Pasadena (City)

Pasadena (pronounced /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena City College (PCC), Art Center College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena, the Norton Simon Museum of Art and the Pacific Asia Museum. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 133,936. As of 2009, the estimated population is 150,185, making it the 160th largest city in the United States. Pasadena is the sixth largest city in Los Angeles County, and the main cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. It is also the host city to numerous TV shows, including Chuck Lorre's sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

It is the home of the fictional characters of Leonard Hofstadter, Sheldon Cooper, Rajesh Koothrappali and Penny. Meanwhile, Howard Wolowitz and Mrs. Wolowitz live directly north of Pasadena, in Altadena.

Other Locations

 * California Institute of Technology
 * The Cheesecake Factory

More Information
For further details and history, view Pasadena, California in Wikipedia.