EXCHANGE ALLEY

NAMED FOR THE "EXCHANGE BLOCK BUILDING" AT 13-27 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD WHOSE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS WAS THE CARLTON HOTEL A FIRST-CLASS BUSINESS HOTEL ESTABLISHED IN 1886. ON THE FIRST FLOOR WERE HARPER & REYNOLDS HARDWARE COMPANY AND ALEXANDER CRUIKSHANK’S DRY GOODS STORE, LATER KNOWN AS "THE BON ACCORD." IN 1904, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PASADENA MOVED FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO BOULEVARD AND FAIR OAKS AVENUE, THEREBY LOCATING IT IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF EXCHANGE ALLEY.

THIS HISTORICAL MARKER WAS DONATED BY: EDWARD C. TURRENTINE AND FAYE SHAPIRO

The sign indicates that the street was named after the business building that was on it.

The street was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Above this sign is a sign with the name of the street Click for sign's details

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