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

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Mills Place

Photographed by Denise Boose, January 4, 2014

1. Mills Place Marker

Inscription. Named for Alexander Fraser Mills, a nurseryman who planted a citrus grove on 7 1/2 acres at the northwest corner of Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue in 1878. Mills Place was originally named "Ward Alley." In 1885, a fire at this site destroyed a laundry establishment owned by Chinese settlers.

Erected by Pasadena Heritage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 34° 8.68′ N, 118° 9.075′ W. Marker was in Pasadena, California, in Los Angeles County. It was in South Arroyo. It was at the intersection of Miller Alley and West Colorado Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Miller Alley. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 61 West Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena CA 91105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It was also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific

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in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Yuen Kee Laundry (here, next to this marker); McCormick Alley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edwin Alley (about 300 feet away); Original Site of Throop University (about 300 feet away); Martin Alley (about 300 feet away); 107 S. Fair Oaks Ave (about 400 feet away); Mercantile Place (about 400 feet away); Fraser Alley (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pasadena.

Also see . . . …Revised Language for Mills Place Plaques (Pasadena Now, Dec. 7, 2021). Full title: Human Relations Commission to Consider Revised Language for Mills Place Plaques

Overview: The Human Relations Commission will consider revised language for plaques at Mills Alley in Old Pasadena where Chinese businesses were burned down in racist attacks .

The existing plaques makes no mention of the violent incident which happened 135 years ago.

(Submitted on August 1, 2023.)

Photographed by Denise Boose, January 4, 2014

2. Mills Place Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, January 4, 2014

3. Mills Place Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2014. This page has been viewed 1,275 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on June 26, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.