South Pasadena Series LbNA #7104 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Kelsung  |
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| Plant date: | Feb 6, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | South Pasadena |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 7 |
| Found by: | Kelsung (3) |
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| Last found: | May 18, 2007 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFaFFFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Feb 6, 2004 |
I only adopted these so someone else wouldn't and mess with the old clues. I'm fairly certain but not positive that all of these are missing at this point.
Kelsung
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South Pasadena Series
#1
The Water Tower
BOO HOO !! ITS MISSING
This is the highest point in our city, so if you are anywhere in town,
look up! From the 110 freeway, northbound, exit at Fair Oaks Ave and
turn right at the light. Travel south to the 5th stoplight. This is
Monterey Road. Turn right and travel through 2 or 3 lights to Via Del
Rey. Turn left here, and travel up the hill. At the top, turn right
at La Portola Street (no stop sign or light). Drive up until you see
the tower. Park, and walk around the gate to the top of the driveway.
You will find yourself directly above someone's house, so be
considerate…and quiet!!!
Stop and look around! This is my favorite spot, especially in
February, when the smog is blown away, and the trees are still a bit
bare. At this time of year you can pick out a lot of landmarks. Look
east to find the Huntington-Ritz Hotel (we call it the "pink hotel")
Can you find Suicide Bridge? How about the Pasadena city hall? Can
you see the Oaklawn Bridge? It can see you!! Fall is also a lovely
time for this spot, as the foliage is turning. Spring is good too,
for that matter, when the Jacaranda are in bloom!
Follow the driveway to its end, and then turn round the corner to the
left at the cinderblock structure. Look ahead, and you will see a
telephone pole. Walk to the pole. Check your compass. At 280, look
to find a wiry, multi-trunked cactus-like tree, 6 paces away. The box
is under some rocks, in the center of its trunks.
#2 Oaklawn Bridge
From The 110 Freeway north, exit at Fair Oaks Ave and turn left. Past
the first stop sign, turn left, and park in the lot to the right.
This is the parking lot to the War Memorial building. Above you is
the bridge in question.
Charles and Henry Greene (of Gamble House fame) designed this, their
only bridge, in 1908. It spanned what was then the Atchison, Topeka,
Santa Fe rail line, and what is now the Gold Line. It seems
that the Greene brothers were not that great at bridge building,
however, because soon after completion, a fissure appeared. A stress
test worried the railroad executives (Can you blame them?) and the
purity of the design was destroyed when they were forced to add an
extra pillar, bisecting the graceful center arc. At the foot of the
bridge is a lovely waiting station on Fair Oaks Ave, also designed by
Greene and Greene (No structural problems here!)
Walk under the bridge to the north side. Under the second circle, at
the base of the tall palm, there is a bush. The box is buried in the
center of the bush.
#3 Oaklawn Portals
REPORTED MISSING, AUG 2004...REPLACEMENT IN PROCESS
Climb over the Oaklawn Bridge. Stop at the top, and look south. Do
you see the water tower? Were you just there? Enjoy the view all
around, and imagine what it was like as orchards! Now continue down
the other side into the Oaklawn neighborhood. This is a
fancy-schmancy street, which I do not live on. The houses are part of
the original Oaklawn development. The Greene brothers built the
bridge to connect this neighborhood to Fair Oaks Ave and the
streetcars. Walk along this street as it curves to the north. At the
end, were the street hits Columbia Ave, there are two portals. These
are also of Greene and Greene design. Walk through them and admire
the ironwork, and the classic craftsman detail. On the street side of
each portal, notice the iron hooks where lantern originally hung,
lighting the way home for weary pedestrians. This is what I call a
portal!!
The letterbox is at the Eastern portal. Stand on the Columbia Street
side, facing the portal. To the left is a stone pillar, the first of
many that surround the development. Look under the shrubbery on the
southern side of this pillar to find the letterbox. Watch out for
nosey neighbors.
#4 Open Book
South Pasadena Public Library
1100 Oxley St.
non-fiction, 946.08
#5 What’s It?
