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	Reclaiming Urban Parkways
		Parkways were to be divided by wide median strips and their pavements had generous widths.
		An Arroyo Seco Collaborative of community organizations was formed in 2000 and plans were made to host an unprecedented event called ArroyoFest involving a walk and bike ride ON the Pasadena Freeway, scheduled for June 2003, that could bring renewed attention to those parkway/freeway issues.
		In contrast, the border between the parkway and the city was often soft, consisting of trees, vegetation, and parkland, allowing the motorist wide vistas and an appreciation of the surrounding historic and cultural context.
	www.arroyofest.org /ParkwaysAccess.htm (4014 words)

	See America's Byways - Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway, California
		Conceived in the parkway tradition, with its gentle curves, lush landscaping and scenic vistas, the parkway incorporates the modern elements that laid the groundwork for the California freeway system.
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway Scenic Byway begins at the Four Level, the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and California State Highway Route 110 (The Pasadena Freeway) in downtown Los Angeles.
		A high viaduct carries the parkway across the Los Angeles River and into the Cypress Park neighborhood, an early 20th century industrial landscape adjacent to the confluence of the Los Angeles and Arroyo Seco rivers.
	www.seeamerica.org /byways/html/byways_pages/CAarroyo.html (443 words)

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: L.A. Celebrates Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When part of a historic, sycamore-lined parkway in southern California closed to motor traffic for three hours on Sunday, about 5,000 people jammed the Arroyo Seco Parkway to slow down and enjoy its sharp twists and turns.
		The 22-mile parkway, otherwise known as the Pasadena (110) Freeway, which opened in 1940, is the site of the most traffic accidents in the Los Angeles area, according to a UCLA-Occidental College study.
		The Arroyo Seco Foundation hopes that ArroyoFest, sponsored by a coalition of groups, will help publicize some of its goals: to update the parkway, remove the concrete from its streambeds, revive the watershed, and create a commuter bike path.
	www.nationaltrust.org /Magazine/archives/arc_news/061803p.htm (282 words)

	Plexus Institute
		The Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway, known to commuters as the Pasadena or 110 Freeway, is the oldest freeway in the western United States.
		Restoring the parkway to its leisurely splendor is one element of a renewed attempt to create an integrated transportation system, both for the Arroyo and for the region as a whole.
		Downstream, the Arroyo Seco is confined to a concrete flood-control channel.
	www.plexusinstitute.org /services/E-Library/show.cfm?id=276 (2765 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Its right of way followed the stream bed of the Arroyo Seco and required 1,250,000 board feet (2,950 m³) of pine wood to construct.
		The original route of this Parkway — its 1940 appellation — ran from the Chinatown district in downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena, and was later extended to meet the Hollywood Freeway and Santa Ana Freeway.
		The Parkway opened to traffic on December 30, 1940; a writer for the New York Times noted that it was one of the "outstanding highway improvements in the country."
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Arroyo_Seco_Parkway (1562 words)

	A Freeway Runs Through It
		The Arroyo Culture applied the notion of “living in nature” to all aspects of existence—the California bungalow, with its spacious patios and sleeping porches, and the plein air (literally “open air”) style of painting being just two of its manifestations.
		The Arroyo and its banks became populated with bohemians and artisans (including Batchelder) of all sorts—the Southern California incarnation of the Arts and Crafts movement that had sprouted in England.
		Although much of the Arroyo’s floor was eventually converted into a chain of parks, the result was neither the originally envisioned “pleasureway” nor a proper freeway, but something in between.
	pr.caltech.edu /periodicals/EandS/articles/arroyo.html (1343 words)

	Nelanet.org - The Arroyo Seco and Highland Park
		The Arroyo Seco region was in the early 20th century a major gateway between downtown Los Angeles and regions to the northwest (the San Fernando Valley) and the east (the San Gabriel Valley).
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway is now commonly known as the Pasadena Freeway, though it’s historic name was re-established in the 1990’s through state legislation as the Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway.
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway – the first of its kind in the nation, was one, if not the most important development of continuing impact on the area.
	www.nelanet.org /reportsmaps/hphistory (5462 words)

	Gotham Gazette: Protecting The Park In The Parkway
		New York City’s parkways, a monumental public works project achieved jointly in the 1930’s by FDR, LaGuardia and Robert Moses, were designed as the most extensive urban park system in the world.
		When the 8.2 mile Pasadena Freeway (also known as the Arroyo Seco Parkway) was designated a Scenic Byway a few years ago, its state transportation department received a billion dollars in federal environmental funds to restore its landscape and bridges.
		Even though the parks department is officially a co-owner of the city’s parkways, it is not a member of the transportation council, nor is it even part of its advisory board.
	www.gothamgazette.com /print/1759 (1266 words)

