Alpine’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Alpine. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before its modern settlement, the area was part of the home of the Kumeyaay Indians, whose ancestors had lived here for possibly as long as 12,000 years.
The community's name was suggested by a resident in the 1880s who said that the environment reminded her of her native country of Switzerland.
The small commercial district along Alpine Boulevard has seen some suburban development in recent decades, and it is surrounded by large stretches of less densely populated rural areas that began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Horse ranches and small farms are still common, along with open chaparral hillsides and riparian canyons.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Alpine’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alpine’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCA 46 I8 FHWA 1971 72, 1971: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Alpine
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Alpine, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as CA 46 I8 FHWA 1971 72 (1971) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.