The Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital will host its 60th Annual Home Tour, “At Home in Wild Wood," on Sun., May 1, from 10 AM-4 PM.. The walking tour, located in the beautiful woodsy area of northeast Altadena, will feature four unique Altadena homes, some built as early as 1912, and two gardens.
Pictured: the Art on Palm art show
held at Wild Wood Park in fall, 2010
Tickets for the Home Tour are $25 in advance, and $35 on the day of the tour. The tickets can be purchased at local businesses in Altadena including Altadena Hardware on Mariposa at Lake Avenue , Webster’s Pharmacy at 2450 N. Lake Ave. , Altadena , or at the Huntington Hospital Gift Shop at 100 W. California Blvd. , Pasadena . For more information and to buy tickets online, visit the Altadena Guild of HMH website at www.altadenaguild.org or call (626) 304-4678 .
Wild Wood Park was originally part of the Porter ranch property. The north 158-acre portion was covered with lush apricot, peach, orange and lemon orchards. In 1908 Walter Valentine purchased the property encompassing what is now North Holliston Avenue above Palm Street and running down East Palm Street into the Rubio Canyon Wash. The residents of these lovely homes, which include an Italian villa, two Craftsman bungalows, and a custom built mid-century ranch style home, graciously agreed to open their homes for the Guild’s annual fundraiser.
Spectacular flower arrangements by Guild members will be featured in each home. Complimentary dessert and beverage will be served at The Tea Garden in one of the gardens on tour. Vendors will display unique fine art, jewelry and pottery, along with homemade baked goods available for purchase at The Bakery. Refreshments and sandwiches will also be available at The Altadini Bar. A handmade quilt of a unique aboriginal design, and made in Australia specifically for the home tour, will be raffled. Music will be provided by a number of local artists including “Wreck N Sow,” a four-piece string group that specializes in playing a blend of folk/bluegrass/country and Americana.
Founded in 1952, the Altadena Guild of HMH has partnered with the Huntington Memorial Hospital and the Huntington Medical Research Institute (HMRI) to provide philanthropic support for them. The guild donates to the hospital scholarship fund, the Appearance Center at the Huntington Memorial Hospital Cancer Center , as well as to their main beneficiary which is HMRI. Today HMRI has nine research programs that are directed to the development of new advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast, colon, and prostate cancer, stroke, heart disease, epilepsy, profound deafness, liver diseases and cancer, migraine headache, sleep apnea and brain diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. The scientists and physicians have applied new knowledge and technology to make tomorrow’s medicine better than the best we have today.
