Historic Pasadena
The City's Great Corridors
Five streets carry most of Pasadena's public life and most of its designated architecture. Each guide below groups the city's own canonical street records into one reviewed corridor, mapped end to end.
Curated
5 corridor guides
Editorially reviewed, built from verified City of Pasadena street and historic-property records.
Arroyo Parkway
The southern gateway into Pasadena, carrying the 110 freeway terminus up to Colorado Boulevard.
2.2 km · 11 historic properties
Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena's main east-west spine, the Rose Parade route and the commercial heart of Old Pasadena.
12.3 km · 181 historic properties
Fair Oaks Avenue
The historic western commercial corridor, running from Old Pasadena south through the Pasadena Avenue district.
8.7 km · 54 historic properties
Lake Avenue
The city's principal north-south shopping street, from the Playhouse District up toward Altadena.
6.3 km · 38 historic properties
Orange Grove Boulevard
Once Millionaire's Row - the grand residential boulevard that bends from the arroyo across the north of the city.
11.0 km · 84 historic properties