Testimonials
“I want to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Directors for giving me the opportunity to serve on the South Lake Business Association Board. My four-year tenure at the Macy’s Pasadena store has certainly been one of the most rewarding of my career. I have truly enjoyed being part of this community and serving on the SLBA board. It has been satisfying to witness all the progress the SLBA Board has made over the past two years, making so many improvements to the South Lake Business District. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of it. I wish all of you the best, and know that with the current Board members representing the district, that only good things will continue to happen on South lake Avenue.”
Del Hernandez
VP Store Manager
Macy’s Pasadena (2006-2009)
“Being involved with the South Lake Business Association I have seen the organization energetically advocate for improvements on the avenue. The streetscape improvements are a great improvement and really a result of the work of SLBA. I also appreciate the work being done to bring business to the area and inject additional economic activity into South Lake. We are seeing these efforts result in new and exciting businesses along the street and new customers to patronize them.”
Paul Little
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
South Lake Tenant
“When I first moved to Pasadena in 1981, my first apartment was on El Molino and South Lake Avenue was the main destination for dining, shopping and entertainment. Bullock’s, Monahan’s Irish Pub, The Chronicle were all long established “Pasadena Institutions” that made strolling the Avenue an enjoyable experience day or night every day of the week. After getting married and moving to West Pasadena, I watched South Lake Avenue develop more businesses and office buildings for us to work in. After moving my own law office to the Commons at 140 South Lake Avenue, I have come to realize that South Lake Avenue fulfils the City’s goal of being a place where we can live, work and easily traverse on foot. The new businesses like Pacific Sales, the new restaurants like Smitty’s, The Counter and Cafe 140, and the new lounges like Magnolia’s and The Wine Detective, all complement the long established ones that have been the backbone of this part of town since I first moved here. In addition, the new streetscapes and lighting, and all of the other public improvements that have been made by the District, have once again made strolling the Avenue one of the best experiences in town day or night every day of the week. I cannot think of a better place to live and work that in the City of Pasadena on South Lake Avenue where it all started for me 30 years ago.”
Richard A. McDonald
Attorney at Law
South Lake Tenant