Rancho La Puente - The Pioneer Days

PHOTO CREDITS:
1) La Puente Historical Society (Cecelia Wictor)
2) Los Angeles Public Library - LAPL.ORG
3) USC Photo Archives
4) Mary Arriaga Arellano
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[@jorgezarategarcia1744]

I love this video, always I liked old pictures. I´m Mexican but i lived in California from 1988 to 1994. firstable in East L.A. and later in West Covina and other cities, like Valinda, El Monte, North Hollywood and of course in La Puente for almost the half of that time. I went to the Bassett Adult School to learn some english, I was member of the Baptist Church of La Puente in Vineland road, I remember many beautiful things that happen to me in those years at tose places...but I had to get back home. in Oaxaca, Oaxaca México. I remember the hamburgers and pastrami, the chilli dogs in Cris burger, the burguers in IN N OUT, the 4th of July in the parks with members of the Church, the Christmas evenings, the Thanksgiving days, etc, etc. I´d like to get back to California some day and remember and live everything, but I have no papers... well, maybe some day... USA is my second home..God bless America and God bless México too. Thanks for share this video

[@20alphabet]

Next time come legally, and you'll be welcomed with open arms.

[@chrismunoz2245]

Wow amazing

[@ritadamayanti2087]

Yeah brother. Work on your legal status and come back home to America.

[@jorgezarategarcia1744]

Yeah. I know. Papers.. Mat God bless all of you!

[@jasonbalmaceda6579]

no seas mamon@@20alphabet

[@ann-marie8035]

Really enjoyed the video! I grew up in Montebello, La Puente wasn't too far away. When I see these videos I feel sad to think how quickly life goes by and all the great grandparents, and grandparents of course are gone now. Mother too, dad is 91 now. Going back home would all be too strange now.

[@danflahive1813]

Born in El Monte, but grew up in La Puente. My parents were one of the first home owners in the Happy Homes development, and I grew up across from the Alta Dena dairy on Hambledon Ave. I have fond memories of walking down to Valley Blvd, and then running like hell to get across Valley on my way to swim in the San Jose Creek.

[@peligrosoyaventado2654]

Grew up in la puente , my dad use to take us to Hollywood video and we use to buy our shoes at the wss. I never ever ate at snap e taco or the donut whole. I was all over but my biggest memories are in elementary and middle school lassallette then moved to sparks elementary . Lived closed to the 7-11 and the unforgettable moments in LP High won’t ever forget them and all my friends .. I lived in la puente from 1996-2009

[@choncha23]

I think I went to school with you LOL

[@peligrosoyaventado2654]

Really, elementary, middle or high ?

[@choncha23]

@@peligrosoyaventado2654 Middle and High school. Me llamaban rata jaja.

[@peligrosoyaventado2654]

Hell yeah I remember you rata !!! You had long curly hair then you cut it. Eso es todo !!!

[@alansands256]

Lassallette was named after the family who owned the land that became Bishop Amat High School. One of the sons of that family, Mike Lassallette was a PE Teachers in the West Covina School District.

[@ritadamayanti2087]

As I watch this video. It gives me great pride to know I was born and raised in a fine city as La Puente. I love my Bridgetown and the people who live there. Take care.

[@nicklopez3389]

thank you for sharing! grew up on Inyo st 1955 age3 until 1970. I moved and my Mom remained

[@richperrimoore4130]

I was born in Hollywood California on Sunset and Vermont in 1961 and raised in La Puente, my parents moved in our house in 1957. It's incredible seeing all the history of my home town😎❤

[@Piwork69]

I grew up in La Puente from early 70's to 1993 in the Basset area next to what is now called Avocado Heights. I used to walk to Don Julian Elementary School as a kid past an avocado field with cows staring at me.

[@skylineexoticmicrobulliez1552]

Born and raised IN PUENTE

[@barryjohnson1629]

I grew up in Puente. We lived off of Dalesford and Main. In the mid 70's we dug up the original yard and found large barn door weights and a branding iron beneath the soil.

[@annemariekoutsky5054]

Thank you!

