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.
Octavia Butler – She Imagined Other Worlds 1947-2006
As an African American woman in a predominantly white and male genre, she brought new perspectives to the forefront.
Richard Feynman – Physicist, Artist, Nobel Laureate 1918-1988
As a theoretical physicist Feynman made numerous cutting edge contributions to human understanding of the universe.
Owen Brown Signs
On December 9, the Owen Brown Gravesite Committee unveiled interpretive signs on El Prieto Fire Road Trail.
Cecil Bryan 1878 – 1951 – Master Mausoleum Builder
Cecil E. Bryan, the architect who built our magnificent Mountain View Mausoleum, became famous for…
Mountain View Mausoleum 100th Anniversary Celebration
Altadena Heritage staged a joyful celebration to honor the centenary anniversary of Mountain View…
Holiday Celebration
Members enjoyed the ambiance of one of Altadena’s classic Craftsman…
A Second Life for Fallen Trees – Third Thursday – Urban Lumber
It is unfortunate when trees are lost – uprooted by wind or fire…
Mountainview Mausoleum Birthday Bash
Mountainview Mausoleum Birthday BashMountain View Mausoleum 1923 - 2023 Held Sunday, September 17th 2023, and was a Mausolenimous Success.Altadena Heritage is throwing a birthday bash for Altadena’s most beautiful building. 1920s music by Marquis and his Hollywood...
A Brief History of Altadena Land Use
The busy thoroughfare we know as Lake Avenue began as a pencil line drawn on a map dividing Rancho San Pasqual’s 14,000 acres into a grid of square-mile sections. The future Altadena occupied the top third…
Letter from the Chair
This issue of our magazine focuses on land use and housing. Land use is key to quality of life. It is also extremely complex. Zoning laws and regulations are often beyond the comprehension of the average resident. The prospective sale…