PHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | First Raymond Hotel and schoolhouse, Bristol Farms Cafe
South Pasadena is a small city with a storied past. Several owners of commercial property – rental housing and retail establishments – have commissioned artists to paint murals that celebrate its rich cultural heritage.
These historic places no longer exist. Still, they remain in our hearts through our institutions, buildings, stories, photographs, books, and art.
First Raymond Hotel (1886-1895)
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PHOTO: Rick Thomas Collection | SouthPasadenan.com News | The Royal Raymond, South Pasadena (1891)PHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | Painted mural at the Bristol Farms CaféPHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | South Pasadena late 1800s (Raymond Hotel in the background)
Second Raymond Hotel (1901-1934)
PHOTO: Pasadena Museum of History | SouthPasadenan.com News | Raymond Hotel, South Pasadena (1928)PHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | Amberwood Apartments on Raymond HillPHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | Painted mural of the second Raymond Hotel in the 1920s
Cawston Ostrich Farm (1896-1935)
PHOTO: Rick Thomas Collection | SouthPasadenan.com News | Cawston Ostrich Farm, South Pasadena (1922)PHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | Painted mural on Oxley Street (near Rialto Theater)PHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | Cawston Ostrich Farm
Orange Grove Heritage (late 1800s through early 1900s)
PHOTO: Rick Thomas Photography | SouthPasadenan.com News | Painted mural at Rite Aid parking lot entrance
Throwback Thursday is written and produced by Rick Thomas