Upon Arrival 

Disclaimer

The information provided below (and elsewhere on our web site) is for general information purposes only. Caltech does not directly endorse or recommend any of the organizations cited below or elsewhere on our web site. We have included them here for informational use for our incoming scholars. 

Stuff for the home

There are several thrift stores in the area to purchase used kitchen and household items for your home. 

• Used Merchandise Stores in Pasadena 
• Pawn Shops - Pasadena 
• Recycler  
• JPL's The Universe
• Caltech's Baby Furniture and Household Equipment loans out kitchen, household and baby furniture to members of the Caltech community for a small fee. For information call (626) 584-9773.
• Check local newspapers for yard sale ads. Yard sales occur when individual or several families getting together to sell their used clothes and furniture, and other household items.
• Check the Caltech Postdoc Association's weekly email announcement for used items for sale.

Household furnishings and accessories

• Target Stores 
  
  • 777 East Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 
  • 3121 East Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 
  • 2120 West Main Street, Alhambra
    
• Wal-Mart 
  
  • 1600 South Mountain Avenue, Duarte
  • 1950 Auto Centre Drive, Glendora
    
• Ikea 
  600 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank
  

Grocery stores

• Vons/Pavilions
  
  • 845 East California St., Pasadena (walking distance from Caltech)
  • 2355 East Colorado Blvd 
  • 1390 North Allen Avenue
    
• Ralphs 
  
  • 160 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena (walking distance from Caltech)
  • 3601 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena 
    
• Trader Joe's
  
  • 345 S. Lake Ave, Pasadena
  • 610 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena
  • 467 Rosemead Blvd, Pasadena
    
• Wild Oats 
  
  • 603 South Lake Avenue, Pasadena (walking distance from Caltech)

Banking

Here is a list of local banks. Descriptions about each can be found in the Technique's Banking Section.

Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union 
515 S. Wilson, x6300, http://www.cefcu.org 

Bank of America 
880 E. Colorado Blvd., (818) 507-6700 

Citibank
285 S. Lake Ave., (800) 843-2265 

Union Bank
70 S. Lake Ave., Ste. 100, Pasadena; (626) 683-5500 

Washington Mutual
860 Colorado Blvd., (800) 788-7000 

Wells Fargo
82 S. Lake Ave., (800) 869-3557