Gravestone of Altadena abolitionist Owen Brown to be reinstalled soon
After years of preservation efforts by the Altadena community, a gravestone honoring abolitionist and former Altadena resident Owen Brown.
Celebration honoring Lt. O. Oliver Goodall
Celebration honoring Lt. O. Oliver Goodall Celebration Honoring Lt. O. Oliver Goodall Sunday February 16th, 1pm with dedication at 2pm 679 W Harriet St. Altadena...
Abolitionist Owen Brown’s Altadena grave to be preserved in compromise with La Vina developer
Abolitionist Owen Brown’s Altadena grave to be preserved in compromise with La Vina developer. Two conflicts have been running for…
This Old House Altadena Edition
This Old House Altadena Edition Please come join other Old House Owners and Enthusiasts to meet the Owners, and the General Contractor and various Trades and Crafts...
Owen Brown Preservation
Big News: Owen Brown Gravesite Land Acquisition Watch the video and learn the back story. Back in the late 1980s, Altadena Heritage made the leap from committee of...
Parks Report
About 65 people gathered January 21 at the Community Center for a spirited public discussion about Altadena’s park needs.
Yuge/Waldorf – Report
When William Scripps Kellogg died in 1977, he willed the five-acre Scripps Hall estate on Mariposa Street as an unrestricted gift to Scripps Home for the Aged on Calaveras. In the mid 1980s, the Home decided to sell the property to a developer, who agreed to save the Scripps Hall mansion but wanted to subdivide the rest of the property for new residential development.
Altadena’s Commercial History
This paper was written by Michele Zack as part of Altadena Heritage’s Lake Avenue Committee, formed to study aspects of our community’s commercial life.
Altadena Is 125 Years Old – 2012
Altadena Heritage and Altadena Historical Society, would like to invite all Altadena civic institutions, groups, businesses, schools, faith communities, and individuals to become co-sponsors in commemorating our community’s 125th birthday.
Altadena’s Urban Forest: Past, Present & Future
Altadena's Urban Forest: Past, Present & Future Altadena’s Heritage of Abundance includes its trees, from native California scrub oaks, sycamores and certain...