Normandie Heights, Pasadena, California
Normandie Heights is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is bordered by Woodbury Road to the north, Washington Boulevard to the south, Los Robles Avenue to the west, and Lake Avenue to the east. While the exterior of many older homes in Southern California have been coated with stucco, Normandie is distinguished by a high concentration of Craftsman homes with well-maintained wooden exteriors. Accordingly, the City of Pasadena has designated more than 50 homes in the neighborhood as architectural landmarks, many on Rio Grande Street, between Los Robles Avenue and El Molino Avenue, which was the site of the first residences in the neighborhood. A significant number of motion pictures and television shows have been shot in Normandie Heights, including parts of the films Valkyrie, Old School, Wedding Crashers, The War of the Worlds, and The Wedding Planner. Landmarks Normandie's most prominent landmark is the clock tower at Westminster Presbyterian Church. St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church is associated with Normandie Heights, but is located on the northern side of Woodbury Road, just outside the neighborhood boundaries. The Seth Cook Rees House, designed by Francis W. Wilson for the pastor and evangelist Seth Cook Rees (1854-1933), is also located in