The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the San Bernardino Valley. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Puente Hills is a chain of Hills in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California. The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County California, USA. The San Bernardino Valley centered approximately at 34°04' N 117°17 'W lies at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows southward through the center of the valley. The San Gabriel River flows through southern Los Angeles County California. At one time predominantly agricultural, the San Gabriel Valley is today almost entirely developed (largely in suburban form, but with certain areas beginning to urbanize) and is an integral part of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Metro Area which includes only Los Angeles and
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Cities and communities
San Gabriel Valley is in Los Angeles County. The San Gabriel River flows through southern Los Angeles County California. The incorporated cities and unincorporated neighborhoods of the San Gabriel Valley include:
Many people consider the communities of Glendale and La Crescenta-Montrose to be part of the San Gabriel Valley, although they are part of the San Fernando Valley and the Crescenta Valley, respectively. Altadena is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California approx Alhambra (pronounced or) is a City ( incorporated on 11 July 1903) located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles Arcadia is a US city in Los Angeles County California that is located about northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley Avocado Heights is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Baldwin Park is a city located in the central San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County California, United Bassett is an unincorporated Neighborhood in Los Angeles County California located within the northern end of the Census boundaries of Bradbury is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Charter Oak is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, approximately 26 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles. Citrus is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Industry (or City of Industry) is a city in the San Gabriel Valley section of Los Angeles County, California, Claremont is a College town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA, about 30 miles (45 km east of downtown Los Angeles Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California about 22 miles (35 km east of downtown Los Angeles. Diamond Bar is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Duarte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. East Pasadena is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, United States. "El Monte" redirects here for the city in Chile, see El Monte Chile. Glendora is a municipality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Hacienda Heights is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Irwindale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. La Cañada Flintridge is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. La Puente is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Mayflower Village is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United Montebello is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. North El Monte is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Rosemead is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Rowland Heights is an Unincorporated community of, in Los Angeles County California, located in the San Gabriel Valley. San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County California. San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. San Marino is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Sierra Madre is a town in Los Angeles County California. The population was about 10580 at the time of the 2000 census South El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. South Pasadena is a City in Los Angeles County, California, United States. South San Gabriel is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, United States. South San Jose Hills is a Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 33377 at the 2000 census Valinda is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, in the United States. Vincent is a Census-designated place (CDP in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. West Covina is a city located in eastern Los Angeles County California, United States. West Puente Valley is a Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, USA, northwest of Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County California about southeast of Los Angeles. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. La Crescenta-Montrose is a Census-designated place (CDP and an Unincorporated area in Los Angeles County California, encompassing those parts of the The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County California.
Whittier is considered both a San Gabriel Valley city and part of the Gateway Cities region. Gateway Cities of Southern California are those located in southeastern Los Angeles County. Some of Whittier sits below the Whittier Narrows. The Whittier Narrows is located at the southern boundary of the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County California. Although these hills are considered extremely small compared to the San Gabriel Mountains, the fact that most of the city sits around them is said to make Whittier a San Gabriel Valley city, despite its area code (most of Whittier is served by the 562 area code, though a large portion is served by the 626 area code. This is similar to Montebello, which is situated in the 323 area code and is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, despite geographically being part of the San Gabriel Valley.
San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, and La Verne are adjacent to the San Gabriel Valley, and although are properly considered part of the Pomona Valley, they are also commonly considered as part of the San Gabriel Valley. Pomona is the 5th largest city in Los Angeles County (after Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, and Santa Clarita) The Pomona Valley, located between the San Gabriel Valley and San Bernardino Valley in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, straddles They share the 909 area code with other cities in the San Bernardino Valley portion of the Inland Empire. North American Area code 909 is a California Telephone Area code which was split from Area code 714 on November 14, The Inland Empire is a region mainly located in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of Southern California and generally encompasses the The 57 Freeway (Orange Freeway) is generally considered the dividing line between the Pomona and San Gabriel Valley. State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U However, for statistical and economic development purposes, the County of Los Angeles generally includes these five cities as part of the San Gabriel Valley.
The community of El Sereno, in the city of Los Angeles, is at the westernmost edge of the Valley. El Sereno (ˌɛl səˈriːnoʊ in English from the Spanish el seˈɾeno "the tranquil one" is a district in Northeastern Los Angeles California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Unofficial estimates place the combined population of the San Gabriel Valley at around 2 million -- roughly a fifth of the population of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States.
Brief San Gabriel Valley timeline
- 1771 - Mission San Gabriel Arcangel founded on present-day San Gabriel. The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel California.
- 1801 - Pío Pico, last Mexican governor of Alta California, born at Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. Pío de Jesus Pico ( May 5, 1801 September 11, 1894) was the last Mexican Governor of Alta California. Alta California (Upper California was formed in 1804 when the Province of the Californias, then a part of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the
- 1847 - Battle of Rio San Gabriel—in present-day Montebello—of the Mexican-American War; Mexican militia retreats. The Battle of Rio San Gabriel was a decisive action of the California campaign of the Mexican-American War and occurred at the sites of present-day Montebello (Two days later, after several battle losses and defeats, Mexico is forced to cede Alta California to the United States. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the )
- 1886 - Pasadena is the first independent incorporated city in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States.
