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.
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.
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.
Water Wise Landscaping Workshop
Using a front yard as our main classroom, Altadena Heritage presents a series of workshops on September 12th & 17th & October 24th on transforming your front yard into a beautiful & sustainable garden.
Altadangerous – August 15th, 2015
San Gabriels to the Sea: How Hahamongna Fits In
On February 19, 2015, Altadena Heritage hosted a public forum designed to put Hahamongna Watershed Park — and Los Angeles County’s controversial sediment-removal plan for Devil’s Gate Reservoir — into a larger context: its significance within the Arroyo Seco River System. Because of Hahamongna’s location between the sediment-producing San Gabriel mountains and the lower Arroyo Seco and Los Angeles River, which flows to the Pacific, it plays a vital role in the continued well-being of our most important local river system.
Golden Poppy Awards 2015
More than 100 people attended Altadena Heritage’s 11th annual Golden Poppy Awards and Garden Celebration on Sunday, May 31, 2015, from 3 to 6 pm. The event was held on the Old California-style grounds of Ed Ellis’s home near Millard Canyon, and featured a groaning board of sandwiches, snacks, curry, and desserts.