Holy cow. I didn’t even know the Los Angeles area even had one of these.
The folks at Curbed LA wondered what this stone marker (photo can be seen on link) was in Pasadena. A city worker provided the answer:
“You posted a while back about a 3′ tall concrete marker on PCC property in Pasadena, I work for the City and asked our inspectors about it and this is the response I got:
This is a documented historical route 66 marker. It is one of two, I believe, that are left. The 11 means 11 miles to the next marker near L.A. City Hall.
You may have already settled this issue, but just in case, there it is. Our Public Works Dept is working on possibly furnishing a plaque and gravel area around it, but it is on private property.”
Such stone highway markers are increasingly rare. There are just a handful on Route 66, including at least one in Oklahoma.