- 1890 - The first Tournament of Roses Parade is presented in Pasadena. The Tournament of Roses Parade was established and first held on January 1 1890 in Pasadena California, eight miles (13 km northeast of Downtown Los Angeles
- 1920 - The California Institute of Technology or Caltech opens in Pasadena. The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, Coeducational research university located in Pasadena Japanese immigrants arrive in Monterey Park to work as farmhands.
- 1941 - The first freeway in the United States, Arroyo Seco Parkway (now the 110 Pasadena Freeway), opens. The Pasadena Freeway or Arroyo Seco Parkway is the first Freeway in the U
- 1942 - Japanese Americans interned at Santa Anita Park during World War II. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group History Santa Anita Park was opened on December 25 1934 and is the oldest racetrack in Southern California World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
- 1940s-1950s - San Gabriel Valley changes from acres of farmland to suburban bedroom communities.
- 1957 - San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10) opens. The San Bernardino Freeway is the name of an approximately 60-mile (95 km long segment of Interstate 10 (I-10 in Southern California between the cities of Los
- 1970s-1980s - Taiwanese immigrants begin settling in Monterey Park. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. (In the 1990s, middle and upper class Taiwanese and other Chinese-speaking Americans begin forming new communities nearby and faraway from Monterey Park. )
- 1980s-1990s - Period of White flight from the San Gabriel Valley. White flight is a term for the demographic trend in which working and Middle-class White people move away from Suburbs
People
The majority of people residing in the San Gabriel Valley are Hispanics and Asian Americans. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian The white population is smaller due to a mass exodus that occurred during much of the 1980s and 1990s. This phenomenon has been called "white flight", but unlike the typical pattern of white movement from cities to suburbs, this movement has been from one suburb to another suburb. White flight is a term for the demographic trend in which working and Middle-class White people move away from Suburbs The remaining white population in the San Gabriel Valley resides primarily in the communities of Pasadena, Glendora, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Charter Oak, and in the southern and eastern parts of Covina (the northern and western parts are increasingly Hispanic).
The African American population in the San Gabriel Valley is relatively low, particularly when compared to that of more central Greater Los Angeles communities like Inglewood. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Metro Area which includes only Los Angeles and Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. However, there are sizable, long-established African American communities in the western Altadena area and in northwest Pasadena, as well as in Monrovia.
Hispanics, mainly Mexican Americans, are especially dominant in Azusa, Baldwin Park, City of Industry, El Monte, La Puente, Montebello, Rosemead, South El Monte, West Covina, and Whittier. See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry Mexican Americans have been present in the area since the 1840s, when the U. S. government obliged Mexico to sell this territory after the Mexican-American War. In the predominantly Asian American city of Monterey Park, Hispanics are concentrated in the southwestern part of the city near East Los Angeles and the Belvedere district of Los Angeles. See also East Los Angeles (region East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L The southwestern portion was formerly East Los Angeles before annexation by Monterey Park years ago. See also East Los Angeles (region East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L
The original Native American group in the area are the Tongva tribe, who are also known as the Gabrielino, due to their association with the mission in San Gabriel. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. The Tongva are a Native American people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles
The San Gabriel Valley has the largest concentration of Chinese American communities in Southern California. Chinese Americans ( Chinese: 华裔美国人 are Americans of Chinese descent Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Communities with a high percentage of Asian Americans include Alhambra, Arcadia, Diamond Bar, Hacienda Heights, Monterey Park, Rosemead, Rowland Heights, San Gabriel, San Marino, Temple City and Walnut. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian According to a 2004 report by the Asian-Pacific American Legal Center, the cities of Walnut, San Gabriel, San Marino, Rosemead and Monterey Park contain an Asian American majority.
Other Asian American groups include smaller pockets of Filipino Americans, many of whom reside in West Covina and Walnut, and Vietnamese Americans in San Gabriel, Rosemead, and El Monte. Filipino Americans are Americans of Philippine ancestry which trace back to the Philippines, an archipelagic nation in Southeast Asia. A Vietnamese American (người Mỹ gốc Việt is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese heritage Many Vietnamese Americans have blended in with the general Chinese American population. Smaller pockets of Korean Americans live in Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, and Diamond Bar. Korean Americans ( Korean: ko 한국계 미국인 Hanja: ko 韓國系美國人 hangukgye migugin) are Americans of Korean origin The Indian American population is small compared to the other groups, but there are sizable concentrations in Arcadia, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar. Indian Americans are Americans who are of Indian ancestry The U A longstanding Japanese American population exists in the southwestern area near northern Montebello. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group
Many parts of the San Gabriel Valley are working-class areas although, like many other regions, some cities in the valley have middle-class and wealthy neighborhoods as well. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Predominantly working-class communities include Azusa, El Monte and La Puente. Middle-class communities include Alhambra, Monterey Park, Pasadena, West Covina, and Whittier. Wealthier communities include Arcadia, Bradbury, Diamond Bar, San Marino, and Walnut. The richer areas of the San Gabriel Valley such as San Marino, Walnut, and Arcadia contains the highest concentration of Taiwanese Americans in the area. Otherwise, Cantonese people and Vietnamese are predominantly the main subgroup in cities of Monterey Park, Alhambra, Rosemead, San Gabriel, and El Monte. This can be seen by the variety of Cantonese speaking and Vietnamese speaking commercial businesses that respond to the surrounding communities' needs such as Hong Kong Market, 99 Ranch Market in Monterey Park, Shun Fat Market, NBC Restaurant and other businesses in these cities.
