Postcard: Mile of Christmas Trees, Pasadena, CA 1933

MILE OF CHRISTMAS TREES, Pasadena, California. Stretching north from the city limits of Pasadena through the heart of beautiful Altadena, these giant Deodars have long been famous. These trees were grown from seed brought from the Himalaya Mountains in India, where the Deodar is grown as the tree of God. They were first planted here in 1885, and now reach a height of about one hundred feed, and have a spread of from forty to fifty feet.

Postmarked from South Pasadena, CA on January 4, 1933, this postcard was sent to Wayton, Ohio by a woman named Edythe. From her brief message I can only glean that she was newly-arrived Californian... She says "Was glad to receive letter from so many at one time. We are having a lovely time. Went to this place Xmas eve. Yesterday was the big Rose Parade. I wish every one at home could see it...."

Now I haven't seen it myself, but Altadena still has the "Mile of Christmas Trees". While the trees were planted in the late 1880s by an early California booster, they first lighting of the trees was in 1920, over just a quarter-mile of trees. Each year thereafter the lighting expanded to include 150 trees.

This year, the trees will be lit until January 1, 2012, and are lit from dusk until 10 PM during the week and midnight on the weekends.

Comments

[Je]

SO cool! I want to add this to my Californian/SF Bucket List. Sounds like a site to be seen.