đź‘ŹWe had a college student visit the museum who is attending Princeton University and is working on his thesis. He grew up in Pasadena and truly enjoyed his childhood here. He was looking for any information on the Hispanic community in Pasadena during the 1980’s until the present day.
🍓We had a great visit discussing the rich history of the Hispanic community in Pasadena from the days of Strawberry Farming, the Mexican Baptist Church in the early 1900’s, the opening of St. Pius church in Pasadena, and the workers who came and lived here from Mexico to work and also present day.
🪴We also discussed how Satsuma Gardens had many farms that had owners who were Hispanic….and they hired workers who were Hispanic in their farms in the 1890’s to the early 1900’s. There was also a large Hispanic community who were true Cowboys and worked with cattle on the Famous Allen Ranch in Texas. More present day, we had a bus station that operated on Richey Street that had a large Hispanic clientele that would take clients from Pasadena to Mexico and back in the 1980’s to 1990’s.
🎉We are thankful for his visit and we look forward to visiting with him again soon!
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