Postcards from Pasadena: 121 Pepper Street

121 Pepper Street

The most anonymous famous block in America: Pepper Street in Pasadena. This plaque marks the once home of the Robinson family. In 1922, matriarch Mallie, bought the Pepper Street place. The family called it “The Big House,” a four-bedroom place where she would raise five kids. It was here that the Robinson brothers learned to train and play. The old house is gone now, replaced by public housing decades ago. But the stories linger. You can find this plaque about half-way down pepper just north of Robinson park.*

*Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2012-aug-01-la-sp-erskine-jackie-robinson-20120802-story.html