History · Covina
Covina’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Covina. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1882established
3old images & papers
1recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Present-day Covina was originally within the homelands of the indigenous Tongva people for 5,000 to 8,000 years. In the 19th century it became part of Rancho La Puente: an 1842 Mexican land grant in Alta California.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1882Established
1898329. B. Ranch, Covina Cal, 1913 (orig 1898)Commons
1900–1969Nothing in the archives yet
1970s2 items · Raleigh Waller, cattle rancher, welco…Commons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view329. B. Ranch, Covina Cal, 1913 (…, 1898: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Covina
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By decade
Covina, decade by decade
1900s–
1960s
1960s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your album1970s2 items
1980s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumToday1 photo
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 329. B. Ranch, Covina Cal, 1913 (orig 1898) (1898) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.