Pasadena steps up effort to acquire historic YWCA building

The three-story, red-tile-roofed facility, built in 1921 and designed by Hearst Castle architect Julia Morgan, has fallen into disrepair. City officials hope to take it over through eminent domain.

A lavish hilltop estate boasting 165 rooms, an ocean view and a palatial pool fit for a publishing magnate would end up her most famous work.