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The first Ellen Garrison Clark scholars Last Satu

The first Ellen Garrison Clark scholars

Last Saturday, Altadena Historical Society and Sapphos Environmental, Inc. presented scholarships to two 2022 graduates of John Muir High School, hosted by our magnificent Altadena Community Library.
The Ellen Garrison Clark Scholarship Fund is made possible by the generous donations of the community in 2021 and 2022, and this year, an extra contribution from Sapphos allowed us to award two scholarships of $1000 each. We are very grateful for the support that has allowed us to do this.
Our local State Assemblyman, Chris Holden, was on hand to help present the awards and he is pictured here with the two recipients: Devin Hardy on the left, and Brylan Carter on the right.
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'Esperanza - the New Sanitarium' -- early 1900's.

'Esperanza - the New Sanitarium' -- early 1900's.

In our Clippings file entitled 'Sanitariums,' there is a wide variety of articles and advertisements about the healing qualities of life in Altadena. One of the lesser known health resorts was Esperanza. It opened in 1903 by Austrian immigrant Dr. F. C. Melton. It closed within about ten years. Nothing is left of it now. Here are two advertisements from around 1903 and a map of the approximate location.
—- 2nd image - Notice the advertisement for Kudros -- it appears to be watered-down whiskey. Recommended for all sorts of maladies, and 'superb with ice cream.'
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View of the White City from just below the Observa

View of the White City from just below the Observatory, Mt. Lowe Rwy., Echo Mt., Altadena, CA, ca. 1898.
---- 2nd image - More or less the same view, 2009. (Paul Ayers)
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We’ll formally give the $1000 award to the winne

We’ll formally give the $1000 award to the winner of the inaugural Ellen Garrison Clark Scholarship Prize at our upcoming Juneteenth celebration on June 18th at 2 PM at the Altadena Library. Thank you to Dr. Lawton Gray and Dr. Nancy Gonzalez Heusser of Muir for their support of this initiative and for selecting a deserving student. We’d like to welcome town council members and local residents to attend this event and celebrate Juneteenth with us.
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A view from Scoville's Hill, 1890's Here's our fi

A view from Scoville's Hill, 1890's

Here's our final image from the 'San Gabriel Mountain views' file, this one from the 1890's. The precise location of Scoville's Hill is unknown, but it is clearly on the slopes west of the Arroyo Seco. This photo can be dated because it shows Echo Mountain House, constructed in 1893-1894, and burning down in 1900. One image is annotated and the other is left unmarked so that you can see the original without obstruction.
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West Altadena in the 1920's. Here's another photo

West Altadena in the 1920's.

Here's another photo from our 'San Gabriel Mountain views' file. This one is looking away from the San Gabriel Mountains toward the San Rafael Hills and Verdugo Mountains in the distance. The photographer is standing on Altadena Dr. in about 1920. The house on the right still stands at 2991 N. Olive, on the corner with Altadena Dr. The row of trees lined horizontally across the middle are along Olive Ave.
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