Local area
The San Gabriel Valley is home to The San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps (SGVCC), a community-based program established to help disadvantaged youth develop the motivation, self-confidence, work skills, and education necessary to take advantage of a second chance to succeed in life. Participants however, receive little real-world training. Funding for the program, historically, has been limited to grants from L. A. County probation, Department of Labor, and various community-based grants which don't seem to meet the needs of the Administrative payroll. This in turn, limits the moneys available for any real - concrete, training efforts on behalf of participants. It is estimated that at least 80% of funding received pays for a top-heavy Administrative core group, made up of family members of the Executive Director. SGVCC participants, are generally engaged in rote-recycling activities, picking up cans and bottles from established accounts in the San Gabriel Valley. The San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps has an ongoing agreement with the City of El Monte to pay rent for a city facility, housing the training program. Rental reimbursement is built into each grant request, however SGVCC was not able to meet the rental cost for a period of eight months. The City passed a resolution on August 15, 2006 to ensure that they would somehow be reimbursed for rental of the city owned property. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The San Gabriel Valley is also home to the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, which is broadcast live on television on New Year's Day from Pasadena. The Tournament of Roses Parade was established and first held on January 1 1890 in Pasadena California, eight miles (13 km northeast of Downtown Los Angeles New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though After the parade, the Rose Bowl game between two competing rival college football teams is also live from Pasadena. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose
As the oldest incorporated city in the valley, the city of Pasadena serves somewhat of a cultural center for the San Gabriel Valley. Several art-house film and play theatres are located in Pasadena, including the renowned Pasadena Playhouse. An Art film (also called an “art cinema” “art movie” or in the U The Pasadena Playhouse is an historic Theatre located in Pasadena California. In addition, the local news/talk National Public Radio station KPCC 89. KPCC (893 MHz FM) is a Public radio station originating from the campus of Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California 3 FM broadcasts from Pasadena City College, although it is operated by Minnesota Public Radio. Pasadena City College (commonly known by the abbreviation PCC) is a Community college located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California Minnesota Public Radio ( MPR) a 501(c(3 non-profit organization is one of the premier Public radio stations producing programming for radio Internet
Old Town Pasadena, which has been restored and rejuvenated, remains highly popular. Old Pasadena is the original commercial center of Pasadena, a city in California, United States that arose from one of the most prosperous areas of the Old Town has an active nightlife, a shopping mall, chic boutiques, outdoor cafés, nightclubs, comedy clubs, and fancy restaurants. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark A comedy club is a venue typically a Nightclub, where people watch or listen to performances including Stand-up comedians improvisational Comedians, It is also pedestrian friendly. The area is envied by many other communities which hope to emulate its successes through commercial redevelopment and reviving their own downtown areas or "Main Streets". Main Street is the generic Street name (and often the official name of the primary retail street of a Village, Town, or small City For example, the city of Azusa has attempted to encourage redevelopment of its once-dilapidated downtown section by using a Route 66 theme. Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America Covina has had moderate success with its nostalgic Downtown Covina, with emphasis placed on a small-town America atmosphere and mom-and-pop merchants rather than big-box retail chains; Monrovia has also embraced this theme for their "Old Town. " Alhambra has also worked to renovate its downtown along Main St.
The California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena. The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, Coeducational research university located in Pasadena Caltech is famed for its Richter scale, which measures the magnitude of earthquakes of California. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Caltech seismologists also conduct research on earthquakes in the field. Seismology (from Greek grc σεισμός seismos, "earthquake" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Earthquakes The university is also responsible for the well-known Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which designs and engineers many of NASA's spacecraft. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
The city of Baldwin Park is the birthplace of the popular hamburger fast food chain In-N-Out Burger. In-N-Out Burger, usually called In-N-Out, is a chain of Fast food restaurants located in the Western United States. Its first location opened in the city in 1948.
Hacienda Heights is home to Hsi Lai Temple, the largest Buddhist monastery and temple in the Western Hemisphere. Hsi Lai Temple ( TC: 西來寺 PY: Xīlái Sì) (approximate pronunciation She Lye) is a traditional Chinese Buddhist mountain monastery Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
Government
Most cities have their own local mayor, city council, police and fire departments. Unincorporated areas such as Rowland Heights are governed by the distant Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and thus, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have police jurisdiction in these areas. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Los Angeles County California. However, in many unincorporated areas, advisory town councils guide the decisions made by a supervisor. Often these groups began as collaborations of local homeowners' associations. The Hacienda Heights Improvement Association, Rowland Heights Coordinating Council, and Altadena Town Council are examples of advisory bodies that are officially sanctioned by the county supervisor representing that community.
In 2003, voters in the unincorporated community of Hacienda Heights defeated a proposal to incorporate as a city. It remains an unincorporated district governed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors rather than by a locally-elected mayor and city council. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town.
