Altadena Anthology
Altadena was opened as a subdivision in late 1887 by John and Fred Woodbury from Marshalltown, Iowa. The Woodburys envisioned a millionaires’ rural suburb north of busy Pasadena, hoping to add to the wealthy class already gathering here, including Col. Charles Greene and Andrew McNally. Their timing was off, the real estate bubble burst in 1888, and the region was thrown into an economic panic that grew worse as it merged into a great national depression lasting through much of the 1890s. A bright spot in this period was the development of Thaddeus Lowe’s elegant mountain railway, which created a connection from Los Angeles though Pasadena and up to Altadena and beyond, to the many hotels and camps in the mountains. There, temperance was not an issue.
Seed Library

Seed Library

Seed Library Presentation: The Popenoe Family & Altadena's Horticultural History Join Altadena Heritage, the Seed Library and the Altadena Library District for a presentation on the Popenoe Family and Altadena's Horticultural History at 10am this Saturday, July...

Third Thursday Program

Third Thursday Program

June 21 @ 7pm - Third Thursday Program: Climate Change Where We Are and What We Can Do Dear Friends, Returning to our Third Thursday series, Altadena Heritage will host Climate Change: Where We Are and What We Can Do. Carol Kravetz of the Citizens Climate Lobby is a...

Golden Poppy Awards and Celebration 2018

Golden Poppy Awards and Celebration 2018

Golden Poppy Garden Awards and Celebration This year’s Golden Poppy will be held at the home of Michele Zack and Mark Goldschmidt. Their Mediterranean-revival house was designed and built in 1922-3 by noted artist of the Golden Age of Illustration, Frank Brown. It is...

Pasadena Heritage Home Tour

Pasadena Heritage Home Tour

March 25: Discounted Home Tour Offer from Pasadena Heritage Pasadena Heritage is holding its annual Spring Home Tour on Sunday, March 25. This year’s theme, “Better Homes and Gardens,” features two Altadena stops: the historic McNally mansion and a 1922 Spanish...

Informational Open House

Informational Open House

Informational Open House at the Altadena Community Center Saturday, October 28 from 10-11:30am The Department of Public Works will fulfill a condition of its revised EIR for Devil's Gate Sediment Removal and Management Project. The open house is the next to last...

Public Hearing

Public Hearing

Public Hearing - Devil's Gate Sediment Removal Public Hearing - Tuesday, November 7, 2017 @ 9:30 a.m. The Recirculated Portions of the Final EIR will be presented to the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors (Board) to certify compliance with the requirements of...

Town Hall 9-12

Town Hall 9-12

Join Altadena Heritage in a Town Hall Meeting
with LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on Septemer 21st
Learn about some of the priorities Supervisor Barger has outlined (protecting open space, building urban and hiking trails, housing the homeless) and bring your questions/aspirations for Altadena!