Newly Replaced!!!
We don’t know what it is, but we love it!
From Orange Grove Ave, parallel the 110 Fwy on the south side, traveling east on Greveilia Street. The box is hidden just before you reach Fremont Ave, on the North side of the street.
WHAT IS IT? No Clue…but check under its right eye.
#6 Las Flores Adobe
1804 Foothill St.
REPORTED MISSING...REPLACEMENT IN PROCESS
Much of the area now occupied by Altadena, Pasadena, and South Pasadena was included in a tract called "El Rincon de San Pascual" (Rancho San Pascual). The grant was passed to Manuel Garfias in 1843. Between 1843 and 1846 he built "El Adobe Flores", the oldest house in South Pasadena. It served as the temporary headquarters of the Mexican army in 1847. It was here that General Flores and his staff formulated terms of surrender that ended the Mexican Colonial Period in California.
This is a private residence now, but you can read the plaque by the front door.
Foothill St. is at crazy junction of several streets, including Garfield Ave. Stratford Ave and Grevelia St. It is across the street from the north end of Garfield Park (the tennis court end), but you can’t see it from the street. You need to cross (use the cross walk!) to find it.
Standing in the driveway, there is an island of cactus and other plants. Find the box tucked into the wayward palm.
#7 The Watering Trough
GONE GONE GONE...
1906 the architect Norman Foot Marsh, designer of the new California community of Venice, was commissioned by the Woman’s Improvement Association of South Pasadena to design a watering trough and wayside station for their small town. Its purpose was to serve “as a rest stop for horses and men as they traveled between Los Angeles and Pasadena.”
Check out the trough, and then walk across the street to the Meridian Iron Works. The building was a general store in the 1880s. This is our local museum, and if you happen to be here on Saturday, it will be open. It is also open Thursday afternoons, when the farmers market sets up on this street. (not a good time to hunt for letterboxes…very crowded!)
Stand up in the center of the trough, and face El Centro Street. Climb up those rocks and peer down between two beams, under the roof. In the pipe there is a geocache…be nice!! You are looking for and altoid tin!
I hope you have enjoyed our little town! Your welcome any time!
Kelsung
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South Pasadena Series
#1
The Water Tower
BOO HOO !! ITS MISSING
This is the highest point in our city, so if you are anywhere in town,
look up! From the 110 freeway, northbound, exit at Fair Oaks Ave and
turn right at the light. Travel south to the 5th stoplight. This is
Monterey Road. Turn right and travel through 2 or 3 lights to Via Del
Rey. Turn left here, and travel up the hill. At the top, turn right
at La Portola Street (no stop sign or light). Drive up until you see
the tower. Park, and walk around the gate to the top of the driveway.
You will find yourself directly above someone's house, so be
considerate…and quiet!!!
Stop and look around! This is my favorite spot, especially in
February, when the smog is blown away, and the trees are still a bit
bare. At this time of year you can pick out a lot of landmarks. Look
east to find the Huntington-Ritz Hotel (we call it the "pink hotel")
Can you find Suicide Bridge? How about the Pasadena city hall? Can
you see the Oaklawn Bridge? It can see you!! Fall is also a lovely
time for this spot, as the foliage is turning. Spring is good too,
for that matter, when the Jacaranda are in bloom!
Follow the driveway to its end, and then turn round the corner to the
left at the cinderblock structure. Look ahead, and you will see a
telephone pole. Walk to the pole. Check your compass. At 280, look
to find a wiry, multi-trunked cactus-like tree, 6 paces away. The box
is under some rocks, in the center of its trunks.
#2 Oaklawn Bridge
From The 110 Freeway north, exit at Fair Oaks Ave and turn left. Past
the first stop sign, turn left, and park in the lot to the right.
This is the parking lot to the War Memorial building. Above you is
the bridge in question.
