La Cañada Flintridge’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of La Cañada Flintridge. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Tongva were first to settle in the area. Local villages included Tejungna (now the city of Tujunga, west of La Cañada) and Hahamongna (now Hahamongna Watershed Park, east of La Cañada), connected by a network of trails, which passed through what is now La Cañada Flintridge. They made extensive use of the live oaks which still are common in La Cañada, as a source of food and shelter. In 1771, the Tongva were enslaved by missionaries at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, resulting in their other name: Gabrielinos.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart La Cañada Flintridge’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Cañada Flintridge’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewVan halen at La Canada High Schoo…, 1976: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from La Cañada Flintridge
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La Cañada Flintridge, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Van halen at La Canada High School 1976 (1976) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.