Biographies “Pasadena Transformed Into A Bower of Beauty”: A Photo of the Queen’s Caravan, the Tournament of Roses, 1 January 1907 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 1, 2026 Read More
Commerce & Manufacturing The Evolution of Christmas: Early Uses of Electric Holiday Lights in Greater Los Angeles, 1913-1916 by homesteadmuseum Posted on December 7, 2025 Read More
Biographies “The Tournament of Roses is a Fixture . . . No Future New Year’s Day Will be Complete Without It”: A Photo of a Parade Float for the Tournament of Roses, 1 January 1892 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 1, 2025 Read More
Health & Medicine “As Time Went On It Lost Its Former Glory and Began to Fall Into Decay”: Some Further History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1900-1923 by homesteadmuseum Posted on November 22, 2024November 23, 2024 Read More
Economics “At Last We See the Old Days of Jollity and Prosperity Returning”: Some Further History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1892-1899 by homesteadmuseum Posted on November 21, 2024 Read More
Agriculture “Its Cheerful Outlook, its Semi-Tropical Surroundings and its Profusion of Home Comforts Have Made it Popular”: Some Further History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1887-1891 by homesteadmuseum Posted on November 20, 2024November 21, 2024 Read More
Agriculture “Rapidly Going to the Front as the Most Attractive Country Resort in Southern California”: Some Early History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1875-1880, Part Three by homesteadmuseum Posted on November 17, 2024November 18, 2024 Read More
Agriculture “The Whole Scene Suddenly Bursts on the Eye and Fills One With the Most Pleasant Sensations”: Some Early History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1875-1880, Part Two by homesteadmuseum Posted on November 16, 2024 Read More
Agriculture “An Eden Has Been Brought Forth From the Wilds of a Mountain Shelf”: Some Early History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1875-1880, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on November 15, 2024November 16, 2024 Read More
Biographies No Place Like Home: The Sierra Madre Villa Estate of Walter P. Temple’s Attorney and Fellow Investor George H. Woodruff, Part Three by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 12, 2024 Read More
