Profile for Pasadena, California, CA

Pasadena is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains

Former and merged names include:
· Indiana Colony

The city rose and fell with the 19th-century real estate market

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 700. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 5 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1978 movie, "Halloween"
· 1996 movie, "The Nutty Professor"
· 2006 movie, "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny"

Well-known residents have included:
· Sally Field, actress
· Kathleen Quinlan, actress
· Richard Moll, actor (Bull Shannon on "Night Court")
· Charlotte Perkins Gilman, author

Local bands (past and present) have included Van Halen

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Tournament of Roses - Jan. 1, 2007

Performing arts: Pasadena Symphony, furious theatre company

Nearby parks & recreation: Brookside Park, Angeles National Forest

Historic sites and museums: Pasadena Museum of History, Tournament House and Wrigley Gardens, Norton Simon Museum, Kidspace Museum, Gamble House, Pacific Asia Museum

Colleges and universities: California Institute of Technology, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena City College, American Academy of Dramatic Arts West

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 149

Quotes:
Suburbs, developments, and intersections, and here we are in Pasadena. Softly sloping avenues loll between orange trees and thickset palms.
-- America Day by Day
Simone de Beauvoir

Songs:
· "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena"

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7% of Pasadena residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Pasadena ancestry & family history guide.

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Music

• Pasadena Symphony

Theater

• furious theatre company

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Pasadena was $28,186, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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41% of Pasadena residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Pasadena festival dates:

• Tournament of Roses - Jan. 1, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Pasadena festival web sites:

• Tournament of Roses

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Historic districts in Pasadena include Civic Center Financial District, Huntington Hotel Historic District, Old Pasadena Historic District, Pasadena Civic Center District, Prospect Historic District, South Marengo Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Pasadena, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $677.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,782.

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Libraries in Pasadena include Allendale Branch Library, Hastings Branch Library, Hill Ave. Branch Library, La Pintoresca Branch Library, Lamanda Park Branch Library, Linda Vista Branch Library, Pasadena Central Library, San Rafael Branch Library, Santa Catalina Branch Library, Villa Parke Community Center Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Pasadena include Pasadena Independent, Pasadena Star-News

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KPCC.

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Los Angeles County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Pasadena political report.

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Pasadena restaurants taking online reservations include Arroyo Chop House, Bar Celona, Cafe Atlantic, Celestino, Crocodile Cafe - Pasadena, Il Fornaio - Pasadena, La Fornaretta, La Maschera, Madre's, Maison Akira ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Pasadena workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 20 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Pasadena between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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