We’ve updated this post because we now have a photograph of the Eldorado Inn before it washed away in the 1969 flood. The photo, courtesy of Mark Molander, was taken in December, 1957, the day of his parent’s marriage. Don’t mistake… Read More »Altadena’s Eldorado Inn Destroyed in 1969 Flood
We received so many memories from readers commenting on our January 2017 post about the closing of Ralphs, that we decided to include them here: Dick Bale wrote: The store described in the blog as being on the southwest corner of Fair Oaks… Read More »Memories about Altadena’s Grocery Stores
Although earlier flooding had taken its toll on Altadena decades before the 1934 flood that devastated La Crescenta, it was this flood that motivated the building of new infrastructure. The 1934 flood took out large swathes of La Crescenta and… Read More »Altadena’ Most Memorable Floods
Bye Bye Ralphs Competition from the new Aldi’s store on the corner of Lake and Calaveras is the likely reason that Ralphs will be closing at the end of this month. And although many of us will miss the local… Read More »History of Grocery Stores in Altadena including Ralphs
Although this little pie-shaped building on North Lake Avenue has served as a real estate office and seen its share of struggling restaurants, in the 1960s it was the successful “J.R. Coffee Shop”. The diner was one of three restaurants… Read More »JR Coffee Shop – An Altadena Icon