Inside The Majestical Roof
I’d been looking for a place to buy No Sweat Apparel sneakers—I heard they ran large, so I wanted to try them on—and look what I found! The Majestical Roof is hidden away in a courtyard accessible through a sort of mid-block tunnel off of Fair Oaks north of Union (which is north of Colorado). It carries artisan-made and fair wage products including purses, jewelry, clothes and No Sweat Apparel shoes.
The Majestical Roof
88 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Ste 102
Pasadena, CA 91103
(Between Holly and Union St.)
626-844-8886
www.themajesticalroof.com
Street sign
Through the tunnel
In the courtyard
This used to be Micah’s coffee house, about a decade ago. Nice space, glad there’s something cool there.
How cool – I love the mystery of finding a place hidden through a tunnel…
sounds like a good place, but i have to quibble with the name. MajestiCAL?? Howabout just Majestic??
I am so happy to find this Pasadena blog. (Ctrl + D!)
It’s so great to see the continuing interest in Majestical Roof! Thank you for featuring it. I encourage anyone in the area to drop by. It’s full of wonderful things, and the location is truly a hidden, remarkable spot in Old Pas that you may have not yet seen. (I am one of MR’s artist/vendors.)
Erin, I had the same thought as you upon first hearing the name, but I then discovered that it is a phrase taken from Hamlet:
this brave o’erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire
- Julie
The Majestical Roof was named after a painting I produced. The Majestical Roof represents the universe as our roof.
Hamlet had his version of it too.
The Majestical Roof is open 7 days a week from Monday through Sunday 11:00A-6:00P.
It’s an amazing little boutique.
I do have a biased opinion, being related to Night-Blooming Shrimp and having my own work in the shop, but this place is something that Old Pasadena badly needed. Despite the historic character of Old Town (it is a National Register of Historic Places District) it is disappointing to walk down Colorado Boulevard and see so few locally-owned venues of any kind. To have a locally-owned and operated shop that goes even one step further by promoting local and independent artisans is the first step in the new direction of returning Old Pasadena to a Pasadena flavor.
Best of luck to Yvonne and Christina, co-owners of Majestical Roof, 0n continued success in their new business.
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This courtyard has seen so many businesses–hair salon, coffee house, spa (?), courtyard restaurant…and so on. I often forget it’s still there. However, this looks like a really neat place to browse and hang out in the courtyard (again!)
Thanks for the blog and keeping the rest of us informed on our rapidly-changing, overly-gentrified city!
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