Altadena Heritage addresses its mission to raise awareness of our foothill community’s rich architectural, environmental, and cultural heritage by recognizing places that make Altadena unique. This work includes periodically designating sites and whole neighborhoods as Altadena Heritage Areas through our AHA! Program, annually celebrating gardens that give to the beauty of our streets in the Golden Poppy Awards and Garden Party, and holding other special programs that give members access to special places in our community.
Patron Event Melodia Mariposa
Special Concert – Sunday Nov 7th – 5:30pm – 7:00pm
From Cronkite to Fake News
Private Monte Event
Featuring Val Zavala
Nov 15 at 11am
Holiday Party and Meeting
Sunday
December 5th, 2021
Registration Closed
Become a Member
Become a Member of Altadena Heritage! You will be supporting the preservation of our community’s heritage, educational programs…
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.
Wildfire Smoke and Your Health
Learn about wildfire smoke and respiratory health. Forestry officials are predicting another intense wildfire season.
Community Bike Tour of Golden Poppy Winning Gardens
Community Bike Tour of Golden Poppy Winning Gardens Sunday June 13 at 9am We just announced the winners of the 2021 Golden Poppy Awards for the best gardens that "give to the street". Now we thought it would be fun to go and take a look at them! Dorothy Wong, of the...
Golden Poppy Awards 2021
Golden Poppy Awards. The Golden Poppies have been Altadena Heritage’s way of celebrating those gardens that “give to the community…
The History and Architecture of the McNally House, Altadena
Altadena June 3 – 11am Pierre Dupuy grew up in the home built by Andrew McNally, the map publisher, in 1887.
Altadena’s Beginning as Mecca for the Ill
By Michele Zack – Ours is not the first pandemic in which hearts have been gripped by fear of contagion and death, when coughs and sneezes caused panic, and when people fled cities for clean country air. In the United States, the end of the Civil War and…