Your invitation to HELP Plan your City’s Future Released on the centennial of “The City Planning Movement in Pasadena,” author Matt Hormann does a great job in this extensive cover article. Titled “Man with a Plan,” it was published in two formats, one online with a single picture and one in print with a few more. Scanned and resized from the print edition and including a few extra photos from Dean Damon’s 1916 articles and other links at the end, this edition is formatted for a letter-sized print. Thank you Pasadena Weekly!
Dean George A. Damon The First Horticultural Court at “My City� The back alley behind the Pasadena Board of Trade Offices. This picture did not appear in the original article.
“Land Value Topography” “My City” displayed some of the first citizen-generated mapping of Pasadena. This 1916 photo did not appear in the original article.
This page includes additional information not included in the original Pasadena Weekly article. A Model to Emulate
The ORIGINAL “MY CITY” EXHIBIT
This diagram of the “Home-Made City Planning Exhibit” from Dean Damon’s 1916 article was not part of the Pasadena Weekly article but appears here from page 40 of the “My City” document to round out the picture of the original exhibit. See pasadenapassages.org for more information.
The “MY CITY” DOCUMENT
tells the story of Pasadena’s City Beautiful Movement and the century that followed, exploring how this proven approach can be revitalized today. “My City” can be found free online at mycity. is Printed copies are available at Pasadena’s Central Library, the History Museum, Vroman’s Books, Century Books or by contacting info@pasadenapassages.org
“How to Get Started in City Planning: the Pasadena Way” Inscribed outside today’s Planning Bldg, Dean Damon describes “The Pasadena Way” in 1916. mycity.is/ pasadenaway.pdf
“The City Planning Movement in Pasadena”
This 1917 article outlines efforts to create the “My City” Planning Exhibit the previous year. For a copy, including local articles on the exhibit, download a pdf at: mycity.
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The WE OBJECT CORNER This diagram of the “Home-Made City Planning Exhibit” from Dean Damon’s article was not part of the Pasadena Weekly article but appears here from page 40 of the “My City” document to round out the picture of the original exhibit. See pasadenapassages for more information.