A Cold-blooded Killer Who Was Just A Child Happy New Year! Let’s start the new year right with perhaps the most horrifying murder in the history of the valley. The pre-meditated killing was carried out by a 14-year-old kid right here in La Crescenta. I’ve covered this story before but it’s been many years, and […]
Looking Ahead in 2025 As we welcome the New Year, the Crescenta Valley Town Council is excited to share some updates and highlights from our recent activities. In December, we hosted our inaugural “Jingle and Mingle,” an event organized by our outreach committee, led by Kerri Brautigam and myself. This gathering provided a wonderful opportunity […]
The Lamson’s Lair Over the years I’ve made a point of going on eBay to search the various names that interest me hoping to uncover something historical in nature – La Cañada, Lake View Terrace, Montrose, Sunland, La Crescenta, Tujunga – to name a handful. Most often there is nothing to find but sometimes it’s […]
Some Twelve Oaks History Thank you to Mary O’Keefe for her Jan. 2 article on Twelve Oaks and the residents who will be relocated during the pending reconstruction of this long-standing senior living center. As a past president of National Charity League of Glendale, I’ve followed the saga of Twelve Oaks Lodge from the 1930s […]
What to Watch in 2025 It’s 2025! Can you believe it? Time passes much too quickly. For someone as busy as I, it’s all I can do to just keep up. As a steering committee member of the Crescenta Valley Community Association, I follow proposed development that will affect land use in the Crescenta Valley. […]
The 100-year-old La Crescenta Business – La Crescenta Pharmacy Whereas the business district of Montrose has a sense of long-term stability, Foothill Boulevard’s business center and anchor storefronts have shifted like wind-blown sand dunes in the desert. Although CV’s founder Benjamin Briggs laid out the “city center” of La Crescenta at Foothill and La Crescenta […]
Looks Forward to Implementation of WSGVAP Thank you [CV Weekly] for covering the county board approval of the West San Gabriel [Valley] Area Plan in the Dec. 12 paper. The article does a great job explaining some zoning aspects while also touching on the Area Plan’s intention to increase walkability, wildlife conservation and support for […]
Sunland Co-Founders and Their Pasts When last we spoke, Monte Vista was founded in 1885 and two hotels had been built. The founders of the town, Judge Sherman Page and F. C. Howes, had sold out their enterprise to Frank Barclay. Before we turn the page on Page and Howes, I thought it interesting to […]
The Stone Barn and the Local History of Winemaking Deukmejian Wilderness Park near the top of New York Avenue, besides having miles of hiking trails, is a treasure trove of local history. It’s located in Dunsmore Canyon, a deep ravine in the San Gabriel Mountains. The centerpiece of the park is the Le Mesnager Stone […]
As we close out the year, we would like to inform residents that there will not be a general meeting in December. The council will take a hiatus for the month allowing members to regroup and prepare for the upcoming year. We are pleased to announce that the newly-elected council members Dede Mueller, Chris Kilpatrick […]