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Four decades of Altadena photos in Historical Society meeting tomorrow

Leon Rick's photo of the Market Basekt, which was on the site of the current Ralphs market.

Leon Ricks, "The Mayor of Maiden Lane" (1928-2013) was an accomplished and dogged photographer who documented four decades in the life of Altadena.

On Monday, July 22, the Altadena Historical Society will look at a fraction of the 1,000 slides in the Ricks collection that were donated after his death. The evening ofers a chance to see how Altadena was, and how it relates to how Altadena is today.

The meeting, open to the public, starts at 7:30 PM at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive. Admission is free.