by Jane Brackman
President, Altadena Historical Society
The Altadena Historical Society announces its new Mystery Photo Blog. We have over 1000 photographs that give us the big picture of our community's history. But sometimes we're stymied by the little details in the picture. On our new blog, we post photographs that are missing important parts of their stories. We're appealing to Altadenablog readers to help us out.
This is a picture from the Col. G. G. Green collection. Col. Green made his millions producing and selling "medical" elixirs in the late 19th century. Writing on the back of the photo indicates that it was taken in Altadena. Col. G. G. Green’s coachman, Mike (we don’t know his last name), is featured in the picture, far right. (Mike retired in a house he built on the north side of Woodbury Rd. near Holliston.) If the building were on the Green property, that would put it on the section bordered by Santa Rosa (Christmas Tree Lane), Mariposa, Santa Anita and Mendocino. If you recognize the building (if it is still there, it is probably a private residence now) or any of the people in the picture, please email Marlane at AHS at altadenahistorical.society@yahoo.com
You can see all our mystery photos at http://www.altadenahistoricalsociety.org/blog.htm. We post a new photo each month.
