Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

Pasadena social club. The impetus for holding the parade was, as stated by one of themembers, Professor Charles F. Holder, "In New York, people are buried in snow. Hereour flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tellthe world about our paradise."By 1895, the festivities had become larger than the Valley Hunt Club could manage, andthe Tournament of Roses Association was then formed to take charge of the festival. In1902, it was decided that a football game would be added to the day's events. The game,now known as the Rose Bowl, would become the first post-season college football gameever. The first game was between Stanford University and the University of Michigan.After suffering a tremendous financial loss, the Tournament of Roses Associationdecided to hold Roman chariot races in lieu of football games. However, in 1916, footballreturned. When it became clear that the stands in Tournament Park were too small tofacilitate the crowd, the Tournament's President, William Leishman, proposed that astadium be built to house the game. The Rose Bowl was completed in 1923. The RoseBowl has since been selling out to crowds since 1947. In 1998, the Rose Bowl celebratedits 52nd anniversary and became the longest running tradition of its kind.The Rose Parade, as it is familiarly known, still features elaborate floats. According tothe organizers, "Every inch of every float must be covered with flowers or other naturalmaterials, such as leaves, seeds or bark. Volunteer workers swarm over the floats in thedays after Christmas, their hands and clothes covered with glue and petals. The mostdelicate flowers are placed in individual vials of water, which are set into the float one byone."The Rose Parade is satirized by the popular Doo Dah Parade, an annual November eventin Pasadena.South Orange Grove BoulevardOne of two primary, exclusive residential districts in Pasadena, South Orange GroveBoulevard has been a home for the rich and famous since the early 20th century. Becauseof a number of landmark mansions, the street earned the name "Millionaire's Row."However, by the early 21st Century many of these homes had been replaced by spacious,pricey condominiums.Of the residence dating back to the turn of the Century are:• Professor Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, who built a24,000 square foothome on SouthOrange Grove. Thehouse rose to a sixthstory solarium whichbecame an