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Pasadena Robinson Memorial
Dedicated November 6, 1997
Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, CA
These sculptures commemorate the lives of two brothers, Jackie and Mack Robinson
Mack Robinson won the silver medal in the 200-meter race in the 1936 Olympics. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball when in 1947 he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Info source: (Pasadena Star News 6/21/02)
Since I was in the neighborhood, let me share with you some historical landmarks of what Pasadena has to offer, besides being the Tournament of Roses capital of the world.
The first Pasadena Public Library
Stone building of Romanesque architecture erected here in the 1880’s, financed largely by public subscription. Served as Pasadena’s main public library from 1890-1927; condemned as unsafe in 1933; razed in 1954.
Memorial arch of Pasadena’s first free public library.
This is the restored entry of the original Library at the southeast corner of Raymond and Walnut, houses a display of historical data.
