Among Pasadena’s tributes to the Robinson brothers are 9-foot-tall, 2,700-pound busts of Jackie, foreground, and Mack, right. Edgar Aguilar checks out the artworks, which are across from Pasadena City Hall. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Renovation work continues at Robinson Park in Pasadena, named for the family that included brothers Jackie and Mack Robinson. Some community leaders have suggested changing the park’s name to honor Jackie Robinson specifically, in the belief that attaching Jackie’s name to the park would make fund-raising easier. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
At his home in Pasadena, Mack Robinson shows his silver medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. (Nick Ut / Associated Press)