Month: April 2011

Old Town

Posted by – 04/28/2011

Brian found these old postcards of the Pasadena area.
For anyone that knows the area, it has changed a great deal since these photographs were taken:


Aeroplane view of Sierra Madre looking northeast with Kersting Court in center of view, circa 1914


Sierra Madre’s “Pioneer Days” parade passing through Kersting Court, 1948


Red Car and P.E. Station in Kersting Court with Hotel Shirley in background, 1909


Members of Sierra Madre’s first tennis club. View is north near Lima Avenue with Pinney House in background, 1889


View north on Baldwin from Central Avenue at the turn of the century


View southwest on Kersting Court, circa 1930


Outing party near top of Mountain Trail Avenue prior to heading up Wilson’s Trail, circa 1886


View north on Baldwin Avenue with original Ascension Church at right and “Carter Hia” in center, 1887


View west on Central Avenue (present Sierra Madre Boulevard) with public library on left, circa 1890


Sierra Madre Cigar Factory and Town Hall. View northeast from Baldwin and Central, circa 1895


Vista from Carter property showing western Sierra Madre and Pasadena, 1911


” Carterhia ” Residence of N.C. Carter Sierra Madre, Cal.

All images courtesy of the Sierra Madre Historical Society, 1988

Grandparents

Posted by – 04/25/2011

the best photos

with the best stories

family = everything

i will lie down and sleep in peace

Posted by – 04/07/2011

i will lie down and sleep in peace
for you alone O LORD
make me dwell in safety

Gennarino Tarvano
Rest in Peace

I know there’s a big bowl of spaghetti waiting for you in heaven