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South Pasadena

Just South of Pasadena is a small city appropriately named South Pasadena.  It is a city in Los Angeles County, California.  South Pasadena is less than three and a half miles and is bordered by Pasadena to the North, San Marino to the NorthEast, Alhambra to the South, and Highland Park to the West.

South Pasadena is a small town of about 25,000 residents, and is known for its excellent public schools and family-like community.

Per the 2000 US Census, the median income for a household in the city was $55,728, and the median income for a family was $72,039.

For all people who love running, every year on the first Saturday of December, South Pasadena hosts a 5K/10K run around the city.

South Pasadena History:

South Pasadena’s history is commonly associated with places that played important roles in the city like Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, The Rialto Theatre, and Cawston Ostrich Farm.

  • Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain – Back in the day, this hot spot was for people to meet at the store to grab a bite to eat, or just relax with family and friends.  Do not be fooled by the vintage look of the place, they say what they have to offer is thoroughly modern.
  • The Rialto Theatre – Built in 1925, The Rialto Theatre, is one of the last remaining single-screen movie places in the Los Angeles Area!
  • Cawston Ostrich Farm – Opened in 1886, Cawston Ostrich Farm, was America’s FIRST ostrich farm! (pictures)

South Pasadena, interestingly enough, has been involved in a lot of movie productions including The Terminator, Gone with the Wind, Halloween, American Pie, Legally Blonde, 13 Going on 30, Back to the Future, Mr. Deeds, and Bruce Almighty.  And these are only some of the movie/TV show productions that have been filmed in this city!

South Pasadena’s neighboring city San Marino has always been its rival.  Beginning in the 1900′s, until now, South Pasadena High School and San Marino High School have met during football season to combat for a victor’s plaque that has been juggled back and forth between the two rivalries!

Cafes:

Heirloom Bakery & Café -In the artsy Mission West district of South Pas, this colorful café features breakfasts, quiches, salads and pizza, plus freshly baked breads and scones.  Personally, this is my family’s favorite breakfast hangout – it’s hard to pick which cupcake to have.  You absolutely have to try the carrot cupcake – to die for!

807 Meridian Ave

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626) 441-0042

Wild Thyme Cafe & Bakery -A homey American-style café where you can eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Many say if you feel like mom’s cooking this is the spot to go!  Breakfast is said to be their specialty.  40 Reviews!

805 Fair Oaks Ave 

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626) 799-4169

Lemon Tree Cafe

711 Fair Oaks Ave

South Pasadena, CA 91030 Map

Phone:        (626) 799-3618

Buster’s Ice Cream & Coffee Shop – A two story coffee shop and ice cream parlor where families and students can enjoy fresh sandwiches, ice cream, and pastries.  You can even go to hear live acoustic music on Saturday nights, and a live Nairobi jazz trio on Sunday nights!

1006 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        626-441-0744

Restaurants:

Bistro De La Gare – French cuisine

921 Meridian Ave

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:         (626) 799-8828

Shiro’s Restaurant- Chinese cuisine

1505 Mission St

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626) 799-4774

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant & Bar

424 Fair Oaks Ave

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626) 799-2266

Firefly Bistro – Californian cuisine

1009 El Centro St

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:         (626) 441-2443

Senor Fish, South Pasadena

618 Mission St

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626)-403-0145

Barkley Restaurant & Bar Reviews!

1400 Huntington Dr

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626) 799-0758

Attractions:

Meridian Iron Works- Built in 1887, the Meridian Iron Works is one of the town’s first structures.  Today this art museum serves as the South Pasadena historical museum.  It displays a collection of artifacts from the earliest history of South Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley.

913 Meridian Ave.

South Pasadena, CA 91030

It is open from 1 pm – 4 pm on Saturday and 3 pm – 8 pm on Thursday (Farmer’s market Thursdays!).

Arroyo Seco Golf Course- Rated as one of LA’s top 10 par 3 gold courses!

1055 Lohman Lane

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Lower Arroyo Seco Archery- Since 1935, PRA (Pasadena Roving Archers), is a non-profit corporation where women, men, and children, at all levels, are invited to join this archery club.

