HISTORY OF PASADENA. 



block now stands. But in August they rented and fitted up the second 

 story of James Smith's building on southwest corner of Fair Oaks Avenue 

 and Kansas [now Green] street, over A. Cruickshank's dry goods store. 

 Next, when the Exchange block was completed, Mr. Webster had a 



EXCHANGE BLOCK [CARLTON HOTEL], 1886-7. 



The first city bench-mark was here; also, the enactment of the famous prohibitory 

 ordinance was here ; and the National G. A. R. reception ; and the Astronomical Banquet • 

 and the first editorial convention ; and other historic events. ' 



spacious double office in it, on the ground floor, and on January 3, 1S87, 

 they commenced using the rear room of these apartments as the city council 

 room.* Meanwhile, they were on the lookout for a building that would 

 serve for their meetings, and also for all of the city ofiices and business. 

 And for this purpose they leased, on February 26, 1887, the old Central 

 School building, then owned by J. W. Vandevort, and located on Raymond 

 Avenue, where Mr. Vandevort's terra-cotta block now stands. The lease 

 was for three years, at $1,000 per year, with option of renewal or purchase, 

 etc. , and the first meeting of the council in this building was held March 2 1 , 

 1887. An adjoining vacant lot on the south was also leased, and a city jail 

 built there. 



*Julv 27, I.SS6, a bench mark from which to reckon all city levels was established at "top of the 

 stone pedestal or sill upon which rests the third iron column from the west side of the Colorado street 

 front of the Exchange block, the elevation of which is 833 and 451-1000 feet above sea level."— /^a//cv 

 Union. 



The Union of July 16, 1886, gives the following altitudes as official : Front of Baker Block, I^os An- 

 geles — 282.955 ; Pasadena, at P. O. door — 885.206 ; Sierra Madre, Episcopal church, 899.581. 



