Places like this help to create a charming feel in the older commercial sections of South Pasadena. In the park next to this building, they show summer evening movies projected onto the wall of the building.
In the commercial section of South Pasadena, there is a commemorative plaque marking the location of a watering trough for horses. The trough was a resting area for people traveling between Los Angeles and Pasadena and has been there since 1906.