History
On March 2, 1888, South Pasadena officially incorporated with a population of slightly over 500. The City's boundaries established in 1889 are essentially the same today. South Pasadena consists of 3.44 square miles of prime residential property. South Pasadena incorporated the southern portion of the Indiana Colony & land south & east of the Los Angeles border, becoming the sixth municipality in Los Angeles County. With establishment of the Raymond Hotel & the Cawston Ostrich Farm, the community began to attract tourists & increasingly large waves of new residents to the Pasadena area in the late 19th & early 20th Centuries. With completion of the Pacific Electric Short Line, putting the city within easy walking distance of the