Pasadena’s Colorado Blvd. in 1886, looking east from Marengo Ave.

Circa 1910 view of Arroyo Blvd in Pasadena. The present-day site of the Rose Bowl is visible in the distance.

A man poses with the searchlight atop Echo Mountain. Behind him are Pasadena and Altadena.

Circa 1910 view of the intersection of Colorado and Fair Oaks in Pasadena

Circa 1890 view of the porch of the Raymond Hotel in South Pasadena

On this day in 1958: Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley (center) visits the Rose Bowl with National League President Warren Giles (left) and Pasadena City Manager Don C. McMillan (right).

With the Dodgers scheduled to move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the 1958 season, but with Dodger Stadium still years away from completion, O’Malley considered using Pasadena’s Rose Bowl as the team’s temporary home field. O’Malley eventually opted for another football stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where the Dodgers played from 1958 to 1961.

Pasadena’s public information officer recently blogged about the Dodgers’ aborted move to the Crown City.

Circa 1905 view looking south over the San Gabriel Valley from the portico of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena

Pasadena’s Colorado Street Bridge, which spans the Arroyo Seco, opened on this day in 1913. This aerial view shows the bridge as it was in 1935, before the construction of the 134 freeway. The Rose Bowl and San Gabriel Mountains are visible in the distance.

View of Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, looking east from Marengo, on this day in 1930.

On this day in 1951, Wilma Starkey holds a skunk she rescued from traffic in Pasadena.