the East, Arroyo Parkway south to Green Street, jogging one half block west to the old Santa Fe RR right-of-way and continuing 3) South to encompass the Old Train Station and Central Park, then north on Fair Oaks to De Lacey Street, then west to Pasadena Blvd.; 4) on the West by Pasadena Blvd. north to Union Street, back to Fair Oaks Boulevard. and north to Holly Street.

The Historic Old Pasadena District was chartered in 1980 as a means of revitalizing the oldest part of Pasadena which had fallen derelict though not abandoned, but was for all intents and purposes economically and commercially dead. By this charter, a strictly controlled redevelopment was able to be established with federal tax incentives to qualifying investors. Under strict guidelines, buildings were able to be stripped of old paint, revealing some of the finer—as well as some of the roughest—of early brickwork fasciae. All renovations or remodeling came under the scrutiny of a city commission which approved materials, colors and styles, most of which were to reflect the period of 1925 to 1940, the time after which these buildings had lost their appeal.

Pasadena’s downtown declined between 1930 and 1980 but has since been revived as “Old Pasadena,” one of Southern California’s most popular shopping and entertainment destinations. Dedicating parking meter revenue to finance public improvements in the area since 1993 has played a major part in this revival.

Old Pasadena today is mostly a business district with some mixed use. It now boasts a shopping mall, upscale restaurants, a movie theater, nightclubs, shops, posh outdoor cafés, pubs, and comedy clubs. Hence, the nightlife is very active in the area and it remains a popular tourist attraction for locals and out-of-towners alike. During the evening, street performers entertain pedestrians with music, magic, and art. Most of the buildings also have offices and apartments on the upper floors.

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