Pasadena is also the site of the Rose Bowl stadium. I would think that such a large arena would be out of place, because the town really IS a quiet & beautiful residential area. (I've been to Pasaadena, but never saw the stadium; missed that part of town.)

My brother-in-law lived there for many years until fairly recently, when he was forced to take early retirement from the LA TImes when ownership changed hands. He and his wife had a really nice house, quintessential American Bungalow style. When they bought it, it was in decent shape, but needed a little work, which they gradually put into it.

During the time they lived there, their neighborhood was declared a National Historical District, "Bungalow Heaven." They sold the house for about ten times what they had paid in the late70s/early 80s, and moved to Arizona.