If your wondering what to get your favorite former Altadenan – someone who has moved away from our lovely community – consider purchasing Altadena: Between Wilderness and City by Michele Zack. You can purchase the book online, or send a check… Read More »Good Gift: Altadena History Book by Michele Zack
Saluting Altadena’s Seven Decades of Participation in the Rose Parade The 2016 Rose Queen Erika Karen Winter and her Court of six Princesses will meet the public and inaugurate a new exhibit showcasing Altadena’s colorful history in the Rose… Read More »Meet the New Tournament of Roses Queen and Court
Featuring documents, parade programs, photographs and clippings, the inaugural show in AHS’ new exhibit space celebrates our community’s seven decades of participation in the internationally known event. The exhibit will run through June 30, 2016. Altadena’s 1956 entry The Rose Tattooinspired by… Read More »Tournament of Roses Parade Exhibit “Altadena in the Rose Parade” Opens December 6, 2015
Mountain View Mausoleum was the most expensive structure in L.A. County when it was built in 1925. The glorious architecture and artwork of Altadena’s Mountain View Mausoleum are celebrated in an Altadena Historical Society exhibit in the back hall gallery at… Read More »AHS Exhibit Features Mountain View Mausoleum
MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY UNDER THE LENS AT ALTADENA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAM Monday Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive Don’t miss this talk about the history of the world-famous Mount Wilson Observatory at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26… Read More »Program about History of Mt. Wilson Observatory