Altadena: Between Wilderness and City

by Michele Zack

The author combines historic photographs, maps, documents and images of the landscape with thoughtful research on Altadena, an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the Verdugo Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, approximately 14 miles from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, and directly north of the city of Pasadena. Way before Altadena; Altandena Become Possible; Highlands Declares Independence; Becoming Official; Transportation and Tourism; Currents of Change 1900-1920; The Built Environment and Water Sources; Defining Years of the Great Depression; Entering the Modern Era; The 1960s and Their Aftermath; Altadena Becomes the Town We Know; An Altadena Timeline, 1862-2003; Schools, Churches and Organizations; Photographs and Image Sources; Bibliography; Index.

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Published January 1, 2004