tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post1928174858550244464..comments2024-03-24T22:33:43.581-07:00Comments on Los Angeles Revisited: Southern California Days of Lemons, Roses and a Shopping MallElisabeth L. Uyedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02653471540089805435noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-82845725039684266762023-09-22T16:10:19.148-07:002023-09-22T16:10:19.148-07:00We live behind Mr Albers house I believe his daugh...We live behind Mr Albers house I believe his daughter and son live there nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-20521102028325702102023-09-21T21:13:27.177-07:002023-09-21T21:13:27.177-07:00I always wondered about the story behind that hous...I always wondered about the story behind that house too! I delivered the Whittier Daily News to that house. It was accessed via the parking lot of the Mcoys Market (now the uhaul place)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-78728442854137936412021-09-04T05:15:27.259-07:002021-09-04T05:15:27.259-07:00look on the website Pinterest. type in the name Lo...look on the website Pinterest. type in the name Los Angeles historical society and in one of their photo albums they have about one hundred old pics of East Whittier and the Leffingwell Rancho. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-28716141602828268632020-08-02T20:15:56.564-07:002020-08-02T20:15:56.564-07:00Hi JoshyPoozer, I will give it a shot. Thanks for...Hi JoshyPoozer, I will give it a shot. Thanks for visiting my blog. Elisabeth L. Uyedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653471540089805435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-12166198368116568722020-08-02T00:07:36.182-07:002020-08-02T00:07:36.182-07:00Hi there. I do not know if you still reply to comm...Hi there. I do not know if you still reply to comments but is it possible you could help find some data on my house? 10606 La Alba DrJoshyPoozerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432733315501852405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-76272038976499496242020-05-02T21:51:11.350-07:002020-05-02T21:51:11.350-07:00An older married couple once lived at the corner o...An older married couple once lived at the corner of Santa Gertrude's and Hillgate Dr. By the mid 1970s I lived close to them. I believe their last name was Peters. They had a barn at the corner of Hillgate, their drive way was directly on Santa Gertrudes, back of the house was a feild for horses that faced the top of Creswick street above Hillgate. They told us that the barn had been moved closer to the house after the land around Creek Park and Santa Gertrudes and imperial hwy was sold off. They showed us photos of land, no trees only rolling small hills of grass. They talked about the bandits who were caught hiding behind Creek Park where it meets imperial hwy and how they were lynched from a tree not far from where the stage coach stop in la mirada.we always knew the back of Creek Park as Dead Man's Trail and it had been called that for a long time. Can you find out anything about Mr and Mrs Peters ? Mrs Peters was the last one living. I don't know what became of the photos they had. Their property was demolished in the early 80's and several homes stand there now. I always wondered what part they played in the city history. Also during the 70s I remember another ranch style home with a similar barn located around imperial hwy and telegraph road. That home was already abandoned when I was young. Thanks for your help. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-88168647839084699792017-12-13T13:33:17.454-08:002017-12-13T13:33:17.454-08:00Hi Debby and David: The County of L.A. parcel vie...Hi Debby and David: The County of L.A. parcel viewer shows a large rectangular lot behind the house you once lived at. That address is 11109 Santa Gertrudes. The house there was built in 1931. The land all around it was most likely for citrus groves, until post-war housing took over. The man who lived there about 1951 onward was John L. Alber (born 1910, St. Louis, Missouri), an engineer, who worked domestically and internationally, such as for oil exploration, and by about 1947 also had a business address nearby in Whittier, under the name Bardanal Engineering Co., Inc. Sincerely, ElisabethElisabeth L. Uyedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653471540089805435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-58828325158965614962017-12-11T22:11:00.835-08:002017-12-11T22:11:00.835-08:00Hey so did IHey so did IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613034869157206737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-64749628847518018232017-12-11T13:13:35.076-08:002017-12-11T13:13:35.076-08:00There is a large, square shaped estate that was be...There is a large, square shaped estate that was behind a house I lived in from 1958-1968 / 11102 S. Portada