Tag: The San Gabriel Valley

California Fool’s Gold — A San Gabriel Valley Primer

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 108 Comments

GABRIEL'S HORN DOES SOUND -- THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY Invariably when one speaks or hears of "The Valley," the valley in question is the San Fernandoย (despite the fact that there are at least six major and loads of minor valleys in Los Angeles County). For the same reasons that I'm mildly annoyed when people refer … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A San Gabriel Valley Primer

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Pasadena

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 28 Comments

SOUTH PASADENA, WHERE THE PAST IS PRESENT Today's blog entry is about the city of South Pasadena.   Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of South Pasadena, available in art prints and on various types of merchandise South Pasadena is a small town of roughly 24,000 citizens located at the westernmost edge of the San Gabriel … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Pasadena

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Arcadia, The San Gabriel Valley’s Community of Homes

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 28 Comments

ARCADIA Arcadia sign and Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Arcadia, available on art prints and a variety of merchandise Arcadia is a Los Angeles County community in the northern part of the San Gabriel Valley surrounded by Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Mayflower Village, Irwindale, El Monte, North El Monte, Temple City, East San Gabriel, East … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Arcadia, The San Gabriel Valley’s Community of Homes

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rowland Heights, Los Angeles’s Little Taipei

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 22 Comments

ROWLAND HEIGHTS Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Rowland Heights, available on both merchandise and prints. Little Taipei is a nickname for Rowland Heights, an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley. Rowland Heights is a community neighbored by City of Industry to the north, Diamond Bar to the northeast, Chino Hills to the east, unincorporated … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rowland Heights, Los Angeles’s Little Taipei

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring the City of Industry

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 8 Comments

View of the City of Industry (Source: Victorrocha) This edition of California Fool's Gold is about Industry. To vote for any other communities in Southern California, let me know which in the comments. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of the City of Industry, available in art prints and a variety of merchandise Industry, as with … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring the City of Industry

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring the City of Walnut

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 20 Comments

This Los Angeles County community blog is about the City of Walnut, a wealthy, woodsy Los Angeles suburb located in the southeastern portion of the San Gabriel Valley. Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Walnut, available on merchandise and art prints William R. Rowland Adobe Redwood Ranch House Before it took on its current Asian … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring the City of Walnut

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring San Marino

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 19 Comments

San Marino is located in the San Gabriel Valley and is neighbored by Pasadena and San Pasqual to the north, East Pasadena and East San Gabriel to the east, Alhambra and San Gabriel to the south, and South Pasadena to the east. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of San Marino, available in art prints and … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring San Marino

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rosemead, Today’s Small Town America

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 28 Comments

This installment of California Fool's Goldย takes us to Rosemead. To vote for another Los Angeles neighborhood, vote here. To vote for a Los Angeles County Community, vote here. Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Rosemead   EARLY HISTORY First,ย a bit of background on the City of Rosemead. As is proving to be true of everywhere … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rosemead, Today’s Small Town America

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Alhambra, the Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 34 Comments

I had to go to Alhambra to see a man about a horse at the bidding of the always radiant Ngoc Nguyen. ALHAMBRA'S LOCATION Alhambra is on the western edge of the San Gabriel Valley between posh San Marino, trendy South Pasadena, historic San Gabriel, blue-collar Rosemead, and the most Chinese city in the US, Monterey … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Alhambra, the Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley