Crescenta Valley History: Hidden in Plain Sight

by Mike Lawler

The Crescenta Valley is a typical suburb of the metropolis of Los Angeles, containing residential neighborhoods nestled in chaparral-covered hills.
But hidden in these typical neighborhoods are remnants of an atypical past, a past made up of Hollywood legends, Prohibition-era bootleggers, and pioneers in women's rights.
Crescenta Valley History: Hidden in Plain Sight tells the stories behind six places in the community that residents pass by every day, with no idea of the amazing events that took place there--six innocuous locations with impressive histories.
A little shack behind an apartment that was once the home of John Steinbeck; the overgrown ruins of a former speakeasy; an abandoned sanitarium that once housed aging Hollywood stars, and now houses their ghosts; a mystical religious sanctuary run entirely by women; a former resort and Olympic training site buried deep under a suburban shopping mall; and a park created by professional baseball players and movie stars.
All these sites are right here in your neighborhood You'll never look at the Crescenta Valley the same way again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634990315
• ISBN13: 9781634990318
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.9"