They may say “Old news is no news,” but here at archives we believe old news is priceless. Altadena Historical Society has successfully archived Tim Rutt’s award winning altadenablog, Altadena’s local news source that ran September 2007 through January 2014. Additionally, we’re… Read More »Tim Rutt’s altadenablog now accessible through AHS home page
This photo is from our archives. The workers are posing with horse-drawn road grading equipment. The street sign says Piedmont and Glen Avenue. Piedmont was renamed Foothill, and finally Altadena Drive. The citrus orchard was being graded for the Orange… Read More »Altadena’s Building Boom
As this brochure from the AHS collection indicates, in the 1920s development real estate agency Rigali & Vaselish purchased land from the Allen family who owned Sphinx Ranch, and paid $1800 and acre. “A Sales Achievement!” The sales brochures aimed… Read More »Altadena Woodlands: The Subdivision Beautiful
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
In 1940, when Mary Pickford was to be featured in a broadcast starring Christmas Tree Lane, she made a mistake when addressing the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. She said Christmas Tree Lane was in Pasadena. The Altadena Chamber was… Read More »Mary Pickford and Altadena’s Christmas Tree Lane