Pasadena: Unexpected Roots
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Independent scholar Roberta H. Martínez shares intimate stories of Pasadena’s earliest days as reflected in the marriage and writings of Arturo Bandini and Helen Elliott Bandini, members of two of Pasadena's founding families. Their personal story melds with the legacies of Old California and highlights connections with the Valley Hunt Club, Greene and Greene architecture, Charles Lummis, and even the Manhattan Project.
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