Still Exploring and Climbing

It’s been a year since I posted about finding my first secret stairs in Pasadena. Since then I’ve discovered and shared more secrets stairs with J.

Lately we’ve been regularly doing a stair walk together once a week, our “Super Stairs Sunday”.

Architecture Field Trip - Highland Park & Garvanza

No car required for this field trip - Highland Park and Garvanza are both accessible by foot from my home in Pasadena. Though nearby, these neighborhoods are considered part of Los Angeles and it’s fun to “run” only several miles and cross the boundary into another city.

everyday life, field trip, los angelesCarol ChinFebruary 2, 2021Running, neighborhoods, los angeles, architecture, everyday lifeComment

Explore by Foot - Bungalow Heaven

On the task list for Monday - a visit to Bungalow Heaven, Pasadena’s Historic Landmark District containing over 800 homes built from 1900 to he 1930s. The area represents the first residential community established in Pasadena, itself founded justt 31 years earlier in 1875.

architecture, pasadenaCarol ChinApril 28, 2020neighborhoods, Pasadena, architecture, landscapeComment

Little Libraries - Take a book, return a book

Like many people, I have an affinity for libraries, books and reading. When I visit cities, I try to visit the central library if possible.

design, libraryCarol ChinAugust 21, 2017little libraries, architecture, neighborhoods

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