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Perez, Dona Eulalia. San Gabriel Mission

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Justine Wishek
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Dona Eulalia Perez -- Housekeeper of the San Gabriel Mission from 1821 to 1835, this charitable lady kept the keys of the storehouses, soap house and olive mill ...apportioned the daily rations to the Indian workers ...instructed the neophytes in the culinary arts... and was an accomplished nurse a…
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Justine Wishek
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Dona Eulalia Perez -- Housekeeper of the San Gabriel Mission from 1821 to 1835, this charitable lady kept the keys of the storehouses, soap house and olive mill ...apportioned the daily rations to the Indian workers ...instructed the neophytes in the culinary arts... and was an accomplished nurse and midwife." She lived to be 110, and was buried at the Mission.
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Railroads. South Pasadena

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Justine Wishek
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Raymond Depot -- Built in 1880 in South Pasadena. It served the guests of the Raymond Hotel.
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Justine Wishek
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Raymond Depot -- Built in 1880 in South Pasadena. It served the guests of the Raymond Hotel.
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San Gabriel Mission

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Justine Wishek
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San Gabriel Mission -- Established in 1771 by Frs. Cambon and Somera, the fourth of 21 missions built by the Franciscan Fathers along El Camino Real. It became known as "The Queen of the Missions". The largest and richest of the missions, its fertile lands extended from the Pacific Ocean to the San…
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Justine Wishek
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San Gabriel Mission -- Established in 1771 by Frs. Cambon and Somera, the fourth of 21 missions built by the Franciscan Fathers along El Camino Real. It became known as "The Queen of the Missions". The largest and richest of the missions, its fertile lands extended from the Pacific Ocean to the San Bernardino Mountains, and the entire "Valley" was under its jurisdiction.
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San Gabriel Mission. Las Tunas Adobe

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Justine Wishek
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Las Tunas Adobe -- Reputed to be the oldest adobe dwelling in California. It was occupied by the Padres during the construction of the San Gabriel Mission.
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Justine Wishek
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Las Tunas Adobe -- Reputed to be the oldest adobe dwelling in California. It was occupied by the Padres during the construction of the San Gabriel Mission.
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Sierra Madre. Hotels, motels, etc.-Lima Hotel

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Artist
Justine Wishek
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Lima Hotel -- Still standing on Lima Street in Sierra Madre, this Victorian style hotel built in 1887 was converted to a convalescent home. (In 1954 it was used in the film, "The Seven Little Foys," starring Bob Hope.)
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Justine Wishek
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Lima Hotel -- Still standing on Lima Street in Sierra Madre, this Victorian style hotel built in 1887 was converted to a convalescent home. (In 1954 it was used in the film, "The Seven Little Foys," starring Bob Hope.)
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56W
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Sierra Madre Library

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Justine Wishek
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Sierra Madre's First Library -- The deed which transferred title to this building's landsite, owned by Mr. Nathan Tarr, restricted it to library use. This building was razed in 1954, and the present library was constructed on the same grounds -- what is now 440 West Sierra Madre Boulevard.
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Justine Wishek
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Sierra Madre's First Library -- The deed which transferred title to this building's landsite, owned by Mr. Nathan Tarr, restricted it to library use. This building was razed in 1954, and the present library was constructed on the same grounds -- what is now 440 West Sierra Madre Boulevard.
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Sierra Madre Villa

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Justine Wishek
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Sierra Madre Villa -- Built in the 1870s by William P. Rhoades who moved from Los Angeles when his wife became ill, "the Villa" became a convalescent hotel, famous for its "fine table" (pheasant, quail, trout), and was the midday-meal stop on the Grand Round.
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Justine Wishek
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Sierra Madre Villa -- Built in the 1870s by William P. Rhoades who moved from Los Angeles when his wife became ill, "the Villa" became a convalescent hotel, famous for its "fine table" (pheasant, quail, trout), and was the midday-meal stop on the Grand Round.
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South Pasadena Station

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Artist
Justine Wishek
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South Pasadena Station -- Built in 1900 by what was then the California Southern Railway Company, its second-story served as the living quarters for the station agent and his family.
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Justine Wishek
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South Pasadena Station -- Built in 1900 by what was then the California Southern Railway Company, its second-story served as the living quarters for the station agent and his family.
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