In honor of Valentine’s Day Artist Charles White (1918-1979) and author/educator Frances Barrett White (1926-2000) were married in 1950. Frances wrote Reaches of the Heart in 1994, a loving literary tribute to her husband. Noted painter and lithographer, Charles White was… Read More »An Altadena Love of Historic Proportion
Opening Soon: Cafe de Leche in the 2400 block of Lake We’ve kept our eye on the rehab of this building on the west side of Lake Avenue north of Mariposa, soon opening as Cafe de Leche. The quirky little… Read More »New Coffee House in Old Altadena Building
The large estate at 508 Mendocino St. in Altadena has seen better days, but its future looks promising. The house served as Escalon School beginning in 1977 when owner Luella Huggins deeded the property to the school. According to an L.A.… Read More »HIstoric Look at Altadena’s Escalon School – Yesterday and Today
SENSATIONAL LIFE OF ALTADENA AUTHOR ZANE GREY TOPIC OF PROGRAM AT ALTADENA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Free, 7:30 p.m. Monday Jan. 25, 2016 event at Altadena Community Center The sensational and occasionally salacious life of best-selling Western author and longtime Altadena resident… Read More »Altadena Author Zane Grey Topic of Historical Society Program
While you enjoyed the 2016 Parade of Roses Tournament this year, with it’s corporate sponsored megafloats and amazing eye-popping floral displays, you might have been surprised to find out there was a time when any foothills community of modest means could participate. 1906… Read More »Altadena’s Rose Parade Floats: 1906, 1916, 1928, 1931, 1938