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Glendora

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Glendora Foundry -- This is a typical blacksmith shop of the early 1900s, and was located on one of the main streets of Glendora until the late 'fifties.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Glendora Foundry -- This is a typical blacksmith shop of the early 1900s, and was located on one of the main streets of Glendora until the late 'fifties.

Item ID: 37L

Collection: Paintings

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Harris, O.D.. Houses. Arcadia Board of Trade

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Arcadia's First House -- Built in 1880 by O.D. Harris on what is now the corner of Colorado Boulevard at Santa Anita Avenue, this was reportedly Arcadia's first house. The initial meeting of the Arcadia Board of Trade was held here in 1914. The house was torn down in the 1950s.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Arcadia's First House -- Built in 1880 by O.D. Harris on what is now the corner of Colorado Boulevard at Santa Anita Avenue, this was reportedly Arcadia's first house. The initial meeting of the Arcadia Board of Trade was held here in 1914. The house was torn down in the 1950s.

Item ID: 70L

Collection: Paintings

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Hotel

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Alosta Hotel -- Built just across the line from Glendora, this was a very active hotel until 1955 when it was torn down; the lumber was purchased by the Mormons for their Temple.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Alosta Hotel -- Built just across the line from Glendora, this was a very active hotel until 1955 when it was torn down; the lumber was purchased by the Mormons for their Temple.

Item ID: 36L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Bender House -- This house, made of poured concrete, was the house of John Bender, a childhood friend of William Cullen; these two men came West together and filed homestead papers on land near the foothills.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Bender House -- This house, made of poured concrete, was the house of John Bender, a childhood friend of William Cullen; these two men came West together and filed homestead papers on land near the foothills.

Item ID: 34L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Ruddock House -- Built in the '90s by C.H. Ruddock, a wealthy Chicagoan, as his winter home, and located at the east end of San Bernardino Road in what is now Covina, this showplace (known as Mountain View) was "a rendezvous for the social elect" of the area. The tropical landscaping surrounding th…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Ruddock House -- Built in the '90s by C.H. Ruddock, a wealthy Chicagoan, as his winter home, and located at the east end of San Bernardino Road in what is now Covina, this showplace (known as Mountain View) was "a rendezvous for the social elect" of the area. The tropical landscaping surrounding the 3-story, 17-room mansion is rumored to have cost $4,000. The house was razed in 1951 to make room for tract homes.

Item ID: 39L

Collection: Paintings

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House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Gutzon Borglum Home -- Built in 1896 by the famous Mt. Rushmore sculptor, this studio-cottage at 218 West Manzanita Street in Sierra Madre, was torn down in 1966.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Gutzon Borglum Home -- Built in 1896 by the famous Mt. Rushmore sculptor, this studio-cottage at 218 West Manzanita Street in Sierra Madre, was torn down in 1966.

Item ID: 61L

Collection: Paintings

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Hugo Reid Adobe

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Adobe Where Lucky Baldwin Died -- Built in 1840, the Hugo Reid Adobe was the first permanent structure built on Rancho Santa Anita. It was here, overlooking the lake where Hugo Reid had built his adobe some 70 years previously, that Lucky Baldwin died in 1909. In 1959-60, the Adobe was restored. …

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Adobe Where Lucky Baldwin Died -- Built in 1840, the Hugo Reid Adobe was the first permanent structure built on Rancho Santa Anita. It was here, overlooking the lake where Hugo Reid had built his adobe some 70 years previously, that Lucky Baldwin died in 1909. In 1959-60, the Adobe was restored. It remains where it has always been, just south of the lake in what is now the Arboretum.

Item ID: 92L

Collection: Paintings

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Hugo Reid Adobe

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Hugo Reid Adobe (Restored) -- The restored Hugo Reid Adobe is located on the grounds of the Arboretum of Los Angeles County.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Hugo Reid Adobe (Restored) -- The restored Hugo Reid Adobe is located on the grounds of the Arboretum of Los Angeles County.

Item ID: 69L

Collection: Paintings

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Kasner Country Market. Vickery's Country Market

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Kasner's Country Market -- This was Arcadia's first market; the building had a dirt floor until 1960. It opened c.1951 and remained in business until it became Vickery's Country Market c.1962. Located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue, that location is now occupied by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Fou…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Kasner's Country Market -- This was Arcadia's first market; the building had a dirt floor until 1960. It opened c.1951 and remained in business until it became Vickery's Country Market c.1962. Located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue, that location is now occupied by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation.

Item ID: 82L

Collection: Paintings

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Kennedy Stables

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Kennedy Stables -- According to the artist, the Kennedy Stables were located on Baldwin Avenue across from Santa Anita Park, and were burned in a fire in August 1952.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Kennedy Stables -- According to the artist, the Kennedy Stables were located on Baldwin Avenue across from Santa Anita Park, and were burned in a fire in August 1952.

