The 110 freeway between LA and Pasadena is being turned over to pedestrians this weekend
In the late 1930s, officials in Los Angeles and Pasadena, Calif. began work on a commuter road that would bridge the winding, often dry riverbed between the two booming cities. Dubbed the Arroyo Seco Parkway, the eight-mile stretch of asphalt and cement formally opened in 1940, becoming — by most accounts — the first-ever freeway in America. Now that same stretch — officially known as State Route 110, or the Pasadena Freeway — is going entirely car-free, at least for a few hours.
Most days, the drive between Pasadena and Los Angeles via the old Arroyo Seco Parkway vacillates between a slow, car-crushed slog and a white-knuckle adventure. Because the roadway was built nearly 100 years ago, it lacks much of the modern infrastructure of today’s freeways. The shoulder is too narrow for a stalled car to park, and there are only a few cutouts where stranded motorists can pull over.
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