Cawston Ostrich Farm, Ostrich farm in South Pasadena, United States

Cawston Ostrich Farm was a nine-acre ostrich farm in the Arroyo Seco Valley, three miles north of downtown Los Angeles. It held at least 200 ostriches when it reopened in South Pasadena on October 15, 1896. Visitors could ride on the backs of ostriches, take ostrich-drawn carriage rides, and buy feathered hats, boas, capes, and fans in the store connected to the factory.

Edwin Cawston and E.P. Hoyle shipped 52 ostriches from South Africa in 1886; 43 survived the voyage to Galveston and the train journey to Los Angeles. The flock was kept first at Main Street and Washington Boulevard, moved to Norwalk in 1888, and relocated to South Pasadena in 1896, reopening there on October 15 with at least 200 birds. The farm closed in 1935.

Visitors could ride on the backs of ostriches and take ostrich-drawn carriage rides, and the store connected to the factory sold feathered hats, boas, capes and fans. Those feather goods were shipped and sold around the world, so the farm's output reached far beyond its own guests.

The farm lay along the Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway trolley line from downtown Los Angeles, which brought many visitors in the early 20th century. The site occupied nine acres in the Arroyo Seco Valley, three miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The original brick factory and store building still stands and is South Pasadena Cultural Landmark #18.

In 1887 the company built Hollywood's first railway, linking the farm to Hollywood. The farm's feather products were shipped and sold throughout the world, and most of the original brick factory and store building still stands as South Pasadena Cultural Landmark #18.