The History Of The Crescenta Valley
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Crescenta Valley History
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Author : Mike Lawler
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2017-11-07
Crescenta Valley History written by Mike Lawler and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-07 with History categories.
The Crescenta Valley is a typical suburb of the metropolis of Los Angeles, containing residential neighborhoods nestled in chaparral-covered hills. But hidden in these typical neighborhoods are remnants of an atypical past, a past made up of Hollywood legends, Prohibition-era bootleggers, and pioneers in women's rights. Crescenta Valley History: Hidden in Plain Sight tells the stories behind six places in the community that residents pass by every day, with no idea of the amazing events that took place there--six innocuous locations with impressive histories. A little shack behind an apartment that was once the home of John Steinbeck; the overgrown ruins of a former speakeasy; an abandoned sanitarium that once housed aging Hollywood stars, and now houses their ghosts; a mystical religious sanctuary run entirely by women; a former resort and Olympic training site buried deep under a suburban shopping mall; and a park created by professional baseball players and movie stars. All these sites are right here in your neighborhood! You'll never look at the Crescenta Valley the same way again.
The History Of The Crescenta Valley
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Author : Christine Schaefer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008*
The History Of The Crescenta Valley written by Christine Schaefer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008* with La Crescenta (Calif.) categories.
Crescenta Valley Pioneers Their Legacies
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Author : Jo Anne Sadler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-06-19
Crescenta Valley Pioneers Their Legacies written by Jo Anne Sadler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-19 with History categories.
Their names run deep through local history and lore, adorning street signs, canyons, historical buildings, homes and ranches in the swath of suburbia between Pasadena and Tujunga, where the towns of La Crescenta and La Ca ada took shape, along with the unique community of Montrose. Profiled in the pages of Crescenta Valley Pioneers and Their Legacies by author Jo Anne Sadler, a researcher and frequent writer for the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, are such singularly important local characters as Theodor Pickens, the first permanent settler; Dr. Benjamin B. Briggs, the founder of La Crescenta; Jacob L. Lanterman and Adolphus W. Williams, the original developers of Rancho La Ca ada; and the Le Mesnager family, whose historic wine barn still stands in Deukmejian Wilderness Park.
The Crescenta Valley
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Author : Robert Newcombe
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Crescenta Valley written by Robert Newcombe and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Despite being within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the Crescenta Valley manages to retain its small town flavor due to its geography--a small valley nestled between two mountain ranges--and the people who prefer this way of life. The community is marked not only by what has changed, but more importantly, by what has not.
Wicked Crescenta Valley
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Author : Gary Keyes
language : en
Publisher: Wicked
Release Date : 2014
Wicked Crescenta Valley written by Gary Keyes and has been published by Wicked this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
"A history of the noteworthy transgressions and crimes committed over the years in the Crescenta Valley"--
Frontier Days In Crescenta Valley
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Author : Jo Anne Sadler
language : en
Publisher: American Chronicles
Release Date : 2014
Frontier Days In Crescenta Valley written by Jo Anne Sadler and has been published by American Chronicles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Modern Crescenta Valley practically defines the notion of quiet suburbia with its lovely homes and tree-lined streets. Yet the communities that lie north of Los Angeles between the Verdugo and San Gabriel Mountains once formed a vast, isolated, treeless, windstorm-swept dell. The settlers who stayed in this valley found day-to-day subsistence challenging. They farmed, hunted, tried bee ranching, gathered greasewood, cultivated vineyards and dodged rattlesnakes. As settlement in the area continued to develop, such refinements as literature and photography flourished. Join author Jo Anne Sadler as she brings the Valley's frontier days to life, recounting such quirks as a visit from a rainmaker" and the reasons behind the construction of the gaudy local landmark the Gould Castle."
La Crescenta
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Author : Mike Lawler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2006-03
La Crescenta written by Mike Lawler and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03 with History categories.
Though it has specific geographic borders, La Crescenta is politically split, straddling portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County, Glendale, and even a portion of Los Angeles itself. The Tongva Indians roamed the valley for hundreds of years until cattlemen moved in and loggers harvested the tall trees in the canyons above. Then came orchards, sanitariums, resort hotels, and, ultimately, suburban sprawl. These bucolic hills belied a penchant for archly conservative politics, but the peace of the valley was shattered not by Nazis or Klansmen, but rather by forces of nature: windstorms, fires, earthquakes, and, most severely, flash floods. In his book Man in Control of Nature, naturalist John McPhee wrote extensively about the La Crescenta floods. Despite the turbulence, La Crescenta has evolved into a quiet bedroom community in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Weird Crescenta Valley
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Author : Mike Lawler
language : en
Publisher: America Through Time
Release Date : 2022-11-29
Weird Crescenta Valley written by Mike Lawler and has been published by America Through Time this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-29 with History categories.
Murder Mayhem In The Crescenta Valley
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Author : Gary Keyes
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-08-20
Murder Mayhem In The Crescenta Valley written by Gary Keyes and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-20 with True Crime categories.
The pleasant neighborhoods of the Crescenta Valley offer no hint of the many violent and heinous crimes that have occurred between the San Gabriel and Verdugo Mountains. But ties to such macabre episodes as the Onion Field murder and the search for the Hillside Strangler left lasting scars here. Infamous criminals such as mafia boss Joe "Iron Man" Ardizzone, red-light bandit Caryl Chessman and accused yacht bomber Beulah Overell have left a black eye on La Cresecenta's history--not to mention the "Rattlesnake Murder," "Female Bluebeard" and "Santa Claus Killer." Join historians Gary Keyes and Mike Lawler as they expose the crimes and criminals that have inflicted murder and mayhem in Glendale, La Crescenta, Montrose and La Canada Flintridge.
La Crescenta
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Author : Mike Lawler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2005
La Crescenta written by Mike Lawler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Though it has specific geographic borders, La Crescenta is politically split, straddling portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County, Glendale, and even a portion of Los Angeles itself. The Tongva Indians roamed the valley for hundreds of years until cattlemen moved in and loggers harvested the tall trees in the canyons above. Then came orchards, sanitariums, resort hotels, and, ultimately, suburban sprawl. These bucolic hills belied a penchant for archly conservative politics, but the peace of the valley was shattered not by Nazis or Klansmen, but rather by forces of nature: windstorms, fires, earthquakes, and, most severely, flash floods. In his book Man in Control of Nature, naturalist John McPhee wrote extensively about the La Crescenta floods. Despite the turbulence, La Crescenta has evolved into a quiet bedroom community in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.