This used to be our summertime gathering at Pioneer Park in Azusa—a little tradition started by Alumni on the Internet. We borrowed the idea from a “Pub Crawl,” only ours was all about food. Everyone brought their favorite bites (hello, In-N-Out) and showed up for a good visit. All you needed was your yearbook, a chair, and whatever you wanted to eat and drink. Azusa Alumni and their families always rolled in with goodies to enjoy and extras to share. There was plenty to do—eat, talk, eat, let the kids run, eat, flip through old yearbooks, eat, toss Frisbees, eat, take pictures… and yes, we basically grazed our way through the whole afternoon.
Here’s how it worked: you came to Azusa and headed for Pioneer Park on the corner of Sierra Madre and Dalton St., one block east of Azusa Ave. right before the road climbed into the canyon.
But before landing at the park, you made the essential stop—Carmens, or La Tolteca, or In-N-Out—grabbed food just for yourself and whoever was riding with you, then rolled up with your blanket or chairs for an easy afternoon of eating and catching up. We’d dig into our food, wander from table to table, and visit like no time had passed at all.
It’s been about twenty years since the last one, but honestly? It still feels like yesterday. If you’d like to see this tradition revived—or have ideas for a modern twist—speak up and let’s stir the pot together.
News for the Food Crawl
- Food Crawl 2005 July 23, 2005
This web host did not make it to the 2005 Food Crawl and I have no pictures. If you were there please message me for pics. - Food Crawl 2004 August 29, 2004
This is the fifth annual Food Crawl held summers at Pioneer Park in Azusa started by Alumni on the Internet. Named after a “Pub Crawl” we all bring our favorite food (like In-n-Out) and show up for fun visit. - Food Crawl 2003 August 2, 2003
This is the forth annual Food Crawl held summers at Pioneer Park in Azusa started by Alumni on the Internet. Named after a “Pub Crawl” we all bring our favorite food (like In-n-Out) and show up for fun visit. - Food Crawl 2002 August 17, 2002
The food crawl of 2002 was one of our biggest ever, it corresponded with 3 reunions. AND WE MADE THE LOCAL PAPER!!! Jill Hanning did the story and it appeared in the Friday, August 30 edition of the Pasadena Star News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News. The story was located on the ... - Food Crawl 2001 August 4, 2001
TRIVIA: This was post was recreated on 7/8/2018 copied over from the archived original website files. The original web page (not blog post) was created at a time when the word ‘blog’ was unheard of, social media had not been invented yet, and posting photos over 100kb on line was considered rude due to most ... - Food Crawl 2000 July 9, 2000
This is the first annual Food Crawl held summers at Pioneer Park in Azusa started by Alumni on the Internet. Named after a “Pub Crawl” we all bring our favorite food (like In-n-Out) and show up for fun visit. Just bring your year book, a chair, and something to eat & drink. All Azusa Alumni ...
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