Genre: Nonfiction—Local History
Completed: 21 August 2012
Summary & Review:
The history of South Pasadena, California is chronicled using numerous historic and contemporary photographs along with the author’s commentary and input. Tracing the roots of the city as a winter haven among the orange groves for Northeasterners to its current status as a small town in the big city, these photos are interesting looks at the city.
I thought that this was a pretty interesting book. Having lived in South Pasadena for the past three years I enjoyed learning more about the history of this town. There used to be a world famous ostrich farm here, located among the acres and acres of orange groves, where the ostrich keepers would feed whole, unpeeled oranges to the birds so you could watch this huge lump travel all the way down their long, slender throats. Just like a cartoon! A lot of old historic landmarks have either been destroyed, like the original Raymond Hotel which burned to the ground in only twenty minutes, or demolished which is really too bad. But, at least there are some interesting photographs showing what a paradise this part of Southern California used to be.
Rating: 6.0
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