Climate
Like much of the Los Angeles region, the San Gabriel Valley enjoys a warm, sunny, and desert-like climate year-round. Rain is sporadic but when it occurs, it usually ends within a day or two. Snow very rarely occurs in the Valley but can often be viewed on the nearby San Gabriel Mountains, and the San Bernardino Mountains to the northeast. The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County California, USA. The San Bernardino Mountains ( Huwaaly Kwasakyav in Mojave) are a short transverse Mountain range northeast of Los Angeles in
The view of the San Gabriel Mountains is sometimes obscured by smog which blows west into the valley from Los Angeles. Smog is a kind of Air pollution; the word "smog" is a Portmanteau of Smoke and Fog. However, the smog tends to be cleared after heavy rains or winds thus improving the view.
Urban development
The cities of Covina and Pasadena were formerly the sites of the citrus industry. In addition, the dairy and cattle industries used to flourish in Montebello. Nowadays, the San Gabriel Valley has lost much of its rustic flavor with automobile traffic and housing developments occurring at a rapid pace. Many equestrian trails in the San Gabriel Valley — specifically, in Covina and Walnut — have largely disappeared or fallen into disuse. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description The only remaining rural countryside-like areas include the area between eastern West Covina and Cal Poly Pomona and in Walnut and Diamond Bar, although they are encroached upon by heavy urban expansion.
Asian American communities
The Japanese Americans were the first Asians to settle in the San Gabriel Valley, such as in East LA, Montebello and Monterey Park. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group Many primarily English-speaking Japanese Americans, mostly Sansei, did not have much of an affinity for the newly-arrived Chinese-speaking Taiwanese immigrants. Nowadays, many Japanese Americans have assimilated with the general population and their population numbers have greatly declined in the San Gabriel Valley. Many of these Japanese Americans have since moved on to Orange County and Little Tokyo. are Americans of Japanese heritage Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnic Japanese American district in Downtown Los Angeles and one of only three official
Given the San Gabriel Valley's burgeoning population of Asian Americans (specifically Chinese Americans), several business districts were developed to serve their needs. Hence, there are four major de facto "Chinatowns" in the Valley. A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. This trend began in the city of Monterey Park during the late 1970s when many affluent Chinese professionals, mostly from Taiwan, began settling in the area. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. At the time, Monterey Park was marketed by realtors in Taiwan as the "Chinese Beverly Hills" — because of its many green rolling hills — to encourage and entice future investors. (It should be noted that the Downtown L.A. Chinatown, with predominantly blue-collar Cantonese Chinese-speaking residents, was considered unattractive to investors then and now. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center Chinatown in Los Angeles, California ( is a Chinatown in Downtown Los Angeles that was founded in the late 1800s ) Other Mandarin Chinese-speaking immigrants of the middle and working classes from Taiwan and Mainland China later followed. Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction Settlement in the city picked up the pace in the 1980s and in turn replaced white-owned businesses whose owners either resettled elsewhere or died. Soon, Chinese shopping centers—with supermarkets serving as anchors—were developed.
The city was also the site of xenophobia, as Chinese businesses were replacing others and Chinese-language materials began filling the local public library. Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries Initially, many Chinese restaurateurs and business owners at the time used primarily Chinese script and not English or Romanized names on their business signs. In Linguistics, romanization (or latinization, also spelled romanisation or latinisation) is the representation of a Word or This changed in 1986, however, as the predominantly white members of the city council of Monterey Park enacted an ordinance forcibly requiring the Chinese businesses to translate their business signs and describe the nature of their businesses in English as well. Nowadays, as a reflection of changing demographics, several elected Chinese Americans and Hispanics now sit on the city council.
Also, many of the public, private, and parochial schools in Monterey Park and adjacent cities like Alhambra now contain a majority of Chinese American — namely American-born Chinese — students. An American-born Chinese or " ABC " is a person born in the United States of Chinese ethnic descent a category of Chinese American In order to immerse - or at least acquaint - the American-born Chinese in the Chinese language, culture, and arts, Chinese language classes are often held on the weekends at these schools and other facilities. A number of such academies have cropped up in the San Gabriel Valley and also in northern California. Northern California is the northern portion of the US state of California.
Monterey Park, dubbed "New Chinatown" and "Little Taipei" (after the capital city of Taiwan or the ROC) by some people in the community, is widely regarded as the premier suburban Chinese American community by the Chinese-speaking community and some social scientists alike. Chinese Americans ( Chinese: 华裔美国人 are Americans of Chinese descent The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies Ironically, just as Monterey Park became first suburban community to attain an Asian American majority in the early 1990s, many well-to-do Chinese Americans have moved out of Monterey Park and vicinity and into upscale San Gabriel Valley neighborhoods such as Arcadia, Hacienda Heights, Diamond Bar, Rowland Heights and further south and east to the distant suburbs of Irvine, Chino Hills and Corona. Irvine ( is an incorporated city in Orange County California, United States Chino Hills is a suburb located in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, California, United States Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Thus, this led to a formation of newer Chinese American communities in the Valley and beyond. Like its Los Angeles Chinatown counterpart, Monterey Park now contains a Cantonese Chinese-speaking majority. Interestingly, Diamond Bar is a sister city of Sanhsai, Taiwan.
