“My family came to Los Angeles in 1891.” I let the sentence soak in and watch the quizzical expression flash across their face before they respond with “18-91?”
Thank you, Karen Kiwi! Such a fascinating history ~ well told about your dear family and the intimate details of the landscape, community, and values of the time! Wish I could go back and thank Gran'pa George and Gran'ma Josephine for choosing Dayton Heights over Hesperia and for helping education be a priority in the sprawl of LA. Looking SO forward to the next installment. Eager Reader Melinda
This is great. When my grandfather's family moved west c.1907, their first home was in Hollywood on Acacia, now Beachwood, between Santa Monica and Fountain. My great grandfather had a small grocery I believe on Santa Monica.
Thank you, Karen Kiwi! Such a fascinating history ~ well told about your dear family and the intimate details of the landscape, community, and values of the time! Wish I could go back and thank Gran'pa George and Gran'ma Josephine for choosing Dayton Heights over Hesperia and for helping education be a priority in the sprawl of LA. Looking SO forward to the next installment. Eager Reader Melinda
This is so interesting and informative. Thank you, Kiwi, for your research and the wonderful stories you are sharing!
Thank you so much, Marky!! I'm so honored that people are reading it. I also have a great PR person (Ms. McDonald!! :)
I absolutely LOVE this. Thank you so much, Kiwi!
Thank you so much Kerry! It's been a big summer, hasn't it? I hope you can feel your family all throughout...
So special. Thank you for sharing this!
This is a fascinating story of family and local history. Looking forward to the next part of the series!
This is great. When my grandfather's family moved west c.1907, their first home was in Hollywood on Acacia, now Beachwood, between Santa Monica and Fountain. My great grandfather had a small grocery I believe on Santa Monica.