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Building History

This grand Romanesque Revival style building was completed in the mid-1920s. It was the second location of the Pasadena Athletic Club (PAC), which was initially formed in the early 1890s. The PAC #1 operated for a short time after 1891 in a former school building that later briefly served as the city's first city hall. It was gone before 1898, perhaps a casualty of the Depression of 1893. An article in the Los Angeles Times from 09/06/1898 indicated that the PAC had reformed its organization: “In the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium tonight, the Pasadena Athletic Club perfected its organization. Charles Bettis was elected captain, E. Hart, manager, Williams Magee, treasurer. It was decided to set the football eleven at work immediately and later to branch out into general athletics. The club will endeavor to maintain a gymnasium and headquarters of its own.” (See “News from Southern California Towns: Pasadena—Pasadena Athletic Club,” Los Angeles Times, 09/06/1898, p. 11.)

Building Notes

In 1926, the Pacific Mortgage Company occupied portions of the first floor of the Pasadena Athletic Club Building.

During the 1930s, the Pasadena Athletic Club operated a coffee shop and cocktail lounge open to the public.

PCAD id: 24879