San Pascual Stables- Do you like riding horses?  If you do this is the place to be! In the Lower Arroyo Seco, South Pasadena gives horse-back riding lessons and boarding!

221 San Pascual Ave.

South Pasadena, CA 91030

(323) 258-3999

Rialto Theatre – It was built in 1925 and is one of the last remaining single-screen movie palaces in the Los Angeles Area.

1023 Fair Oaks Avenue

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Garfield Park – great for family, children, birthdays or just to take in the beautiful nature!

Mission Street

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone:        (626) 799-7161

Specialty Stores:

Mission Wines

1114 Mission St

South Pasadena, CA 91030 Map

Phone:        (626) 403-9463

Fair Oaks, Huntington Drive, and Mission Street are the main passageways through South Pasadena

TRANSPORTATION

Need transportation fast and easy? Well, one of the more convenient things about living in South Pasadena is that there is the Metro Gold Line Mission Station located right in the heart of the city (on the corner of Mission and Meridian).

South Pasadena Schools:

The South Pasadena Unified school district includes five schools: three that are Elementary Schools (Monterey Hills, Marengo and Arroyo Vista), South Pasadena Middle School, and South Pasadena High School.

READ MORE:  South Pasadena School District Information and Division Lines for Elementary Schools

South Pasadena High School:

  • Serves grades 9-12
  • Principal: Janet Anderson
  • 1,600 students
  • SPHS’s API score for 2006 is 830, up by 13 points from 2005.

South Pasadena Middle School:

  • Serves grades 6-8
  • Principal: David Kubela
  • 1,100 Students

API Growth (2007-2008)

906 (2008 Growth) 

883 (2007 Base)

Arroyo Vista Elementary School

Our OFFICE HOURS are: 8AM-4:30PM, Monday through Friday, and we are located at 335 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, CA, 91030. We are at the corner of Pasadena Avenue and El Centro Street, bordered to the east by Cawston Street, and to the south, Hawthorne Street. The office doors are most proximate to the Pasadena Avenue side while the large campus gate is closer to Cawston.

Tel: (626) 441-5840 Fax: (626) 441-5845

Monterey Hills Elementary School

1624 Via Del Rey, South Pasadena, CA 91030

  • 466 Students
  • 23 Teachers
  • 20.3 Student/Teacher Ratio
  • Grades K-5
  • Public School
  • Phone: (626) 441-5860

Marengo Elementary School

1400 Marengo Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030

  • 612 Students
  • 29 Teachers
  • 20.7 Student/Teacher Ratio
  • Grades K-5
  • Public School
  • Phone: (626) 441-5850

South Pasadena Real Estate

Irina Netchaev, Real Estate Agent
Keller Williams Realte
445 South Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105

Phone: 626-204-3340
email: Irina@Irina4RealEstate.com

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Single Family Homes for Sale:

Showing properties 1 - 17 of 17. See more city of South Pasadena real estate.
(all data current as of 5/17/2012)

