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Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena among ‘Most Beautiful Neighborhoods’ in US
Read how Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena is among the most beautiful neighborhoods in the US.
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Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena received another distinction to add to its growing list of accolades. Thrillist, a travel website, counted Bungalow Heaven among “The 10 Most Beautiful Neighborhoods in America, Ranked.”
Bungalow Heaven can add that to its neighborhood resume, along with a spot on the National Register of Historic Places, the distinction of being Pasadena’s first Landmark District and the APA designation as one of the “10 Great Places in America.”
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Bungalow Heaven ranked third on the list, in company with such neighborhoods as Hyde Park in Chicago and the Garden District in New Orleans. Beacon Hill in Boston was ranked No. 1.
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Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena: A piece of architectural history
As the name indicates, Bungalow Heaven is a neighborhood of bungalows, specifically those built during the early 20th century’s Arts and Crafts Movement. Today, it encompasses about 16 blocks in Pasadena and contains about 800 bungalows from the era. While there are grander homes to serve as an example of the Arts and Crafts era — such as The Gamble House — Bungalow Heaven prides itself on being the prime example of the style of homes everyday people bought and lived in during that time period.
Thrillist writes:
“This style reverberates not only in the area’s grand, tighbeless houses, but in the unified, verdant atmosphere of the neighborhood itself, with shade blanketing its streets thanks to the trees that line them, and immaculately manicured lawns throughout.”
Bungalow Heaven’s residents are fairly unified, too. They had to work together to earn the city’s Landmark District designation for the neighborhood — the first of its kind in Pasadena in 1989 — to preserve the historical significance of the area. Each year, they put on a Home Tour to showcase the Arts and Crafts bungalows. To learn more about Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena, visit the neighborhood association page.
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Chris Reisbeck is a real estate agent based in Pasadena. Find more articles at: www.ClassicPasadenaHomes.com
