Inscribed “Altadena Masons” The Masonic Lodge which today serves as a private school is located on the south side of Mendocino just east of Lake. We don’t know much about the building’s history in between the time it was built… Read More »Altadena’s Masonic Lodge
Although Pasadena lays claim to the Rose Parade, Altadena played a role in its beginning. Banyard Smith house designed by Frederick Roehrig Photo: Huntington Library digital collection Michele Zack tells us that the connection can be found within the Altadena… Read More »Altadena’s Banyard Smith House and the Pasadena Rose Parade
This hand-tinted postcard features Altadena’s McNally house nestled in a lush winter garden with snow-covered mountains in the background. It seems to say, “Christmas in Southern California – warm enough to grow oranges, cold enough to bring snow. Don’t you… Read More »An Altadena Christmas
You donations are building the new Altadena museum! Not quite this big With your financial support, we’ll renovate the 250 square ft corridor leading from our entrance doors to create an efficient museum space with permanent walls and movable partitions, display cases… Read More »Altadena’s New Museum
Perfectly aligned with Altadena’s Christmas Tree Lane, built far above in the foothills, was a five pointed star built on a thirty-five foot tall wood scaffold, with seventy-five forty watt light bulbs. The star didn’t float in the sky. This is an artist’s rendering.… Read More »Christmas Tree Lane’s Star of Palawoo