Millionaire’s Row, Pasadena
Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena was once known as Millionaire’s Row for is tony real estate.
![Vintage postcard from Patt Morrison's collection](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b9ba5e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1624x1041+0+0/resize/1440x923!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Fc5%2F23891ba24c8f814e54df1a9b8a32%2Fmansions-pasadena-merritt.jpeg)
A Millionaire’s Row mansion in Pasadena is seen on a vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection. (Stairs lead up to a large home with red and white striped awnings and red-tiled roof.)
![The Blossom Residence on South Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena, Cal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/27d649d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1635x1034+0+0/resize/1440x911!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2F3f%2F4a70892a4782b1db9f5e5d6e7fe6%2Fmansions-pasadena-blossom.jpeg)
Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena became well known for its massive homes, including the Blossom Residence seen here on a vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
![The Bundy Residence, Oak Knoll, Pasadena, California](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d7221bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1632x1033+0+0/resize/1440x911!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F28%2Fac%2Fa801fb5b43a7934e0c145c9f351f%2Fmansions-pasadena-bundy.jpeg)
A vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection shows a Pasadena home with large columns in the entryway.
![Fowler Residence, Pasadena, Cal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aa42aa9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1647x1047+0+0/resize/1440x915!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2Fb1%2F182cd48642fcb423e22c8b76e4b6%2Fmansions-pasadena-fowler.jpeg)
Pasadena was no stranger to ostentatious homes, as seen on this vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection.
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![The Marshall Residence on Grand Avenue, Pasadena, California](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d30a7f9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1667x1072+0+0/resize/1440x926!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2F85%2F47d0b3054586a38a6a6c720ad4ac%2Fmansions-pasadena-marshall.jpeg)
The Marshall mansion is now the Mayfield Senior School in Pasadena. It’s seen here on a vintage postcard, postmarked in 1921, from Patt Morrison’s collection.
![Orange Grove Ave. Res., Pasadena.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4f45ef2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1648x1068+0+0/resize/1440x933!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F8b%2Fab5cb4d24a26b0b6b5710a225c09%2Fmansions-pasadena-orange-grove.jpeg)
Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena was known for its stately real estate and famous inhabitants in L.A.’s early days.
![Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena, Cal.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1df791c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1640x1066+0+0/resize/1440x936!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fbb%2F60033fbb4027ade8b39ca7e99f95%2Fmansions-pasadena-orange-grove-avenue.jpeg)
A large oak tree shades Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena, seen on a vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection. The tree stood until 1911, according to an account by Nathan Masters in Los Angeles Magazine. (Horse-drawn carriages ply Orange Grove Avenue, with a large oak tree in the center of the thoroughfare.)