Located on the banks of the Arroyo, La Casita was designed in 1933 to be a community meeting house by Myron Hunt, renowned architect and a member of the Pasadena Garden Club.
A joint venture by the Pasadena Garden Club which supplied the funds and the City of Pasadena which supplied the land, La Casita was built as a public works project to provide employment during the Great Depression. The original building was built of materials salvaged from the Arroyo and the wood velodrome (bicycle track) built for the 1932 Olympics.
Maintenance and upkeep of the gardens are funded by your generous support.
The gardens at La Casita offer great examples for water-wise and drought tolerant plants.
La Casita del Arroyo has a long and vibrant history in the city of Pasadena.