Exploring Pasadena on Foot: Saloons & Speakeasies

Saturday, July 12 | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Join PMH Curator of History & Exhibitions Julia Long on this Exploring Pasadena on Foot walking tour.

Learn about Pasadena’s long and complicated relationship with alcohol on this two-hour stroll through Old Pasadena. Pasadena prided itself on being a "dry" community even before Prohibition, which obviously meant that there was rampant rule-breaking everywhere you turned! Explore the ups and the downs, the "wets" and the "drys," that have characterized this colorful slice of the Crown City's history.

This tour will begin in front of the Gold Bug (34 Union St, Pasadena, CA 91103) and end next to Lucky Baldwin's Pub (17 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105).

Please Note: This tour will not enter any bars/restaurants or include alcoholic beverages.

Space is limited; advance reservations required.

Image: Prohibition crackdown in Pasadena, 1920s; MPC PO7-30b.

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