Downtown Pasadena, California facts for kids
Downtown Pasadena California is the central business district of Pasadena, California. It is centered on Fair Oaks Avenue and Colorado Boulevard and is divided into three distinct neighborhoods: Old Pasadena, the Civic Center, and Monk Hill. Downtown Pasadena is known for its historical buildings that have been preserved throughout the years.
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Landmarks
Old Pasadena
Old Pasadena is the historic core of Downtown, and has a multitude of fine shops and restaurants (Italian and Japanese restaurants are especially numerous here), two parks, the historic Del Mar Station and Castle Green, and the headquarters of Parsons.
Civic Center
The Civic Center lies to the east of Old Pasadena and was built in the 1920s. It is home to Pasadena's City Hall, Paseo Colorado, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. It also houses several municipal government offices, though notably not the Department of Public Works, which is in Banbury Oaks.
Monk Hill
Monk Hill is the westernmost part of Downtown and is home to the Norton Simon Museum and Ambassador Auditorium.
Transportation
Mass transit
The Metro Gold Line has two stations Downtown, at Memorial Park and Del Mar Station. Downtown is also served by Metro Rapid lines 762 and 780; and Metro Local lines 177, 180, 181, 256, 260, 267, 686, and 687; as well as Pasadena ARTS routes 10, 20, 31, 32, 40, 51, 52, and 70; and Foothill Transit line 187.
Major streets
- Arroyo Parkway
- Colorado Boulevard
- Fair Oaks Avenue
- Holly Street
- Orange Grove Boulevard
- Pasadena Avenue
Highways
- U.S. Highway 66
- Interstate 210
- California State Route 110
- California State Route 134
- California State Route 710
Education
Downtown Pasadena is served by Roosevelt, San Rafael, and McKinley Elementary Schools; Blair, and McKinley Middle Schools;, and Blair International Baccalaureate School; Maranatha High School is a Christian school in the area.