Drive / Whittier. Does anyone have information on this house? Who built it and lived in it? Thank you.Debbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-37855489248375003582016-10-06T01:27:52.390-07:002016-10-06T01:27:52.390-07:00This is so great! I was born in Pasadena '69 a...This is so great! I was born in Pasadena '69 and moved to Whittier in '77. I went to Whittier Christian HS '83-'87. I am just uncovering all of this information and it is so relevant because I am the 10th gen. granddaughter of Thomas Leffingwell of Norwich, CT. Thank you so much. I am loving this :)Michelle Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782534032611285514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-28004744946819948782015-10-22T13:24:15.264-07:002015-10-22T13:24:15.264-07:00Thank you, East Whittier Native! There are many e...Thank you, East Whittier Native! There are many exciting digital resources, including the excellent one at the Huntington Digital Library you mentioned. Another one is the Whittier Public Library Digital collections.Elisabeth L. Uyedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653471540089805435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-35335333199768116442015-10-22T13:03:53.156-07:002015-10-22T13:03:53.156-07:00Ditto on the great history of East Whittier. Check...Ditto on the great history of East Whittier. Check out this planning map of this area too!<br /><br /><br />http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15150coll4/id/15813/rv/compoundobject/cpd/15831/rec/6<br /><br />This gives a vast perspective on the "great build up" of east whittier. Look at section C (5th slide from the last) this shows this area on First Ave. It even has the current 'lazy Spokes' on it! I'm guessing that those lemon trees in the park are of the remaining Leffingwell Citrus? <br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />East Whittier Native!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-57410220896864731592015-02-19T06:55:35.764-08:002015-02-19T06:55:35.764-08:00Does any one have pictures of the Leffingwell Ranc...Does any one have pictures of the Leffingwell Ranch from 1918 - 1952 before the homes were put in. My grandfather worked for Leffingwell from 1918 until the late 1950's, then he moved to Portervill CA. My family lived in East Whitter near the packing plant where my grandfather lived on the grounds of the packing house.Thank You for your help - <br />Susan Lipcot HolmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-47437869487378903232013-09-24T13:24:00.145-07:002013-09-24T13:24:00.145-07:00Does anyone know if one of the (C.W.) Leffingwells...Does anyone know if one of the (C.W.) Leffingwells held the title of General Agent of the Int. Har. Co. in 1912? I have come across a photo of a man with a handwritten caption saying "C.W. Leffingwell Gen. Agt. Int. Har. Co. 1912webspinner68https://www.blogger.com/profile/08789396315114751538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-13464189407476892902011-12-23T13:14:34.542-08:002011-12-23T13:14:34.542-08:00Thank you, Mark! Another street to point out in t...Thank you, Mark! Another street to point out in the neighborhood is Leffco Road - probably an access road to the Leffingwell Company.Elisabeth L. Uyedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653471540089805435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-42768347855911033522011-12-23T00:23:11.280-08:002011-12-23T00:23:11.280-08:00Great blog post. I grew up in East Whittier in the...Great blog post. I grew up in East Whittier in the Leffingwell Ranch area (First, Santa Fe, Santa Gerturdes and Leffingwell section) from 1970 to 1991.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075904390324946281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-73494307697047128892011-06-23T17:42:00.576-07:002011-06-23T17:42:00.576-07:00Be my guest, Eileen; check my facts, though. And ...Be my guest, Eileen; check my facts, though. And if you eventually want to include some of the images I have posted, let's talk about that later! Thanks for reading my blog!Elisabeth L. Uyedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653471540089805435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-31886778450335914252011-06-23T08:25:24.350-07:002011-06-23T08:25:24.350-07:00Hi,
I am a local historian researcher for Fawnskin...Hi,<br />I am a local historian researcher for Fawnskin. One of the early land owners was C. Warring Leffingwell. I am in the process of writing a book on Fawnskin and would love to include this information.<br />EileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375877830010298881.post-91937715697017278512011-05-29T22:12:43.697-07:002011-05-29T22:12:43.697-07:00Each intallment to your blog is a chapter on local...Each intallment to your blog is a chapter on local history. I learn something new from each one. Very interesting!Alnoreply@blogger.com