Located in the Crescenta Valley and the far western end of the San Gabriel Valley. La Cañada has gained a high-profile image throughout Southern California due to its broad economic base, noted cultural, scientific, and educational institutions, great weather, stellar school district, and shopping and dining establishments that attract customers from the region. This along with La Cañada’s many fine examples of architecture, and wealthy neighborhoods, provide La Cañada with a prominence enjoyed by few cities in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Many associate La Cañada with the Descanso Gardens and NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The city is situated in the Crescenta Valley and far western end of the San Gabriel Valley. It is nestled between the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest on the north, and in the San Rafael Hills on the south.

La Cañada is revered for its historical architecture which the La Canada Town Center which opened on Aug 21, 2008. La Cañada has 8 miles of streets and about 20,246 people currently residing in the area. The $60 million shopping center development at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Angeles Crest Highway includes several retailers and eateries. It is one of the earliest settled cities in LA and is best known for its passion for historic preservation. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, the City of La Cañada Flintridge is a unique and beautiful place to live, work and play. Incorporated since November 30, 1976, the City is a “contract city.” It has a small full-time staff and contracts for many of the services provided to its citizens. The City Council, Commissions, Committees, and staff strives to be responsive and provide the highest level of service to residents.  All City staff is housed in City Hall and organized into four departments: Administration, Community Development, Finance, and Public Works.

Very few people lived in Southern California at that time. Transportation from the east was slow and difficult. It took months to come by ship or to ride across the continent in a covered wagon. When the railroad finally came to Los Angeles, many newcomers looking for low priced land and a healthy climate arrived. Many of them were Civil War veterans and their families, many of whom had serious lung diseases. The Government sold inexpensive homesteads to settlers who would build a house and live there a few years.

Reference to the entire city is often shortened to just “La Cañada” or seldom to just “Flintridge”. The full city name specifically does not have a hyphen in it, to illustrate unity between the two communities that became one.

In a 2015 issue of Forbes, La Cañada Flintridge ranked as the 121st most expensive U.S. city.

History abstract above is courtesy of the City of La Canada Flintridge and Wikipedia.

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