La Arcada

Santa Barbara


Filled with specialty boutiques, restaurants and whimsical art galleries, this historic red-tile-roofed passageway was designed by Myron Hunt (builder of Pasadena’s Rose Bowl) in the 1920s. Savor handmade French candies from Chocolats du Calibressan as you wander around or grab lunch at the Santa Barbara branch of Jeannine's. There are entrances on State and Figueroa Sts.


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