Montrose Is 110 Years Old This Week On February 22, 1913, land sales were kicked off in the new town of Montrose. A free barbecue attracted 4000 people to see the wonders of Montrose. The developers hoped many would buy home site lots. In 1910, LA-based development company Holmes and Walton teamed with financier […]
La Tuna Canyon’s Belmont Country Club – Part 2 Last week, I related that for many years I’ve been intrigued by some abandoned foundations, stairways and roadbeds on the north side of La Tuna Canyon just above the debris basin. I found that they were the remnants of the ritzy Belmont Country Club, opened in […]
Throwing the Penalty Flag on Abuse in College Athletics On college campuses there are few individuals who hold the same amount of influence and power over a student athlete than collegiate coaches and athletic department staff. The overwhelming majority of staff is there to help student athletes reach their full potential and lay the groundwork […]
At our January meeting, I was nominated and confirmed as president of Crescenta Valley Town Council for 2023. This is my great honor and I look forward to leading this very important body. In addition, five winning candidates of the most recent election and our new slate of officers were seated. We congratulate them and […]
As a history addict, I’m always on the lookout for clues to the past. Whenever I pass an empty lot, I look for old foundations. Whenever I pass a freshly dug hole, I examine the hole and the excavated dirt for old junk. Sometimes what I see leads to a forgotten story of our past. […]
Florencita Market Memories The Florencita Market was a much-loved neighborhood market at 2460 Florencita Drive just south of Montrose Avenue. It was there from the late 1930s until 1991 when a robbery resulted in the shooting death of the owner of the store Bob Nalbandian. Apparently at that point it was converted into a home. […]
What is Canyon Hills? Canyon Hills is a proposed residential development by Whitebird, Inc., which planned it to be built next to the I-210 Freeway at La Tuna Canyon Road. This project was fully approved by the City of Los Angeles all the way back in 2005, long before I became a community activist protecting […]
Generosity of Local Residents I am writing to thank La Crescenta area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected […]
The Sad Tale of the Florencita Market Robbery At 2460 Florencita Ave. sits an odd little house. Unlike the other houses on the street, it fronts right onto the sidewalk, with no front yard. A long and thin front porch seems to lead one right to the front door. It seems out of place, and […]
AAUW Correction I was just reading the Jan. 19 issue and love the photo and article about AAUW Glendale Branch … but you have a few details wrong. AAUW nationally was founded in 1881 and the Glendale Branch was founded in 1923 … so the event last week was our 100th anniversary party! Yes, there is a discussion about […]