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Diving into Pasadena’s stranger side: Ghost stories, rocket science and ritual magic

Diving into Pasadena’s stranger side: Ghost stories, rocket science and ritual magic
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Jack Parsons used an area of the Arroyo Secco known as Devil's Gate as his rocket laboratory. Beyond the Rose Bowl and historic bungalows, Pasadena has stranger tales to tell. David Kalbeitzer has been seeking out those stories where rocket science meets the occult and ghosts haunt the city’s gra...

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