Crime Tour of Pasadena: From the Bloody to the Bizarre with Crimebo the Clown
The Esotouric Bus, Pasadena (Pasadena, CA)
Rated 2.8 by 21 members who went.
Murders, arsons, kidnappings, robberies, suicides, oddball happenings...it's an alternate history of Pasadena that's as fascinating as it is creepy. Join Esotouric's ace researchers on a four-hour guided luxury coach tour as they dip into the confidential files of old Pasadena -- from RFK's assassination to Eraserhead star Jack Nance's strange end and the 1926 Rose Parade grandstand collapse.
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- Amy C.
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Amy C.
Member since 2007
22 Reviews
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Esotouric really presents L.A.'s finest tours of the city's crime history, noir influences, and other fun topics. I've recently been on two of their Raymond Chandler tours, and hope to book some of their current tours. The Pasadena tour was so packed full of information--some unbelievabley weird and entertaining that you go away with your head bursting with knowledge! Crimebo the Clown was also hilarious, and we enjoyed his creative sketch near the "suicide bridge" in Pasadena!
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- Amanda A.
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Amanda A.
Member since 2005
4 Reviews
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I loved it! I would do one of their tours again in a heartbeat.
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- Michelle
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Michelle
Member since 2007
2 Reviews
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This was generally not worth the money or the time. I felt the hosts were very unorganized and talked way too much the entire time and lost most, if not all people who were in attendance.
I would recomment they incorporate their visual into a power point with bullet points of the various sites, in addition to the photos , so people can follow them better. Also, it might be helpful to say upfront "there are 15 stops along the way" and the time inbetween is left for socializing with friends, etc - it seemed they felt the need to talk the entire time, which is not the case. I found myself mentally getting lost most of the time because there was just too much information being thrown at you constantly.
Also, the balloons/skit on the side of the road did not make sense for a 'crime bus tour' - balloons & a clown on the bus? there are a lot of things that one could do with a crime/murder theme, and balloons are not one of them.
Was not worth the price at all, and I truly felt like it was a waste of my afternoon. The hosts also seemed to get lost at times, literally - they did not know which house it was exactly or where exactly they were supposed to turn the bus, which was unnerving at times - perhaps this was their first tour in Pasadena?
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Parking And Transportation
- The bus was clean and comfortable
- I was concerned about parking, but parking on Arlington was fine.
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- Bring lunch for the bus.
- Coffe and cookies - nice touch
- Not enough cookies for everyone
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Discover LA's lurid and fascinating underbelly on these hip, offbeat, insightful and entertaining tours." --Lonely Planet
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The Crown City masquerades as a calm and refined retreat, where well-bred ladies glide around their perfect bungalows and everyone knows what fork to use first. But don't be fooled by appearances. Dip into the confidential files of old Pasadena and meet assassins and lepers, kidnappers and slashers, Satanists and all manner of maniac in a delightful little tour you WON'T find recommended by the better class of people!
Join Esotouric's ace researchers Kim Cooper, Joan Renner and Richard Schave for a chilling exploration of the forgotten criminal lore of this deceptively sleepy suburb, From celebrated cases like the RFK assassination (with a visit to Sirhan Sirhan's folks' house), "Eraserhead" star Jack Nance's strange end, black magician/rocket scientist Jack Parsons' death-by-misadventure and the 1926 Rose Parade grand stand collapse, to fascinating obscurities, the tour's dozens of murders, arsons, kidnappings, robberies, suicides, auto wrecks and oddball happening sites provide a alternate history of Pasadena that's as fascinating as it is creepy. Passengers will tour the old Millionaire's Row on Orange Grove, thrill to the shocking Sphinx Murder on the steps of the downtown Masonic Hall and discover why people named Judd should think twice before moving to Pasadena.
Esotouric's tours earned the Best Downtown Tour award from the editors of the Downtown News and have built a reputation for the most eclectic and well researched crime and literature tours in the Southland, with popular Black Dahlia, Raymond Chandler and Blood & Dumplings Tours, and feature stories in The Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Weekly (cover story), LA Alternative Press (cover story), Christian Science Monitor, BBC News, Pasadena Star-News, KNX News Radio and a "best of LA" nod from Los Angeles Magazine.
Passengers on this eye-opening, funny and informative tour will forever see Pasadena in a new light. It is highly recommended for natives and newcomers alike, crime and history buffs and anyone who likes to seek out the unexpected.
