La Vista Grande Hotel -- One of Monrovia's several early hotels, La Vista Grande "enjoyed much activity" and was used as a town meeting place for a number of years before it was destroyed by fire.
La Vista Grande Hotel -- One of Monrovia's several early hotels, La Vista Grande "enjoyed much activity" and was used as a town meeting place for a number of years before it was destroyed by fire.
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.)
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.)
First Charter Oak Post Office -- This 10' x 12' building, which served for many years as a post office, (known as "the Federal Building"), was moved from its original location by a real estate company that used it as an office.
First Charter Oak Post Office -- This 10' x 12' building, which served for many years as a post office, (known as "the Federal Building"), was moved from its original location by a real estate company that used it as an office.
Antique Shop (Sierra Madre) -- On what is now the southeast corner of Baldwin Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard, Martin Olsen, a cobbler, opened a shoeshop in 1887. Before being torn down in 1956, it had also reportedly been a print shop, a Red Cross Headquarters, the residence of Orson Wells, a m…
Antique Shop (Sierra Madre) -- On what is now the southeast corner of Baldwin Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard, Martin Olsen, a cobbler, opened a shoeshop in 1887. Before being torn down in 1956, it had also reportedly been a print shop, a Red Cross Headquarters, the residence of Orson Wells, a mortuary, and Le Grifon Antique Shop.
