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.
Charles Company Construction on Lake & Calaveras
On May 26, 2016 Altadena Heritage received notice that the County had issued a “Revocation of Approval for Site Plan” for the Charles Company construction on Lake Avenue and Calaveras Street. This means that construction on the site must stop until the developer answers the County’s questions
Parks Report
About 65 people gathered January 21 at the Community Center for a spirited public discussion about Altadena’s park needs.
Zero-Waste
Zero-Waste Altadena Heritage’s April “Third Thursday” presentation April 21, 2016 - The evening before Earth Day. Altadena Heritage invites you to join us at the Altadena Community Center (730 E. Altadena Dr.) from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday, April 21 –the eve of...
Historic Preservation 101
Altadena Heritage’s March “Third Thursday” presentation features a panel of experts who will inform us about the recently adopted Los Angeles County Historic Preservation Ordinance and the Mills Act…
Create the Future of Your Parks – Altadena
What will make your family and your neighborhood healthy, happy and out getting physical exercise? Come to our workshop. Together, we’ll create a list of park priorities for our community.
Impacts of El Nino on the Arroyo Seco
A great crowd attended Separating Fact from Fear: The Probable Impacts of El Nino on the Arroyo Seco Watershed. Experts, including a Caltech geologist, analyzed the media hype surrounding El Nino, and looked at past El Ninos…
Yuge/Waldorf – Report
When William Scripps Kellogg died in 1977, he willed the five-acre Scripps Hall estate on Mariposa Street…
2015 Holiday Celebration
2015 Altadena Heritage Annual
Members Meeting & Holiday Celebration
Sunday, December 6, 3 to 6 PM
A Short History of Altadena
Altadena is an unincorporated community of Los Angeles County, next to and within the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is bounded on three sides by wilderness (the Arroyo Seco, Angeles National Forest, and Eaton Canyon), and on the south by the city of Pasadena.
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.