Playhouse District, Pasadena
The Playhouse District is Pasadena's premier entertainment and financial district. At the Playhouse District's center is the world-famous Pasadena Playhouse, as well as Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena's oldest operating bookstore. Several shopping plazas surround the area. At the neighborhood's east end is the Ice House comedy club. Fuller Theological Seminary is located at the western end. The district is also notable for its manhattanization, the legacy of extensive urbanization from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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Sight Name: Playhouse District
Sight Location: Pasadena, USA (See walking tours in Pasadena)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Sight Location: Pasadena, USA (See walking tours in Pasadena)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Walking Tours in Pasadena, California
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Pasadena Architectural Jewels I
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.7 Km or 2.3 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.7 Km or 2.3 Miles
Pasadena Architectural Jewels II
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.3 Km or 2.7 Miles
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 4.3 Km or 2.7 Miles
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.6 Km or 2.2 Miles
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.6 Km or 2.2 Miles