  1. 5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,044 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,170 sqft
    Year built: 1912
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 7
  2. 4 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 2,144 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,819 sqft
    Year built: 1894
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 9
  3. 3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,865 sq ft
    Lot size: 17,967 sqft
    Year built: 1970
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 10
  4. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,003 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,264 sqft
    Year built: 1987
    Parking spots: 6
    Days on market: 17
  5. 4 beds, 1 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 2,061 sq ft
    Lot size: 10,024 sqft
    Year built: 1907
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 17
  6. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,855 sq ft
    Lot size: 4,856 sqft
    Year built: 1982
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 23
  7. 3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,462 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,754 sqft
    Year built: 1959
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 24
  8. 3 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 1,798 sq ft
    Lot size: 5,719 sqft
    Year built: 1908
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 38
  9. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,755 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,084 sqft
    Year built: 1904
    Parking spots: 1
    Days on market: 48
  10. 3 beds, 2 full baths
    Home size: 1,032 sq ft
    Lot size: 14,433 sqft
    Year built: 1927
    Days on market: 66
  11. 2 beds, 1 full bath
    Home size: 1,285 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,239 sqft
    Year built: 1903
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 66
  12. 3 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 2,378 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,040 sqft
    Year built: 1987
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 74
  13. 4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,104 sq ft
    Lot size: 8,753 sqft
    Year built: 1989
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 90
  14. 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,638 sq ft
    Lot size: 21,603 sqft
    Year built: 1910
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 109
  15. 2 beds, 1 full bath
    Home size: 777 sq ft
    Lot size: 14,493 sqft
    Year built: 1947
    Parking spots: 1
    Days on market: 136
  16. 2 beds, 1 full bath
    Home size: 988 sq ft
    Lot size: 14,854 sqft
    Year built: 1946
    Parking spots: 1
    Days on market: 136
  17. 3 beds, 1 full bath
    Home size: 1,234 sq ft
    Lot size: 5,166 sqft
    Year built: 1926
    Parking spots: 1
    Days on market: 198

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Townhomes for sale

Showing properties 1 - 7 of 7. See more city of South Pasadena real estate.
(all data current as of 5/17/2012)

  1. 3 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 1,865 sq ft
    Year built: 2005
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 14
  2. 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,961 sq ft
    Lot size: 37,737 sqft
    Year built: 1974
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 16
  3. 4 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
    Home size: 2,606 sq ft
    Lot size: 28,403 sqft
    Year built: 2005
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 32
  4. 3 beds, 3 part baths
    Home size: 1,694 sq ft
    Lot size: 3.02 ac
    Year built: 1971
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 44
  5. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 2,170 sq ft
    Lot size: 11,056 sqft
    Year built: 1986
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 45
  6. 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,506 sq ft
    Lot size: 28,403 sqft
    Year built: 2005
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 70
  7. 3 beds, 3 full baths
    Home size: 1,125 sq ft
    Lot size: 23,268 sqft
    Year built: 1987
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 76

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Condos for sale

Showing properties 1 - 8 of 8. See more city of South Pasadena real estate.
(all data current as of 5/17/2012)

  1. 2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,231 sq ft
    Lot size: 21,667 sqft
    Year built: 1970
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 4
  2. 2 beds, 2.5 baths
    Home size: 1,858 sq ft
    Year built: 1986
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 17
  3. 1 bed, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 796 sq ft
    Lot size: 24,363 sqft
    Year built: 1971
    Days on market: 25
  4. 2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,311 sq ft
    Lot size: 13,336 sqft
    Year built: 1962
    Days on market: 38
  5. 0 beds, 1 full bath
    Home size: 930 sq ft
    Lot size: 2.33 ac
    Year built: 2006
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 44
  6. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 791 sq ft
    Lot size: 32,520 sqft
    Year built: 1958
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 56
  7. 2 beds, 2.0 baths
    Home size: 763 sq ft
    Year built: 1990
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 67
  8. 1 bed, 1 full bath
    Home size: 847 sq ft
    Lot size: 35,937 sqft
    Year built: 1982
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 69

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Income Property  for sale

Showing properties 1 - 6 of 6. See more city of South Pasadena real estate.
(all data current as of 5/17/2012)

  1. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 1,632 sq ft
    Lot size: 4,102 sqft
    Year built: 1910
    Parking spots: 5
    Days on market: 10
  2. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 2,540 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,667 sqft
    Year built: 1955
    Parking spots: 2
    Days on market: 25
  3. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 2,080 sq ft
    Lot size: 11,895 sqft
    Year built: 1948
    Parking spots: 12
    Days on market: 76
  4. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 2,240 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,504 sqft
    Year built: 1925
    Parking spots: 3
    Days on market: 102
  5. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 3,058 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,208 sqft
    Year built: 1938
    Parking spots: 4
    Days on market: 118
  6. 0 beds, 0 baths
    Home size: 3,120 sq ft
    Lot size: 12,307 sqft
    Year built: 1916
    Parking spots: 5
    Days on market: 185

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