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unusual facts about Altadena


Don Heffner

His interment was located at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena.


Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run

It finishes at Loma Alta Park in Altadena, CA, adjacent to the Devil's Gate Dam in La Cañada Flintridge, near NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Buff, Smith and Hensman

The Buff, Straub, and Hensman firm's masterwork was Case Study House #20, the Saul Bass House (Altadena, 1958).

David Ervin

From the age of 10 Ervin grew up in Altadena, California, where he began to take after his musical father DiFosco Ervin, a.k.a. Big Dee Irwin.

Hildegarde Flanner

On June 29, 1926, Flanner married architect and artist Frederick Monhoff and lived in Altadena with their child, John, born in 1941.

Kinneloa Mesa, California

According to Altadena web-historians, Kinneloa Mesa may comprise part or all of the ranch of Abbot Kinney, and has also been known as the Kinneloa Estates.

Woodbury House

Woodbury-Story House, Altadena, California, listed on the NRHP in Los Angeles County, California

Zane Grey Estate

Designed by architects Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey (no relation to the author), the 1907 Mediterranean Revival style house is acclaimed as the first fireproof home in Altadena, built entirely of reinforced concrete as prescribed by Woodward's wife, Edith Norton Woodward.


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