Item ID: 97L

Collection: Paintings

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Monrovia Planet Building

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Monrovia "Planet" Building -- The Monrovia Townsite Committee offered E.L. Buck the landsite if he would start a newspaper. Buck built this structure on East Lemon, between Myrtle and Ivy Avenues; he used the first floor as a publishing plant and lived upstairs. The first issue of "The Monrovia Pla…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Monrovia "Planet" Building -- The Monrovia Townsite Committee offered E.L. Buck the landsite if he would start a newspaper. Buck built this structure on East Lemon, between Myrtle and Ivy Avenues; he used the first floor as a publishing plant and lived upstairs. The first issue of "The Monrovia Planet" was printed on Saturday, November 10, 1886.

Item ID: 46L

Collection: Paintings

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Palomares Adobe

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Palomares Adobe -- This commodius T-shaped adobe built 1885 by Don Ygnacio Palomares, a native of Spain, is still standing on Arrow Highway in Pomona. This hacienda was the focal point of all activity in the area including religious services and ceremonies which the padres traveled from the San Gab…

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Palomares Adobe -- This commodius T-shaped adobe built 1885 by Don Ygnacio Palomares, a native of Spain, is still standing on Arrow Highway in Pomona. This hacienda was the focal point of all activity in the area including religious services and ceremonies which the padres traveled from the San Gabriel Mission to perform. Carretas, like the one in the foreground, were drawn by oxen and were a common means of transportation.

Item ID: 11L

Collection: Paintings

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Palomares Oven

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Palomares Oven -- Nearly all cooking was done outdoors in ovens such as this one used by the Palomares family.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Palomares Oven -- Nearly all cooking was done outdoors in ovens such as this one used by the Palomares family.

Item ID: 12L

Collection: Paintings

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Pio Pico Adobe

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Pio Pico Adobe (Before Restoration) -- Don Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, acquired the land for this home in 1850, in what is now Whittier. The adobe was destroyed by the floods of 1883-84

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Pio Pico Adobe (Before Restoration) -- Don Pio Pico, the last Mexican governor of California, acquired the land for this home in 1850, in what is now Whittier. The adobe was destroyed by the floods of 1883-84

Item ID: 13L

Collection: Paintings

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Pio Pico Adobe

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Pio Pico Adobe (Restored) -- This, Don Pico's second adobe known as "the mansion", had 33 rooms, and the fireplaces were so large that logs stood in them vertically.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Pio Pico Adobe (Restored) -- This, Don Pico's second adobe known as "the mansion", had 33 rooms, and the fireplaces were so large that logs stood in them vertically.

Item ID: 14L

Collection: Paintings

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Pony Express Museum

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Lyon Pony Express Museum -- Sharp's Indian Trading Post was one of several buildings that comprised W. Parker Lyon's Pony Express Museum in Arcadia. Located at the intersection of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place, the Museum was a popular City attraction from the mid-1930s until the early 1950s.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Lyon Pony Express Museum -- Sharp's Indian Trading Post was one of several buildings that comprised W. Parker Lyon's Pony Express Museum in Arcadia. Located at the intersection of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place, the Museum was a popular City attraction from the mid-1930s until the early 1950s.

Item ID: 83L

Collection: Paintings

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Postal Service

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Charter Oak Post Office (1956) -- Located across the street from the original "Federal Building," this row of mail boxes served for a short time as the local post office in Charter Oak.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Charter Oak Post Office (1956) -- Located across the street from the original "Federal Building," this row of mail boxes served for a short time as the local post office in Charter Oak.

Item ID: 25L

Collection: Paintings

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Post Office

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: 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.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: 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.

Item ID: 24L

Collection: Paintings

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La Puente. Dibble House

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Dibble House -- Built in 1855, this two-storied structure is notable because it was made of bricks from a kiln on the rancho, and was one of the first Southern California dwellings to have been influenced by eastern U.S. architecture. Located in what is now La Puente, it was razed to make room for …

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Dibble House -- Built in 1855, this two-storied structure is notable because it was made of bricks from a kiln on the rancho, and was one of the first Southern California dwellings to have been influenced by eastern U.S. architecture. Located in what is now La Puente, it was razed to make room for a housing tract.

Item ID: 18L

Collection: Paintings

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Queen Anne Cottage. Baldwin, Elias J."Lucky"

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Baldwin Memories -- These Baldwin artifacts, which represent items belonging to Lucky Baldwin and his wife Jennie Dexter, reportedly used to be on display in the Queen Anne Cottage. They include a solid gold horseshoe, pure gold nuggets, one of Baldwin's first watches, satin slippers and kid gloves.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Baldwin Memories -- These Baldwin artifacts, which represent items belonging to Lucky Baldwin and his wife Jennie Dexter, reportedly used to be on display in the Queen Anne Cottage. They include a solid gold horseshoe, pure gold nuggets, one of Baldwin's first watches, satin slippers and kid gloves.

Item ID: 66L

Collection: Paintings

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