colorado boulevard

I am reminded of the song "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" from the 60s as I walk or drive down Colorado Boulevard. It can be quite crowded but the selection of stores is quite good and the people are very friendly.

Target, Best Buy, nails, hair massages, health, the peaceful atmosphere. no 1 bothers you fun activities all year round id live here if i could.

So much to see, so many places to shop, quite a variety of food establishments from a gathering of food trucks on Los Robles to high-end eateries.FOODIE HEAVEN!

Our first visit to Colorado Boulevard was for a car show on a Sunday afternoon. It was so fun, lots of families out and about. The sidewalks are big and most of the restaurants have patios and are dog friendly. It's such a great little area. Definitely worth a visit!

Colorado boulevard where I stayed had no place to go to eat if you didn't have a car. The only place was Target about 3 blocks away. Had to get a car, and Enterprise was closed, but Thrifty came to the rescue

If you're looking for something interesting to do and don't mind the several pandhandlers along the sidewalk, take a stroll along Old Town's Colorado Blvd. Especially if you like to window shop or are looking for an interesting spot to dine. The CIty has several free-for-the-first-2-hours parking structures nearby to the south.

This area of Pasadena has dozens of restaurants and bars. It is very pleasant to walk around and explore the different areas as well.

Live very near this garden and make it a point to walk here every once in a while. It is such a delightful place to walk around or sit on a bench and enjoy the sounds of the birds and the peaceful atmosphere.

A great way to spend an afternoon. Wander through the many shops, have a fabulous meal at the many restaurant options, see a movie or just sit and watch the world go by.

We stayed in Burbank - about 35 minutes to get into Pasadena and parked at 4:00am. Easy to get to Parade Route as all highway. Recommend buying parking pass and finding your seats the day before. Don't know if you attended yet but one company Sharp Seating has a monopoly on all seats. We attended Jan 2015. We purchased our tickets 6 months in advance (Section 150 on S. Orange St) We got there and read this is the "formation area" and wouldn't see all participants. AND, the eats were were blocked by trees (15-25' tall with leaves), street poles, and palm trees with only 20' between each.. We were furious. Drove to Sharp's office and they reluctantly exchanged them (at $19 restocking fee per ticket) for seats on the Highway Overpass (Section 235) with NOTHING blocking the view, great sun on the entire float for good photography. Section 240 is better as sun is at your back. If you get to seat by 7:15, you'll be fine. You should look at stands and Google, some bleachers on the route are blocked by buildings flanking them meaning you can only see floats when they are directly in front. Nearly all had trees and lamp posts in front of them. This parade is 5.5 miles long so there are lots of spots to camp out on the street overnight if you'd like. However, it was 30 degrees the night before. We found purchasing the parking pass $40 was helpful, just be sure to park by the exit. Lots of port-of-potties around too. Also, the bleacher seats are super tight so you are crammed in. Some of the bleachers look like they go up 60 rows, others just 5 rows. They are aluminum which means a cold bum, and the $10 seat pads at the float building site were much thicker and nicer than those sold for $15 at the parade itself.Would highly recommend working on the floats. We volunteered with Paradiso but also check out Fiesta Parade Floats, and Phoenix Floats. SIgn up online for a 4 hour shift. We ended up staying 10 hours we loved it so much. You really get to appreciate the floats up close. Lots of tasks so can sit or stand or climb. Paradiso was great if you wanted to change tasks or locations and they were a delight to work with. Both floats Zappos.com and Singpoli won awards too! The floats are view-able later that day and 2-3 days after for $10 in some parking lot. They are pieces of work. We opted not to do the football game but that's within walking distance.

Easy to get to everything. Terrible clean up for the town. Wish they had a way of dealing with the after math of parade.

To view parade best to buy seats online in advance for one of the seats in the raised bleachers with sun at one's back. Was surprised to see locals who brought BBQ's, heaters, and ice chests (leaving their mess behind) and must have been camping out to 'save' their space. Also surprised at massive amount of Christian proselytizing on the parade root before and after the parade. And the bull horned 'brim and firestone' proselytizing while waiting to board the 'free' shuttles to the Rose Bowl game. Captive audience I guess. Oh, and Go Ducks!

I love walking, shopping, eating near Colorado blvd Pasadena from Pasadena old town up to Rosemead Blavd.It has old charm, all the new shopping, cinemas, book shops, collages, near by auditorium, and adjacent nice neighborhood like San Marino, South Pasadena, Arcadia etc.Its the street that uses for Pasadena Rose parade.

This boulevard is the main one in Pasadena- lots of cafes, bars, restaurants and provides a nice space for walking all day long. Lovely!

Colorado Boulevard is a long, long street. Parts of it are trendy and fashionable while other parts of it are not, so other reviews are discussing particular neighborhoods it travels through, like Old Town. Bottom line: it's a street.