San Dimas - Hardcover

Rippens, Paul; San Dimas Historical Society

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531638287 ISBN 13: 9781531638283

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2008

Synopsis

The Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks from the east and the west beneath the southern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1887, meeting in San Dimas and opening the area to more than sparse settlement. The Rancho San Jose formerly included San Dimas in a Spanish land grant of 23,000 acres, given in 1837 to Don Ygnacio Palomares and Don Ricardo Vejar by the king of Spain. The new town became integral to the huge citrus industry that stretched for 65 miles from Pasadena to the Inland Empire. Residential development renewed growth in the 1950s, yet much of today's designated historic portion of this eastern Los Angeles County community remains the same as it was in the early 1900s. Part of the Lemon Association packinghouse still stands, once the largest such packinghouse in the world. San Dimas is a vital city thriving in the midst of Southern California's rush through the 21st century but is also rich in the historical building blocks that created prosperity in the greater Los Angeles region.

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Title: Tickle your funny bone with 'Macho Macho Animals'
Author: Michelle J. Mills
Publisher: Pasadena Star-News
Date: 12/20/2008

Laugh with your "Pearls Before Swine" pals in the collection, "Macho Macho Animals" (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $13), by Stephan Pastis. As always, Pig is the only one who listens to self-absorbed Rat, Goat remains the ignored problem-solver and Zebra plays peacemaker while trying to avoid the Crocodiles, who see him as their next meal. Pastis' comic strip is syndicated in more than 500 newspapers, including this one, and was awarded Best Comic Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society in 2004 and 2007.

Discover "San Dimas" (Arcadia Publishing, $20) by Paul Rippens and the San Dimas Historical Society. The book boasts more than 200 vintage photographs, starting with how the Santa Fe Railroad made the area open to settlement in 1887 and looking at the citrus industry, residential development in the '50s and other significant events. Rippens was employed the the County of Los Angeles Fire Department for 37 years and also worked as an archivist for the San Dimas Historical Society. He is retired, but keeps active with many organizations, including the San Dimas Corral of Westerners.

Too cute is the best way to describe "Peg Leg Peke" (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $16) by Brie Spangler. You'll want to sit down with readers ages 3-6 and have them share this charming story of the Pekinese pup with a broken leg who uses his imagination to become a pirate and forget his troubles for a while.

Spangler loves clambakes, baseball and her own Pekinese, Lola. She's married and lives in New Hampshire.

About the Author

Paul Rippens is the archivist for the San Dimas Historical Society, which has worked diligently to digitize photographs and protect notable documents, ensuring these touchstones of the past will remain to enlighten future generations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531638287
• ISBN 13: 9781531638283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130