Charles and Henry Greene (of Gamble House fame) designed this, their
only bridge, in 1908. It spanned what was then the Atchison, Topeka,
Santa Fe rail line, and what is now the Gold Line. It seems
that the Greene brothers were not that great at bridge building,
however, because soon after completion, a fissure appeared. A stress
test worried the railroad executives (Can you blame them?) and the
purity of the design was destroyed when they were forced to add an
extra pillar, bisecting the graceful center arc. At the foot of the
bridge is a lovely waiting station on Fair Oaks Ave, also designed by
Greene and Greene (No structural problems here!)
Walk under the bridge to the north side. Under the second circle, at
the base of the tall palm, there is a bush. The box is buried in the
center of the bush.
#3 Oaklawn Portals
REPORTED MISSING, AUG 2004...REPLACEMENT IN PROCESS
Climb over the Oaklawn Bridge. Stop at the top, and look south. Do
you see the water tower? Were you just there? Enjoy the view all
around, and imagine what it was like as orchards! Now continue down
the other side into the Oaklawn neighborhood. This is a
fancy-schmancy street, which I do not live on. The houses are part of
the original Oaklawn development. The Greene brothers built the
bridge to connect this neighborhood to Fair Oaks Ave and the
streetcars. Walk along this street as it curves to the north. At the
end, were the street hits Columbia Ave, there are two portals. These
are also of Greene and Greene design. Walk through them and admire
the ironwork, and the classic craftsman detail. On the street side of
each portal, notice the iron hooks where lantern originally hung,
lighting the way home for weary pedestrians. This is what I call a
portal!!
The letterbox is at the Eastern portal. Stand on the Columbia Street
side, facing the portal. To the left is a stone pillar, the first of
many that surround the development. Look under the shrubbery on the
southern side of this pillar to find the letterbox. Watch out for
nosey neighbors.
#4 Open Book
South Pasadena Public Library
1100 Oxley St.
non-fiction, 946.08
#5 What’s It?
Newly Replaced!!!
We don’t know what it is, but we love it!
From Orange Grove Ave, parallel the 110 Fwy on the south side, traveling east on Greveilia Street. The box is hidden just before you reach Fremont Ave, on the North side of the street.
WHAT IS IT? No Clue…but check under its right eye.
#6 Las Flores Adobe
1804 Foothill St.
REPORTED MISSING...REPLACEMENT IN PROCESS
Much of the area now occupied by Altadena, Pasadena, and South Pasadena was included in a tract called "El Rincon de San Pascual" (Rancho San Pascual). The grant was passed to Manuel Garfias in 1843. Between 1843 and 1846 he built "El Adobe Flores", the oldest house in South Pasadena. It served as the temporary headquarters of the Mexican army in 1847. It was here that General Flores and his staff formulated terms of surrender that ended the Mexican Colonial Period in California.
This is a private residence now, but you can read the plaque by the front door.
Foothill St. is at crazy junction of several streets, including Garfield Ave. Stratford Ave and Grevelia St. It is across the street from the north end of Garfield Park (the tennis court end), but you can’t see it from the street. You need to cross (use the cross walk!) to find it.
Standing in the driveway, there is an island of cactus and other plants. Find the box tucked into the wayward palm.
#7 The Watering Trough
GONE GONE GONE...
1906 the architect Norman Foot Marsh, designer of the new California community of Venice, was commissioned by the Woman’s Improvement Association of South Pasadena to design a watering trough and wayside station for their small town. Its purpose was to serve “as a rest stop for horses and men as they traveled between Los Angeles and Pasadena.”
Check out the trough, and then walk across the street to the Meridian Iron Works. The building was a general store in the 1880s. This is our local museum, and if you happen to be here on Saturday, it will be open. It is also open Thursday afternoons, when the farmers market sets up on this street. (not a good time to hunt for letterboxes…very crowded!)
Stand up in the center of the trough, and face El Centro Street. Climb up those rocks and peer down between two beams, under the roof. In the pipe there is a geocache…be nice!! You are looking for and altoid tin!
I hope you have enjoyed our little town! Your welcome any time!