	Parks \| LAMountains.com
		The three-acre Arroyo Seco South Pasadena Woodland and Wildlife Park is located in the City of South Pasadena along the southern bank of the Arroyo Seco, near the intersection of York Boulevard and the Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR-110).
		Two small bioswales are planted with native grasses and allow stormwater to infiltrate into the soil instead of flowing into the concrete-lined Arroyo Seco, adjacent to the park.
		Educational material about native habitat and wildlife, natural sciences, the history of the site, and an overview of the Arroyo Seco Watershed is incorporated into trailside displays, a kiosk, and plant identification markers throughout the site.
	www.lamountains.com /parks.asp?parkid=668 (230 words)

	The Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The parkway is located between the four-level interchange in downtown Los Angeles and Glenarm Street in Pasadena.
		A National Register eligible historic resource, the parkway is significant as the first freeway in the west.
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway Corridor -- This remarkable planning project by graduate student at CalPoly presents a wonderful vision for the restoration of the parkway to its future grandeur.
	www.arroyoseco.org /asparkway.htm (183 words)

	Definition of Arroyo Seco Parkway
		Its right of way followed the stream bed of the Arroyo Seco and required 1,250,000 board feet of pine wood to construct.
		The route did not succeed, and the right of way later became the route for the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
		It was the first freeway ever built in the United States, completed in 1940, and was considered a modern engineering marvel at the time.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Arroyo_Seco_Parkway (763 words)

	Waterwire.net
		The Historic American Engineering Record of the National Park Service was commissioned to document and map the parkway's historic and cultural resources and their current condition, but now the report is to be left half finished.
		The Parkway is also site of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, the trail that will eventually connect Battery Park in Manhattan to Waterford, the historic terminus of the Erie Canal in Saratoga County.
		The Riverdale Nature Preservancy was awarded a grant to investigate how parklands and green buffers adjacent to the Parkway could be improved to increase aesthetic value, capture stormwater and decrease environmental degradation from erosion and non-point pollution.
	www.waterwire.net /News/fullstory.cfm?ContID=1843 (1174 words)

	Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Lummis House, Heritage Square and the Southwest Museum are visible from a high hill overlooking the Parkway.
		The Parkway opens to the north with spectacular views of the San Gabriel Mountains.
		An unusual Byway of both urban activity and quiet parks, cultural significance and modern convenience, the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway continues to inspire travelers and residents alike.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/10246/overview.html (474 words)

	California Highways (www.cahighways.org): Southern California Freeway Development (Part 1 - 1940s)
		The portion of this parkway between the Ventura Parkway (US 101) and the Hollywood Parkway (Route 170) was not on the state books.
		It appears that present-day I-10 was constructed between the Santa Monica Parkway and the Olympic Parkway.
		The Slauson Parkway ran from the Inglewood and Harbor Parkway (now Route 110) junction to the Santa Ana (Route 5) and Rio Honda (Route 164) junction.
	www.cahighways.org /maps-sc-fwy (895 words)

	Floodgap Roadgap -- The Arroyo Seco Freeway
		During its earliest days, the Arroyo Seco Pkwy was considered leisurely and scenic (an amusing irony to harrassed denizens of CA 110 today), darting between small tree-lined parks with occasional vistas of the San Gabriel mountains in the distance.
		On top of all that, concurrent construction of the Arroyo Seco Flood Control Channel, a Depression-relief Work Progress Administration project, was the only thing preventing the entire parkway from being washed away by the Arroyo Seco itself.
		By the way, old US 6 is not part of the Arroyo Seco Pkwy itself, but it is part of the modern CA 110 tunnels, which were part of Figueroa St during the original days of the Parkway.
	www.floodgap.com /roadgap/110 (3139 words)

	Route 66 and the Pacific Ocean
		This gracefully arched bridge was originally built in 1913 to span the Arroyo Seco from Pasadena into Eagle Rock.
		It was 13 years old when it became a part of Route 66 and continued to be a part of the Mother Road from 1926 through 1940 when the Arroyo Seco Parkway opened.
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway opened in December 30, 1940 and became the new alignment of Route 66 from Pasadena to Los Angeles and one of our nation’s earliest freeways to boot.
	www.theroadwanderer.net /RT66pacific.htm (1244 words)

	ArroyoFest: Freeway Walk and Bike Ride: June 15, 2003
		Sixty-four years ago, amid much fanfare, groundbreaking took place to construct what was then called the Arroyo Seco Parkway, a scenic “pleasure drive” that was to be part of a complex and multi-varied transportation system along the Arroyo Seco corridor stretching from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles.
		Within a few years, the pleasure parkway and multi-modal transportation system had given way to the notion of a high-speed freeway (“the first freeway of the West”) as the dominant transportation mode.
		Over the last several years, however, an active and vibrant set of community movements seeking new landscape, open space, and transportation approaches, has emerged to reclaim the history of the Parkway and the communities along the Arroyo Seco corridor.
	www.arroyofest.org /background2.htm (228 words)

	Highland Park Heritage Trust Publications and Resources
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR 110 aka the "Pasadena Freeway") was designated a National Scenic Byway in 2002.
		This poster was just printed under the sponsorship of the Highland Park Heritage Trust as a gesture of the group's long-standing support and advocacy for the Arroyo Seco corridor and the need to appropriately rehabilitate the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway.
		Questions or any comments can be directed to Nicole Possert at aguild@pacbell.net, who is a board member of HPHT and the volunteer marketing representative for the Arroyo Seco Parkway National Scenic Byway program.
	www.hpht.org /poster.html (251 words)