In the late 1980s and 1990s, other Chinese American communities followed suit of Monterey Park and many businesses and modern, impressive shopping centers were then developed throughout the San Gabriel Valley (although the business districts are not as well-concentrated as Monterey Park). For instance, in Alhambra, an old 1950s-era carhop diner was purchased and converted into a Chinese seafood restaurant in the late 1980s (it has changed hands several times). A carhop is a Waiter or Waitress (often on Rollerskates who brings Food to people in their cars In San Gabriel, a Chinese hypermarket and strip mall replaced a shuttered Target store. In Commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore which combines a Supermarket and a Department store. A strip mall (also called a shopping plaza or mini-mall) is an open area Shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row with a Sidewalk Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902 In the 1990s, a Rowland Heights bowling alley was demolished and was replaced by an indoor shopping center containing several Chinese restaurants and chic boutiques. Chinese cuisine ( Traditional Chinese: 中國菜 Simplified Chinese: 中国菜 originated from the various regions of China and has become widespread in
The large Chinese American supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market — based in Buena Park, California — operates several locations in these Chinese American communities. 99 Ranch Market ( also called Tawa Supermarket, its Chinese name is both the largest Asian American Supermarket chain in the United States Buena Park is a city located in northwestern Orange County California. Battling for market share are its chief competitors of the smaller, albeit growing, chains of San Gabriel Valley-based Hong Kong Supermarket and Shun Fat Supermarket (the flagship stores of both chains are located in Monterey Park). Hong Kong Supermarket ( is a growing Chinese American Supermarket chain in the Los Angeles region of Southern California. Shun Fat Supermarket ( also known as SF Supermarket) is a small but growing Chinese Vietnamese American supermarket chain in the San Gabriel Valley region These three supermarket chains often operate within the vicinity of each other.
Numerous Chinese — mainly Taiwanese and some Cantonese — and Vietnamese American businesses line the streets of:
- Monterey Park - Atlantic Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Garvey Avenue
- San Gabriel - Valley Boulevard, San Gabriel Boulevard, Las Tunas Drive
- Alhambra - Valley Boulevard (usually closed off for the annual Chinese New Year street festival)
- Rowland Heights - Colima Road, Nogales Avenue
Rosemead's smaller assortment of Vietnamese and Chinese business districts extends slightly from Monterey Park eastward on Garvey Avenue and San Gabriel eastward on Valley Boulevard. Chinese New Year is the most important of the Traditional Chinese holidays. There are also smaller pockets of Chinese American businesses that are scattered in many San Gabriel Valley cities. Although Chinese Americans also live in other cities of the San Gabriel Valley (sometimes with a significantly lower population of Chinese Americans), these aforementioned suburban Chinatown-like areas tend to serve as a central hub.
In Rowland Heights, a handful of Korean American strip malls co-exist with Chinese American businesses (mainly on Nogales Avenue).
Another ethnic enclave is the Filipino American business district of Little Manila, which consists of a few strip malls and two supermarkets (including the Filipino chain Seafood City). Seafood City is a Filipino chain supermarket with branches all over California and Nevada. It is located on Azusa Avenue and Amar Road in West Covina along with an Asian indoor and outdoor shopping center that replaced a Ralph Supermarket couple miles away from Little Manila located on Glendora Avenue caters to Chinese Indonesian with minority groups of Taiwanese, Thai, Burman, and Vietnamese. Chinese Indonesians ( Hakka: Thong ngin Min: Teng lang Indonesian: Tionghoa Indonesia, or (derisively Cina totok) are ethnically Taiwanese people ( may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed Cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or the lands and territories which have The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries The Bamar ( bəmà lùmjó also called Burman) are the dominant Ethnic group of Burma, constituting approximately 68% (30000000 of the population The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China.
