Robert and Brereton Catton left their native Scotland and arrived in Hawaii in 1878. They had six children: Margaret Mary Louise (known as "Mary"), Janet Renny (known as "Renny"), John Herbert, Robert Redford, Andrew Allen, and Richard Belmont....
Founded by members of the Bixby and Flint families and their business partner, I. W. Hellman, in 1888, the Alamitos Land Company was first organized as a land sale company during the real estate boom of Southern California in mid 1880s. The company...
Samuel Galloway Hibben (1888-1972) was a pioneer in the field of applied electrical lighting. During his tenure as Director of Applied Lighting with the Westinghouse Corporation, Hibben was noted for redesigning the illumination of the Statue of...
The Mark Taper Forum opened in Los Angeles in 1967 and is known for its development of new plays and voices for the theatre. Located at the Performing Arts Center (formerly The Music Center) in downtown Los Angeles, the Taper has received virtually...
Street in downtown Pasadena, at night. Trolley car tracks are seen running down the center of the street. Streetlamps line both sides of the street. Buildings and shops, some with awnings, also line the street.
Street in downtown Pasadena, at night. The buildings and shop on either side of the street are seen, some business signs are visible. Streetlamps are also seen on both sides of the street. Railroad tracks run down the center of the street. On the...
View across the street to three large residences lining Figueroa Street. Street signs on the telegraph line indicate that this view is looking across Pearl Street toward the corner of Pearl and Bellevue Terrace. Pearl Street became Figueroa...
Colorado Street, downtown Pasadena, California. Photo taken from unidentified and undated book. The printed caption above the image reads: "A Pacific Electric car on Colorado Street near Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena stops for passengers. The car...
Street in downtown Pasadena, at night. Buildings and shops line both sides of the street, as do streetlamps. Many signs are on the buildings, and a banner is hung over the street. Railroad tracks run down the center of the street. A wheeled cart is...
A view of Main Street in Santa Ana. The street is lined with parked cars and stores and shops, such as Pep Boys, Santa Fe, and Western Union. The large building on the right is Santa Ana City Hall. Farther down the street are an Odd Fellows lodge...