The Pasadena Star-News Building
- Address: 525 E Colorado Blvd
- Vicinity: N Los Robles Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1904/00/00 | Charles Henry Prisk | Work | Charles Prisk and his older brother, William F Prisk, buys the Pasadena Evening Star. Charles also owns the Pasadena Post and the Long Beach Press-Telegram, of which William F Prisk, is the publisher. | |||
| 1904/00/00 | William F Prisk | Work | Charles Prisk and his older brother, William F Prisk, buys the Pasadena Evening Star. Charles also owns the Pasadena Post and the Long Beach Press-Telegram, of which William F Prisk, is the publisher. | |||
| 1924/00/00 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church broadcast services on an AM station 22 hours a week (6 am-midnight Sundays and 7-11 pm Wednesdays). At only 100 watts of power, listen coverage approximates Pasadena. | |||||
| 1925/00/00 | The Pasadena Star-News moves into their new Beaux Arts style building. | |||||
| 1925/03/00 | Earl Derr Biggers | Author | Every morning at 9:00, Biggers walks from 609 S Hudson Ave to a small rented office in a building next to the Pasadena Star-News, and works on the "The Chinese Parrot". "I try to imagine I'm out to make the next edition." - EDB | The Chinese Parrot (book) | ||
| 1925/10/25 | Harold A Parker (1878-1930) makes a photograph of the new radio tower on top of the Pasadena Star News building. Large letters on the tower read "KPSN". | |||||
| 1926/01/01 | Charley Paddock | Work | With Charles Paddock at the microphone, NBC radio broadcast the Rose Bowl game. The football match is between Alabama Crimson Tide, making their first bowl appearance, and the Washington Huskies. | Spread of Radio Broadcasting | ||
| 1926/01/01 | NBC radio broadcast the Rose Parade across the nation broadcast via KPSN and the radio tower on top of the Pasadena Star News building. | Spread of Radio Broadcasting | ||||
| 1956/00/00 | Bernard J Ridder takes over as publisher of the Star-News Ridder Publications buys the newspaper. | |||||
| 1967/00/00 | Underground FM station KPPC transmit their signals from their studios in the basement of the adjacent Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 1967-1971 | |||||
| 1997/00/00 | Pasadena Star-News transfers to new headquarters at 911 E Colorado Blvd. |
| Particulars for The Pasadena Star-News Building: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Broadcasting |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Radio Broadcasting |
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