Institutions of higher learning
- Alliant International University, private - Alhambra
- Art Center College of Design, liberal arts - Pasadena
- Azusa Pacific University (APU), private - Azusa
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech), private - Pasadena
- California State University, Los Angeles, public - Los Angeles
- Claremont Graduate University, Private University - Claremont
- Claremont McKenna College, Private - Claremont
- Citrus College, community college - Glendora
- Digital Business & Design College (DBD), private - El Monte
- East Los Angeles College (ELAC), community college - Monterey Park
- Fuller Theological Seminary - Pasadena
- Harvey Mudd College, Private - Claremont
- ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech) - San Dimas
- Keck Graduate Institute, Graduate University, Claremont
- Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. History Alliant International University is an independent not-for-profit university formed in July 2001 as a result of a merger between California School of Professional Art Center College of Design (commonly referred to as Art Center) is a Private college located in Pasadena, California. Azusa Pacific University is a private non-denominational evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, Coeducational research university located in Pasadena California State University Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L Claremont Graduate University (CGU is a private graduate-only university Claremont McKenna College (CMC is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont Citrus College is a Community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora California; the Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes East Los Angeles College is a Community college, of the Los Angeles Community College District, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Fuller Theological Seminary, located in Pasadena California, is the largest multi-denominational seminary in the world Harvey Mudd College is a private college of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, located in Claremont California. ITT Technical Institute (often shortened to ITT Tech is a private for-profit, technical institute with 100 campuses in 35 states of the United States Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences (short KGI) is a small graduate school in Claremont California. Mt San Antonio College (commonly called Mt SAC; pronounced as the word "sack" is a Community college located in the Los Angeles Suburb SAC), community college - Walnut
- Pasadena City College (PCC), community college - Pasadena
- Pitzer College, private college - Claremont
- Pomona College, private college - Claremont
- Rio Hondo College, community college - Whittier
- Scripps College, private college - Claremont
- University of Phoenix, adult education - Diamond Bar and Pasadena
- Whittier College (WC), private college - Whittier
Local sites of interest
- Descanso Gardens - La Canada Flintridge
- Devil's Gate Reservoir - Pasadena
- Downtown Covina - Covina (web site)
- Frank G. Bonelli Regional County Park, man-made park - San Dimas
- Homestead Museum, site of Pío Pico's burial - City of Industry
- Hsi Lai Temple - Hacienda Heights
- Huntington Library, botanical gardens - San Marino
- Irwindale Speedway - Irwindale
- Los Angeles County Arboretum, botanical gardens - Arcadia (web site)
- Mission San Gabriel Arcángel - San Gabriel
- Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena
- Old Town Pasadena - Pasadena
- Pio Pico State Historic Park - Whittier
- Rose Bowl - Pasadena
- Santa Anita Park, horse racing - Arcadia
- Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area - Irwindale
- Vroman's Bookstore, oldest independent bookstore - Pasadena (web site)
- The Ice House, Pasadena comedy club
Transportation
Foothill Transit and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority provide bus transit services throughout the valley. Descanso Gardens located in La Cañada Flintridge, California is a 25 Acre (101000 m² Camellia forest Frank G Bonelli Regional Park is a synthetic (ie man-made recreation park in San Dimas California of Los Angeles County. The Homestead Museum is a historical landmark of the Workman and Temple Family located in City of Industry California in the San Gabriel Valley region Hsi Lai Temple ( TC: 西來寺 PY: Xīlái Sì) (approximate pronunciation She Lye) is a traditional Chinese Buddhist mountain monastery The Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens (or The Huntington) is an educational and research institution established by Henry E Toyota Speedway at Irwindale is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale California. The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel California. The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena California. Old Pasadena is the original commercial center of Pasadena, a city in California, United States that arose from one of the most prosperous areas of the Pio Pico State Historic Park is the site of "El Ranchito" also known as the Pio Pico Adobe or Pio Pico Mansion the final home of Pío Pico, the last Governor The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles. History Santa Anita Park was opened on December 25 1934 and is the oldest racetrack in Southern California The Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area is a county park located in Irwindale California, USA in the San Gabriel Valley and nestled among the gravel quarries Vroman's Bookstore is the oldest and largest Independent bookstore in Southern California The Ice House Comedy Club is located at 24 Mentor Avenue in Pasadena California. Foothill Transit is a joint powers authority of 21 member cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and Public transportation The main Metro bus terminal is located in El Monte. In addition, the Metrolink commuter train runs westward to Downtown Los Angeles and eastward to San Bernardino through the valley. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority also operates the Metro Gold Line light rail from Downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena, and a plan to extend it east through several additional foothill communities to the county line is under consideration. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and Public transportation The Metro Gold Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a Light rail line in Los Angeles County. Downtown Los Angeles is the Central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center
Several cities provide their own in-city transportation shuttles. Cities known to provide such service are:
The San Gabriel Valley is served by several major freeways:
- the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210 (California) and State Route 210)
- the Ventura Freeway (State Route 134)
- the San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10)
- the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60)
- the Pasadena Freeway (State Route 110)
- the Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710)
- the San Gabriel River Freeway (Interstate 605)
- the Orange Freeway (State Route 57)
I-710 ends abruptly (or begins, depending on one's perspective) at the western border of Alhambra, near California State University, Los Angeles. Route 210, marked partially as Interstate 210 (I-210 and as State Route 210 (SR 210 and named the Foothill Freeway, is a State highway in Route 210, marked partially as Interstate 210 (I-210 and as State Route 210 (SR 210 and named the Foothill Freeway, is a State highway in State Route 134, a segment of the Ventura Freeway, runs from its junction with U In the US state of California, Interstate 10, the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs east from State Route 60 is a State highway in the US state of California. Interstate 710 (I-710 - also referred to as "The 710" is a major north-south interstate Freeway running for 23 miles (37 km through Los Angeles County Interstate 605 (I-605 - also referred to as "The 605" is a major north-south interstate Freeway of about 27 miles (43 km in length located in the State Route 57 (SR 57 also known as the Orange Freeway, is a major north-south State highway in the Greater Los Angeles Area of the U California State University Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L A very small noncontiguous and mostly unsigned spur of I-710 starts at California Boulevard in Pasadena and ends at the junction of I-210 and SR 134. Since the late 1950s, the plan to connect the two portions of I-710 (formerly SR 7) has generated a long, controversial, and contentious debate (as well as prolonged litigation). Many residents in South Pasadena fear losing their homes and businesses to clear the way for construction. The MTA and Caltrans, an ardent proponent of the extension, has recently proposed the idea of constructing an underground tunnel to complete the so-called "710 gap. The California Department of Transportation ( Caltrans) is a Government department in the U " Because the entire valley suffers from severe traffic congestion, the I-710 completion plan is a major issue in the politics of all valley cities, and political candidates at all levels of government routinely assert positions on the issue.
