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Finding Aid for the City of Pasadena Planning Department architecture permit records, circa 1920-circa 1950 0000219
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  • Access
  • Preferred Citation note
  • Biographical/Historical note
  • Scope and Content note
  • Related Archival Materials note

  • Title: City of Pasadena Planning Department architecture permit records
    Identifier/Call Number: 0000219
    Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 20.0 Linear feet (20 record storage boxes)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1920-circa 1950
    creator: City of Pasadena Planning Department.

    Access

    Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

    Preferred Citation note

    City of Pasadena Planning Department architecture permit records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Biographical/Historical note

    The City of Pasadena’s first Planning Commission was founded circa 1920. Today the Permit Center is a section of the Building and Neighborhood Revitalization (BNR) Division of the Pasadena's Planning & Community Development Department. The Permit Center section of the BNR provides all development permit services.

    Scope and Content note

    The City of Pasadena Planning Department architecture permit records span 20 linear feet and date from circa 1920 to circa 1950. The documents which compose the collection are organized alphabetically by street name and sequentially by street address. Each address has its own envelope which contains documentation regarding proposed alterations to existing properties in Pasadena. Documentation takes the form of applications to alter, repair or demolish existing structures, as well as permits regarding plumbing, electricity, and/or building alterations.

    Related Archival Materials note

    The City of Pasadena Permit Center archives.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    City of Pasadena Planning Department.
    Building permits