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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Thanks Wig-Wag!
Is this the building you mentioned Jack? I think it's a pretty good match, except for the missing second floor.
GSV
(the street and crosswalks reminds me of the British Flag)
Here is the original photograph again
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Yes ER, that is the building I was referring to and yes again, as it can now be seen courtesy of the Water and Power Museum website in its original glory as the Pasadena National Bank
http://waterandpower.org/museum/Earl..._Pasadena.html
Text and captions for the photos below from the Museum site.
(ca. 1894)** - View of Pasadena National Bank, located in the Masonic Temple building on the southeast corner of Raymond Avenue and Colorado Street.
Historical Notes
When the Pasadena National Bank first opened its doors in 1886, local residents made $25,000 worth of deposits on the first day alone. The bank's original location was a room on Raymond Avenue, but in 1894 it moved to the Masonic Temple, shown here on the southeast corner of Raymond Avenue and Colorado Street. The bank's new offices had the most burglarproof vaults available, featuring 5-foot-thick walls laced with steel horseshoes.**
(1908)#* - Street view of the corner of Raymond and Fair Oaks looking south on Fair Oaks toward the Green Hotel. The Pasadena National Bank stands on the southeast corner. A rider on a horse shares the street with horse-drawn carriages, a cyclist, and pedestrians.
Historical Notes
Harry Ridgway designed the imposing Masonic Temple block at the southeast corner of Raymond and Colorado in Romanesque Revival style in 1894. He was also the architect/designer for the First National Bank building, built in 1886 on the n/w corner of Colorado and Fair Oaks.*#*#
The float is heading north on Raymond and turning westbound on to Colorado Boulevard. Note that in the 1915 photo a second set of parallel rails now graces Colorado Boulevard.
Cheers,
Jack