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Altadena California is part of unincorporated Los Angeles County. It is located just north of |
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The city of Arcadia is a jewel among Southland communities encompassing approximately 11 square miles of land in the westerly end of the San Gabriel Valley at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Located approximately 18 miles northeast of Los Angeles, Arcadia is known as the "Community of Homes". It is a picturesque, affluent, largely built out, and primarily residential community. In addition to its residential sector, the Los Angeles County Arboretum, Santa Anita Fashion Park, Santa Anita Race Tack, Arcadia County Park, and the Santa Anita Golf Course annually attract a substantial number of visitors into Arcadia from other communities. |
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 In 1798 Corporal Jose Maria Berdugo (later changed to Verdugo) establishedtitle to the Rancho San Rafael. The Rancho included most of present day Glendale, Burbank, Eagle Rock and Highland Park. In 1831, Jose Maria Verdugo died and passed the Rancho San Rafael to his son and daughter (Julio and Catalina). It was not until 30 years later (1861) that Julio and Catalina divided the Rancho between them. A series of smaller divisions took place until a court decision known as the "Great Partition" was made in 1871 dissolving the Rancho San Rafael. As smaller parcels were created, many homes and businesses were developed. Six individuals contributed land to create the original 150 acre townsite which was named Glendale. This was platted, filed and recorded,with the County Recorder as the "Town of Glendale" in 1887.......<more info> |
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Glendora is nestled at the base of the scenic San Gabriel Mountains, in the eastern |
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William N. Monroe first brought his family to California in 1875, after a successful ten year period of building railroads in the Midwest. Monroe, a former school teacher and army officer during the Civil War, had met Charles Crocker of "Big Four" fame, and Crocker had persuaded Monroe to relocate. The family set up headquarters in Los Angeles while Monroe was building railroads throughout the state for the Southern Pacific Railroad ......<more info> |
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Pasadena is probably most famous for the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game. Yet, the city is also home to the world-renowned California Institute of Technology which manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Located just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, the city's popular shops and restaurants blend comfortably with tree-lined streets, distinctive neighborhoods, historic buildings and a vibrant cultural scene. |
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The bronze statue of Jedediah Strong Smith, the first American explorer to lead a party overland to the valley, in 1826, sits on the southeast corner of the City Hall property, proclaiming it to be "A Welcome Sight." At this time, the area was known as "Mud Springs" and was part of the Rancho San Jose, the last Spanish land grant. It was a swamp, several acres in size, and a regular stopping place for early Indians, as well as later explorers. The Santa Fe Railroad came through in 1887, and the San Jose Land Co. was formed. The company chose to call the new town San Dimas, which was then the name of the canyon to the north.................................<more info> |
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Sierra Madre is curled up in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountain range. It is a small quaint, safe, friendly village with storefronts reminiscent of the 1920's and 1930's. Founded in 1880 and incorporated in 1907, Sierra Madre was developed by an ambitious entrepreneur named Nathaniel Carter, who purchased the land from Lucky Baldwin in 1875 . He laid out plans for a Utopian community that would be called "Natures Sanitarium". By the turn of the century, Sierra Madre was a well established, prosperous town with its own orange groves, water system, post office, city hall and amateur drama society. |
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