Remember to Renew! It’s easy. You can do it online.Thanks to all who’ve already sent in 2015 dues. We rely entirely on your tax-deductible membership and donations, so if you haven’t yet renewed or joined, we hope to hear from… Read More »It’s Membership Month at AHS- Please Join
Stroll down memory lane with your neighbors and share stories of what it was like to grow up in Altadena in the 1960s and 1970s. Join AHS Saturday March 14 for a free reception Noon to 4 p.m. Webster’s Community Pharmacy … Read More »Altadena Photography Exhibit Reception Saturday March 14
Don’t miss this photography exhibit featuring the images of Altadena eccentric Leon Ricks. Leon documented Altadena between the 1960s and early 2000s. Twenty of his early photos are on display Feb 20 – July 20 in the gallery corridor at… Read More »Photography Exhibit: Altadena, Then and Now
(These photographs of Switzer Camp in the San Gabriels are courtesy of a friend of Altadena Historical Society.) Founded in 1884, Switzer Camp was the idea of Perry Switzer who lived in Pasadena and made his living as a carpenter.… Read More »Switzer Camp
James McFadden, who founded Balboa Island and Newport Beach in the 1860s, built Villa Mara on the northwest corner of Altadena Drive and Holliston. The prairie-style estate was built in 1913 for $70,000. The McFadden family sold the property… Read More »Altadena’s James McFadden House