A path through Adolphus Busch's sunken gardens, Pasadena, ca.1916 (CHS-5619)

A path through Adolphus Busch's sunken gardens, Pasadena, ca.1916
Photograph of a path through Adolphus Busch's sunken gardens, Pasadena, ca.1916. At center, a paved path is visible. A bench sits on the path a few yards ahead. On both sides of the path, grassy hillsides can be seen. The grass is all well trimmed. Trees are sparsely scattered throughout the hilly landscape.; "In the early part of the twentieth century (about 1907), Adolphus Busch (yes, the original name on the Anheuser-Busch beer bottles) lived on a spacious estate in Pasadena, California. His home was spectacular, overlooking the floor of a very special canyon, the Arroyo Seco. The entire property was a large tract of land that bordered Bellefontaine St. on the northern end to Madeline Dr. on the southern end. The Arroyo Seco lies west of S. Arroyo Blvd. The Old Mill (star on the map) may still be viewed near the gate at 485 Madeline Drive. Mr. Busch had an idea to beautify his estate, which consisted of a large section of the Arroyo. He constructed some of the most beautiful gardens ever seen in California. Unfortunately, most of what you are seeing does not exist today, but restoring the beauty of the past is now in process in the lower Arroyo Seco." -- Ray Dashner.
Call number: CHS-5619
Legacy record ID: chs-m6047; USC-1-1-1-6156
Photographer:


C. C. Pierce
 (1861–1946)  


Alternative names

Charles C.

Description
American photographer

Date of birth/death

22 November 1861 
7 November 1946 

Authority control

: Q61995887
VIAF: 68114291
LCCN: n91108254
WorldCat



creator QS:P170,Q61995887
Filename: CHS-5619
Coverage date: circa 1916
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Type: images
Geographic subject (city or populated place): Pasadena
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Accession number: 5619
Microfiche number: 1-37-79
Archival file: chs_Volume52/CHS-5619.tiff
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Geographic subject (country): USA
Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Subject (adlf): parks
Project: USC
Repository email: [email protected]
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Date created: circa 1916
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs
Geographic subject (state): California
Subject (file heading): Los Angeles County -- Pasadena -- General -- Gardens and parks
Format: glass plate negatives
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles
Subject (lcsh): Gardens
Subject: Busch