20 East Mariposa The modest art deco flourish over the front door suggests a bit of aesthetic history in the building that stands on the southeast corner of Fair Oaks and Mariposa. We found out about it in the September… Read More »Altadena Modernism at Former Medical Building on Mariposa
The building standing at the southeast corner of Lake and Mariposa has a story to tell about finance in Altadena. Home to two banks and an internationally-known engineering firm, the building was constructed in 1926 for Pacific Southwest Trust and… Read More »Pankow Building
Many of Altadena’s grand homes still stand, but some of the grandest have been lost to fire and flood. Boulder Crest, built by Reinhardt Busch (not of the Adolphus Busch family) and completed in 1914, was destroyed by the 1935 Las… Read More »Altadena’s Boulder Crest 1914 – 1935
In 1926 the Chamber of Commerce touted Altadena as “the land of dreams, beauty of scenery, mixed with sublimity… beauty personified … It is charm converted into convincing masterfulness.” Playing the role of community booster, the Chamber published pamphlets that often featured… Read More »Altadena’s Grand Homes
AHS received a package of these stickers recently. The donor told us they were printed in the 1970s and were used as Christmas envelope seals. We suspect the tree represents Altadena’s historical landmark, Christmas Tree Lane. 1 inch x 1.5… Read More »Altadena Envelope Seal circa 1970