DIVISION TEN — MISCELLANEOUS. 



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In 1895 the Pasadena and I^os Angeles Electric Railroad was built 

 through South Pasadena, from Garvanza northeastward ; and also the South- 

 ern Pacific Railroad branch line to Pasadena was built up across the eastern 

 part of this city. In the same year the Santa Fe R. R. Co. straightened and 

 re-graded their track through the city, to avoid a double curve in the old line 

 which had always been troublesome for heavy trains on the up haul ; and 

 the depot building was of course moved to the new short-cut track. 



For account of the oil borings on South Pasadena hills, see pages 464 

 and 552. 



F'or early historic events which occurred on South Pasadena soil, see 

 pages 58, 65, 67, 71, 72, 98, etc. 



DIVISION TEN — MISCELLANEOUS. 

 CHAPTER XXXIV. 



AN AFTERMATH OF FIRST THINGS. 



It is an ancient saying that ' ' First Things are always historic. ' ' This 

 chapter is devoted to corralling a few untethered ' ' first things ' ' in Pasadena 

 history, which did not happen to be caught and linked in at other points, or 

 else here afford some new particulars not before given. This summary of 

 ' ' first things ' ' by date shows in a striking manner how few years it has. 

 taken to build up such a goodly city as Pasadena now is. 



The first child born in the colony was that of Geo. Wentworth, who 

 resided on what is now the Joseph Wallace place, with its cannery, etc. 

 This was in 1874. It was a girl baby, and the colonists made up a fund 

 and bought a baby carriage for the little lady. The second birth was that 

 of lyUlu Bristol, December i, 1875. The third. Lulu Conger, The y?r.y/ 

 boy baby born was Harvey, son of Chas. H. and Millie Watts, whose 

 marriage was the first wedding in the colony. 



The first school-house was built in January, 1875, on W. T. Clapp's 

 land, where Mrs. Ware's cottage now stands; and Jennie Clapp reopened 



