Pacific Asia Museum Marker

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Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pacific Asia Museum

By Drew W, September 14, 2012

1. Pacific Asia Museum Marker

Inscription. Grace Nicholson, a noted collector and authority on American Indian and Asian Art and artifacts, supervised the design of her combination gallery and museum which was completed in 1929. It has been called an outstanding example of 1920s revival architecture and is unique for its use of Chinese ornamentation.

Erected 1999 by State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with The Pacific Asia Museum. (Marker Number 988.)

Location. 34° 8.805′ N, 118° 8.461′ W. Marker is in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on North Los Robles Ave north of East Colorado Boulevard (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 North Los Robles Ave, Pasadena CA 91101, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Gamble House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Christmas Tree Lane (approx. 2.6 miles away); San Gabriel Mission (approx. 4 miles away); Santa Anita During World War II (approx. 5.5 miles away); Seabiscuit (approx. 5.5 miles away); Benjamin Davis Wilson (approx. 6.9 miles away); Harvard’s Mount Wilson Station (approx. 7 miles away); Michelson Pier on Mount Wilson (approx. 7.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pasadena.

By Drew W, September 14, 2012

2. Pacific Asia Museum Marker

Also see . . . The Pacific Asia Museum Website. (Submitted on September 27, 2012.)

Pacific Asia Museum Photo, Click for full size

By Drew W, September 14, 2012

3. Pacific Asia Museum

By Drew W, September 14, 2012

4. Pacific Asia Museum

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 27, 2012, by Drew W of Vista, California. This page has been viewed 89 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2012, by Drew W of Vista, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.