An old Spanish style train station was updated to become the Del Mar Gold Line station at the southern edge of Old Town Pasadena.

Today, the single story train station is surrounded by a 4 and 5 story apartment complex painted in brilliant Tuscan colors.

The pedestrian entry to the parking garage carries out the theme of the Del Mar station: Kenetic Energy by Ries Niemi.

Across from the station is Pasadena's Central Park and on the far side of the park is the highly rated restaurant also called Central Park. 

Going north on Raymond Ave., just outside Del Mar station, you will see the Castle Green.

The Castle Green was originally built as an annex to the much larger Green Hotel, which has been razed. Now it is an apartment building.

Escorted tours of the Castle Green's old public rooms are offered twice a year. 

In the next block is the famous Distant Lands Travel store, one of the best sources for travel information on the planet.

Then comes Colorado Blvd. in Old Town Pasadena--the street made famous by the Tournament of Roses parade. 

A graphic design from the side of the Pacific Asia Museum at Los Robles and Holly.

For details about the three important museums in Pasadena, check the information on the Memorial Park station. These museums--the Norton Simon, the Pasadena Museum of California Art and the Pacific Asia Museum--can all be reached as easily from the Del Mar station as at the Memorial Park station.  Our personal favorite: the Pasadena Museum of California Art on Holly street just  east of Los Robles.

There are plenty of "eats" along Colorado Blvd. You will find restaurants, cafes, bakeries, coffee houses, and yogurt shops representing cuisines from around the world. Sometimes, it seems, that every second storefront is a restaurant.  Louise's Trattoria on Colorado is a personal favorite, as is the Cafe Bizou at Raymond and Holly.

For information about shopping in Old Town, click here.