L.A. Walks: Old Town Pasadena’s lesser-known side

Central Park at the corner of Green Street and South Raymond Avenue begins the walking route in Old Town Pasadena. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Aug. 14, 2013 1:07 PM PT

This walk around Old Town Pasadena takes you to Jensen’s Raymond Theatre, through City Hall and more.

The historic Castle Green apartments are nestled behind a wrought-iron fence constructed in 1903 by Col G.G. Green. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A sign for Italian violins sits in the window at the historic Castle Green apartments. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Pedestrians cross at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Raymond Avenue. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A plaque signifies the Exchange Block buildings erected in 1886 along East Colorado Boulevard. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Pedestrians are reflected in a storefront window at Raymond Avenue and East Holly Street. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

The historic Jensen’s Raymond Theatre is now condos. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Memorial Park comes alive at night as an overflow crowd stands on the edge of Levitt Pavilion to listen to Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

During a spectacular summer sunset, concert-goers hear guitarist Vieux Farka Toure at the outdoor Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Memorial Park’s sweeping lawns and huge shade trees attract those looking for a peaceful setting during the day. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Pasadena’s stately City Hall was designed in the early 1920s by Blakewell and Brown. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Tourists walk throughout the archway inside Pasadena’s City Hall. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A pattern of light puts a natural spotlight on a visitor climbing one of two circular staircases inside City Hall. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A spraying fountain adds a cooling touch to the City Hall courtyard. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Light from the stained-glass windows dances on the floor inside All Saints Church on North Euclid. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

The Pacific Asian Museum on North Los Robles Avenue is an example of 1920s Revival architecture with Chinese ornamentation. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)