At the end of the San Gabriel Valley, the eastern freeway segment of SR 210 (formerly designated SR 30 and still signed as such in some places in San Bernardino County) between SR 57 and I-15 had been a source of similar contention in the bordering community of La Verne, but was finally constructed and added to the Foothill Freeway in 2002. La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
State Route 39 leads north into the San Gabriel Mountains to the Crystal Lake Recreation Area [2]. State Route 39 in the US State of California is a north-south California State Highway that travels through Orange and Los Angeles Crystal Lake Recreation Area is part of the San Gabriel River (formerly Mount Baldy District of The Angeles National Forest in California The portion connecting the recreation area to the Angeles Crest Highway (State Route 2) has been closed to the public since the early 1970s due to massive damage and rockslides. State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California.
General aviation is served by El Monte Airport (EMT) in El Monte, and Brackett Field (POC) in Pomona. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. El Monte Airport is a public Airport located one mile (16 km) north of the Central business district (CBD of El Monte, a city in Brackett Field is a public Airport located one mile (2 km) southwest of La Verne, in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Area codes
Most of the San Gabriel Valley lies within the 626 area code. Montebello, Whittier, and portions of its valley neighbors are in the 323 and 562 area codes. Some of northwestern Pasadena is also serviced by the 818 area code. Walnut and portions of some of its valley neighbors are in the 909 area code.
Local media originating in the Valley
Newspapers and online media
The local daily English-language newspapers are The Los Angeles Times-San Gabriel Valley, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Pasadena Star-News, both printed at the same office in West Covina. The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily Newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area by MediaNews Group. The Pasadena Star-News is the local daily newspaper for Pasadena, California. The Pasadena Star-News covers the west end of the valley and the Tribune covers the east end.
Other San Gabriel Valley-wide publications include the weekly Mountain Views News magazine, The Mid Valley News, and the Core Media weekly newspaper chain, whose weekly newspapers cover several San Gabriel Valley cities.
Several large newspaper publishing companies serve the large Chinese-speaking readership in the Los Angeles area and the San Gabriel Valley is the media powerhouse for local Chinese Americans. The national daily Chinese-language newspapers Chinese Daily News (Los Angeles edition of the World Journal newspaper) and International Daily News are both printed in Monterey Park. World Journal (世界日報 Pinyin: shì jiè rì bào officially known as Chinese Daily News in Los Angeles is a daily Chinese International Daily News ( is a Taiwanese owned major Chinese-language newspaper in North America and Indonesia. The Los Angeles edition of the Hong Kong-based Sing Tao is printed in Alhambra and the newspaper is specifically tailored to the Cantonese-speaking readership. The youngest international Chinese-language newspaper company The Epoch Times (大纪元) is based in New York City and has its Los Angeles office in San Gabriel. The Epoch Times ( is a privately owned general-interest newspaper originally published in Chinese. The City of New York These newspapers are circulated and distributed throughout Chinese American communities in the San Gabriel Valley, Chinatown, San Diego, and in Las Vegas, Nevada (where the latter two cities generally receive the Los Angeles editions due to a relatively lower population density of Chinese-speaking Americans). Chinatown in Los Angeles, California ( is a Chinatown in Downtown Los Angeles that was founded in the late 1800s Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
Radio stations
Popular Los Angeles-area radio station, 106. 7 KROQ-FM, had its start in 1973 in Pasadena taking over KPPC-FM which was from 1968-1969 one of the country's leading "underground" freeform progressive rock stations, broadcasting from the basement of Pasadena Presbyterian Church. KROQ-FM is a commercial Radio station located in Los Angeles California, broadcasting on 106 Freeform, or freeform radio, is a Radio station programming format in which the Disc jockey is given total control over 106. 7 FM has for the past 40 years been mostly broadcasting rock music, with progressive rock in the late 60s and early 70s, new wave and punk rock in the early 80s, and modern rock from mid-80s to present. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Modern rock is a term commonly used to describe a Rock music format found on American commercial Radio. Many KROQ personalities over the years are now widely famous, such as Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, and Carson Daly. James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American Television host and Comedian. Adam Carolla (born May 27 1964 is an American radio / Television host, Comedian, and Actor. Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American Television host.
The local NPR member station is KPCC, which originates from Pasadena City College. KPCC (893 MHz FM) is a Public radio station originating from the campus of Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California Pasadena City College (commonly known by the abbreviation PCC) is a Community college located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California It offers news and talk covering Southern California.
90.1 KSAK-FM is aired from Mount San Antonio College but has limited reception since it can only be heard in some parts of Walnut. Mt San Antonio College (commonly called Mt SAC; pronounced as the word "sack" is a Community college located in the Los Angeles Suburb Several ethnic radio stations in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese are broadcast from Pasadena. Spoken Chinese ( comprises many regional variants the largest of which are Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, and Min. This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) KSPR is an online station streaming from Digital Business & Design College in El Monte.
