The Arroyo Seco, meaning "dry stream" in Spanish, is a 24.9-mile-long seasonal river, canyon, watershed, and cultural area in Los Angeles County, California. The area was explored by Gaspar de Portolà
The Devil's Gate at the Arroyo Seco River before its 1920 damming. Note the "devil's profile" in the rock to the right.
Colorado Street Bridge and the bridge for the Ventura Freeway
1886 view of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Railroad crossing the Arroyo Seco near Garvanza - Highland Park
Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway and Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad train in the Arroyo Seco
Arroyo Seco Parkway
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The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, is one of the oldest freeways in the United States. It connects Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the Arroyo Seco seasonal river. Mostly
Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County)
…Heights, and Cypress Park. It ends at the confluence with the Los Angeles River near Elysian Park, north of Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles. The Arroyo Seco Parkway, or Pasadena Freeway, runs parallel to the channelized Arroyo Seco from South Pasadena to the Los Angeles River. Above Devil's Gate, the rapids of the…
Northbound over the Los Angeles River
Avenue 26 Bridge
Looking south from Marmion Way showing the passing lanes, differently-colored from using different paving materials.
Sign welcoming drivers to the parkway