	Pasadena Freeway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When first built, the Pasadena Freeway was named the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
		This is the Avenue 43 exit from the northbound freeway, a right turn on and off the freeway, with a stop sign at the end of the on-ramp.
		Most of the on-ramps on the Arroyo Seco Parkway segment have a stop sign at the end of the on-ramps.
	members.cox.net /mkpl/pasadena/pas2.html (197 words)

	PreserveLA - Historic Preservation in Los Angeles - Arroyo Seco Parkway
		The Arroyo Seco Parkway was named a National Scenic Byway in 2002, the first designation for any roadway in Southern California and the first truly urban road to be recognized.
		The study area centers on the roadway and its surrounding view corridor, starting at the four-level interchange in downtown Los Angeles and ending at Arroyo Parkway and Colorado in downtown Pasadena.
		The Los Angeles River Center is located at 570 West Avenue 26 in Los Angeles, using the Avenue 26 offramp of the Arroyo Seco Parkway or via the Metro Goldline’s Lincoln Heights/Cypress Station.
	www.preservela.com /archives/000097.html (316 words)

	Los Angeles Conservancy \| Events
		The legacy of the Arroyo Seco, perhaps one of Los Angeles' most underappreciated historic areas, has benefited tremendously from three independent but closely linked documentation, planning and educational projects.
		The Landscape Framework Plan, another Caltrans project, provides a vision and blueprint for community action, using parkway rehabilitation as a catalyst for corridor improvements that strengthen the historic and cultural characteristics of the Arroyo Seco.
		The "Lure and Legacy of the Lower Arroyo Seco" video, created by volunteers from the effective neighborhood preservation organization Highland Park Heritage Trust, extends this work into community education, shining an important light on the history, architecture, and natural beauty of this remarkable corner of Los Angeles.
	www.laconservancy.org /events/events_awards.php4 (1856 words)

	California @ WestCoastRoads - California 110
		Originally known as the Arroyo Seco Parkway, the Pasadena Freeway is an original freeway from the 1940s, and much of the highway is in its original condition.
		This is a typical section of the Pasadena Freeway (California 110) as it follows the original alignment of the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
		Upon passing this interchange, California 110 widens out substantially from the four to six lane freeway seen along the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway segment.
	www.westcoastroads.com /california/ca-110.html (1031 words)

	Westways Magazine - Archived Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		They would need to link the Arroyo Seco Parkway (which connects L.A. and Pasadena) with the 110 (its planned-for southern extension) and the 101 (designated locally as the Hollywood Parkway, the crucial route between Hollywood and downtown).
		It was completed in early 1950, and its upper level, the Hollywood Freeway, was opened to traffic at the end of the year.
		It would be another two years before the Harbor and Arroyo Seco connections were finished.
	www.aaa-calif.com /westways/0100/traffic.aspx (595 words)

	Los Angeles and Santa Monica - The End of the Mother Road - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On December 30, 1940, the Arroyo Seco Parkway opened, becoming the new official alignment for Route 66.
		Connecting Pasadena to Los Angeles, the parkway extends through Arroyo Seco’s Arts and Crafts landscape of the early twentieth century and has now been designated as a Federal Scenic Byway.
		The parkway is significant as the first freeway in the west, representing a transitional time in history when parkways became freeways.
	www.bonus.com /contour/legends_america/http@@/www.legendsofamerica.com/CA-UrbanSprawl2.html (848 words)

	Westways Magazine - Archived Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway (in 1942, below; and today, inset) was the West's first freeway.
		If you take the Pasadena Freeway (Interstate 110), you'll be driving on a piece of history: The final 8.2-mile, narrow, treelined stretch of this road, the Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway, is hailed as the first freeway in the West, built in 1940 to connect Pasadena and Los Angeles.
		Just past Highland Park, the Arroyo Seco Parkway passes under the 1898 Arroyo Seco Santa Fe Railroad Bridge.
	www.aaa-calif.com /westways/1100/daytripping.asp (1541 words)

	Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To truly experience the essence of the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway, it's important to discover a truly historic movement which significantly influenced its culture.
		The Arroyo Seco was the center for the Arts and Crafts movement on the West Coast.
		Whether you take the Byway as a part of a trip to the Los Angeles and Pasadena area or as a destination in itself, the Arroyo Seco Parkway's diverse blend of culture, history and natural beauty will satisfy even the most discriminating of travelers.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/10246/index.html (368 words)

	Montecito Heights Neighborhood Links
		The Arroyo Seco Foundation provides news and information on the Arroyo Seco River region, one of Southern California's greatest natural resources.
		Century 21 Arroyo Seco Drive around the neighborhood for 10 minutes and you're sure to see a Century 21 Arroyo Seco sign featuring the name "Elsa Kim".
		Arroyo Arts Collective, a grassroots community arts organization, is best know for their annual Discovery Tour.
	www.montecitohts.org /links.htm (1117 words)

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