Filming locations
Several blockbuster Hollywood films have been filmed on location in the San Gabriel Valley. South Pasadena and Alhambra served as the gloomy backgrounds of a fictional Illinois town of Haddonfield in John Carpenter's 1978 horror flick Halloween. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American Film director, Screenwriter, producer, film score Halloween is a 1978 American independent Horror film set in the fictional midwestern town of Haddonfield, Perhaps not surprisingly for cities founded by displaced Midwesterners, some areas of Pasadena and South Pasadena have a distinctly Midwestern look. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pasadena's distinctive domed City Hall has doubled as a courthouse or capitol building in countless television commercials and movies, and its South Lake shopping district filled in for Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills Ninja. Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 comedy Film starring Chris Farley as a bumbling Ninja in Beverly Hills.
The cities of Temple City and Rosemead served as the backdrop for the Emmy Award winning television dramady "The Wonder Years" (1988 to 1993). While Temple City's Las Tunas Drive served as the downtown for the Arnold Family's fictitious hometown, Rosemead High School stood in for the town's high school.
The city of Whittier is constantly hosting film crews for various motion picture, television and feature films. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening In Robert Zemeckis' Back to the Future trilogy of time travel adventure movies (1985, 1989, 1990), Whittier High School was used as Hill Valley High School with Michael J. Fox's character travels back in time on the huge parking lot of the Puente Hills Mall in the City of Industry that served as the location of the fictitious Twin Pines Mall, the Gamble House in Pasadena provided the exterior of Christopher Lloyd's character's 1950s mansion, and El Monte served as a dilapidated future neighborhood. Robert Lee "Bob" Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film director, Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg. Whittier High School ( WHS) is a High school located in Whittier California, United States and belongs to the Whittier Union High School Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Puente Hills Mall, located in Industry California, United States, is a major regional Shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley region of The Gamble House, also known as David B Gamble House, (constructed 1908 - 1909 is a National Historic Landmark and museum in Pasadena, California Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a three-time Emmy Award -winning American Actor. Another movie starring Fox, Teen Wolf, was largely filmed in Arcadia. Teen Wolf (first released on August 23, 1985, by Atlantic Releasing Corporation) is an American Film starring Michael Uptown Whittier was a principal location for the 1987 release Masters of the Universe, and many scenes of the film show the buildings of the neighborhood as they appeared before most of them were damaged or destroyed by the Whittier Narrows earthquake of that year. Masters of the Universe is a 1987 Science fiction / Fantasy Film based on the toy line by the same name. The Whittier Narrows earthquake struck the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California at 742 a
Forrest Gump (1994), starring Tom Hanks, was partially filmed at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park. Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director East Los Angeles College is a Community college, of the Los Angeles Community College District, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey The downtown portion of Myrtle Avenue in Monrovia has been used in many movies and television commercials. Multiple locations throughout Monrovia also played the role of the fictitious Rome, WI in the TV series Picket Fences. Picket Fences is a 60-minute television drama centering around the residents of the fictional community of Rome Wisconsin. This private residence on Royal Oaks Drive in Bradbury has also been used in several movies and at least one television commercial. The 90s television show Roswell filmed in Covina, most noticeably the downtown area. Roswell is an American Science fiction Television series created by Jason Katims. Most recently, the former location of a now closed Ikea in the City of Industry was used to film scenes in the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. IKEA is a privately-held international home products retailer that sells flat pack Furniture, accessories bathrooms and kitchens at retail stores around the world Mr & Mrs Smith is a 2005 action / Comedy film, directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys
Companies
- Avery Dennison Corporation (packaging products) - Pasadena
- EarthLink (Internet service provider) - Pasadena
- East West Bank (large Chinese American bank) - San Marino
- Edison International (large energy provider) - Rosemead
- Huy Fong Foods (leader in Asian hot sauce) - Rosemead
- Miller Brewing Company (beer) - Irwindale
- Viewsonic (computer monitors) - Walnut
- Panda Restaurant Group (Largest Chinese Restaurant chain) - Rosemead
- Wal-Mart (America's dominant retailer)
In total, there are five Wal-Mart stores in Baldwin Park, Covina, Duarte, Glendora, City of Industry, and Rosemead. Avery Dennison Corporation ( produces pressure-sensitive materials (such as self-adhesive labels office products and various paper products EarthLink ( is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. For the Philippines -based bank see East West Bank (Philippines. Edison International ( is a Public utility holding company based in Rosemead California. Huy Fong Foods (Chinese 匯[[wikt 豐|豐]] 食[[wikt 品|品]] 公[[wikt 司|司]] is an American Hot sauce company Miller Brewing Company is the second largest American style Beermaker and is based in Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States. ViewSonic Corporation is a manufacturer and provider of visual technology specifically CRT monitors Liquid crystal displays Projectors Plasma Pandainntopnavjpg|thumb|right|150px|Panda Inn Logo]]The Panda Restaurant Group, parent company of Panda Inn, Panda Express & Hibachi-San, was founded Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores The location in Glendora was the first to open in the San Gabriel Valley. On January 22, 2004, the West Covina city council rejected (by a vote of 3-2) a proposal for the development of a Wal-Mart store in the city. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In May 2004, a new Wal-Mart opened in Baldwin Park, not far from its border with West Covina. On September 13, 2006, Wal-Mart opened a Supercenter in Rosemead. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
External links
- San Gabriel Valley Conservation and Service Corps
- San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
- San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
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