The herald., 1895-03-08
THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTH
A Years Growth of Beautiful
Pasadena
WHERE DOORS FILL THE AIR
Something About the Progress Of the
Crown City
Orange Groves and Flower Gardens In the
Midst Of PopuIous and Thriving
Community
FROM THE PASADENA NEWS

FROM THE PASADENA NEWS
The city of Pasadena in now estimated
to have about 1900 people within its
limits. 1t has been laid out after the
modern fashion OF cities.
1t has broad streets, paved with bitumin-
GUS rock, 9 species of asphalt, in the
business district. Cement or artificial
principal thoroughfares. The cost OF i'm
provements on the public streets since
June /, 1894, will reach 500, 900. During
1894 several hundred new houses were con.
structed, three costing over SIS, 600 each;
four over $40, 900; six over $4,000; II over
$4,000, and most OF the remainder over
$1,000. This Of course does not refer to bust
ness blocks. Facts collected from the archi-
tects, which appear in another column,
will give further information. The bust.
ness houses have kept pace with the needs
of the city. A number # modern blocks
the old ones were removed to meet mod
ern requirements, and number of new
ones are in process OF construction or will
be shortly started. There are several miles
Of sewer now in operation, and work in
this direction will be pushed as rapidly
as possible. The water supply of Pasa-
dena comes from the mountains and is of
excellent quality. A large additional sup
ply has been recently developed, and there
is plenty OF water at present running to
waste. There is enough water now for a
city of twice our population, and further
development is promised when it is
needed. Prices for water in Pasadena are
very reasonable when compared with
charges in other California cities. The
city has a completely equipped fire de-
partment, and first-class gas and electric
light plants. The public streets are lighted
by electricity. Large public parks are be-
ing arranged for in Pasadena, and will
come in due course OF time.
Through the private enterprise OF Colo
mel G. G. Green, the city has a very pretty
the Santa Fe station. The possibilities
of public parks in Pasadena, soil and
climate considered, exceed those of any
city in the world. The Kew Gardens OF
London could easily be duplicated in
Pasadena, with but 1.-THE of the ex.
a public park. Citizens, generally, take
great pride in adjoining their homes with
rare trees, shrubbery and flowers, and the
humblest home in Pasadena has wealth
of floral adornment from the first day OF
January to the last day of December suf1i-
cient to make the wealthiest men of the
Eastern states .envious. All the year
round there is little change in the ap-
pearance of four gardens. Few house
plants are maintained in Pasadena. There
is not day in the year when an ample
bouquet cannot be catered out of doors.
are alluded to elsewhere, and it is sufh
cient to say that no city in the United
States is better provided with religious
and educational advantages. Inc city
has an excellent free public library. Con-
sidering the age of our city it is a most
creditable institution. For the year end
ing October 81, 1894, the health officer of
Pasadena reported total of 142 deaths
in Pasadena and its immediate vicinity,
which estimating the populatinon at TO-
000) gives rate Of IA deaths per thou
sand. Even this low rate would be mate
rally lower did not so many invalds
come here from the East too ill to re-
cover. Among the 142 deaths, thirty
seven were from consumption. OF these
the health officer says:
Thirteen of those dying from con
sumption had lived in Pasadena one year
or longer; the remainder had lived mere
from twenty-one days to seven months,
indicating that large percentage OF
those who died OF consumption must
have been in the last stages of the disease
the very low number OF deaths from chol-
era infantum and children's diseases gen.
orally"
1t may be mentioned that it is noted
by all physicians that cases OF pneumonia,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, rheumatism, la
grippe and other serious diseases are
much more mild in their course, and the
chanches for perfect recovery much great
er in the interior valleys of Southern CAL
ifornia than anywhere else in the United
States.
The following official statement con-
corning the condition of the real estate
market here is copied from the pamphlet
OF the Pasadena Board of Trade, publish
ed January /, 1885,
During the year 1894 81, 2l4, 726 worth Of
real estate according to the official rec
ords) changed hands in Pasadena and in
10 ;oiy ifxr af oft
1.-The transactions were not speculative
to any extent, but were mainly confined
to buying and selling for the purpose of
improvement. Prices for realty have not
materially advanced during the year.
Business property (unimproved) may be
the best class of residence lots are worth
from SIS to $40 per front foot, according
to location. A great many good building
lots may be bought at far cheaper rates,
say from IS to $40 per front foot.
Acreage varies in price according to
location and distance from the city. Good
land, with water piped and ready for
planting o fruit, is worth from $3.50 to
$500 all acre. The quality Of the. soil in
the vicinity OF Pasadena is for the most
part deep, open loan. 1t is capable Of
producing anything that is put into 1t and
properly cultivated. 81
1t is fact that there is a more certain
chance for profit by the Investment in lots
and villa tracts at present prices in Pasa-
dena than in any other city in Calilor-
NAV safely be predicted will double with
in the next five years. The man who buys
a lot and builds at present. in pl ce Of
renting. will have the satisfaction, not
only Of saving rent, which is Almost
thrown away, but also of doubling his
money in Il short period. Pasadena has
an area, at present of six square miles,
but it is the expectation of many Of its
citizens to see. before long, annexed to
its limits South Pasadena. North Pasa-
dena. Raymond, Altadena and that
thickly populated section just outside the
eastern boundary line.
The total assessment of Pasadena for
the wear 1894-95 amounted to SO, 462, 576.
Guaranteed Cure.
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