[@g.v.c.3029]

I grew up in two different areas of La Puente.. From 1984-1988 I lived West of Hacienda Blvd. down Nelson Ave on a small cul de sac street named “Las Vecinas Dr.” In 1989 we moved to Whittier for a couple of years then moved back in 1991 and I lived in Old Town La Puente of Main St. & Bamboo from 1991-2003.. I went to both La Puente and Workman High.. and Graduated from workman in 1996.. So many memories that I’ll never forget.. Miss a lot of my old friends and often wonder what became of most of them… On a side note JB Burgers was my go to for fast food and so was Boca Del Rio and Happy Wok.. And who can forget Skate Junction in West Covina lol. Ahhh La Puente

[@evargas6826]

Thanks for sharing this video

[@nicolasmedellin5904]

Hello every one , On 5:34 , their`s a tower we wondered about what was it ? we just called it a castle , it was on 3rd ave. We lived 2 blocks down the street, I delivered the news paper (Tribune ) at that house, street, it`s a dead end maybe 100 feet , a river (between 1969 to 1979). Also as a Fed Ex delivery , (2000 to 2005), I remember delivering to the old Rowland Home, I went inside , even to the 2 floor .I think it`s the same building. well, I back in Texas my second home ,,, but real nice to sling back to the wonder years , thanks for the pictures Mr Gary Cliser

[@massey4business]

Love video's like this one. I lived in La Puente for a little over 1 year. Lived in El Monte the for 37 years. Thanks for the upload.

[@JP-vq8sy]

Thank you for putting this bit of history together. I truly enjoyed it.

[@garylogan7865]

like a time capsule nice memories

[@davidortega357]

i i grew up in Wilmington calif i was born in 1949 im of mexican american was born in long beach my parents were born in mexico we are of the Apostolic faith our house of worship is simple its not like Roman Catholic v church we dont have pictures or candles burning of statures of Jesus or Mary or big fancy altars the preacher dont wear tunic just a suit we sing and shout and praise Jesus christ sing and pray i had cousins that lived in la puente we would go visit them so gald for this video it brings a lot of mermories of southern calif when we were kids me and my brother were members of the YMCA we would go to big bear snow trip back in 1957 we would ride in back of a truck singing songs it was fun as we drove through colton rialto it was all orange orchards and graprfruit for miles and miles now its all communities and industry big change from yesteryears

[@davidcastaneda2405]

my dad and his family lived there. .early 60's later I my home town was in west Covina border with walnut I went to Morris elementary school and Suzanne middle school and walnut high school. . and my home town was facing west down the hill from Morris elementary school. .. 1975 to 1990

[@alfreddelarosa2345]

Dam my whole family from La Puente. All graduated from LP high. I went to sparks then del valle. Was jus searching for videos of LL baseball fri the 1980’s

[@warriordog4094]

Alfred De La Rosa....your whole family went to La Puente and Sparks.....do you remember a girl by the name of Rose Moreno, who graduated in 1979?

[@Paminlp]

Love the old pictures of downtown La Puente. :)

[@mauriceortiz1557]

Lovely fotos and music v_v ^_^

[@dolorescastaneda2673]

Lived next to the airport in the morning the planes would fly right over our house and could see the mail binging dropped and picked up.

[@alfreddelarosa2345]

Thank you for the video

[@joealvarez2992]

grew up in La Puente in the the sixties when to Nelson Elementary mr. Gomez was the principal from there went to Sparks Jr High La Puente High School lived on cadbrook

[@danielgutierrez-us2dg]

Joe Alvarez wow! that's awesome, I attended Temple Academy

[@johntoyek2796]

Wow, you only know what you don’t know. My wife and I lived for a number of years in La Puente. We had a house at the intersection of Willow and Homeward. I never knew La Puente had its own airport, there are no signs marking its existence.

[@fiys567]

Joe Alvarez HOLY SHIT I WENT TO NELSON :((

[@g.v.c.3029]

Omg Mr. Gomez!!! He was my principal in the early 80’s… I remember him being so damn strict and it was back in the days when your parents can sign off on corporal punishment and kids were getting their ass beat by him.. I remember he use to walk around wearing tap shoes and you can hear coming from the distance.. Damn Nelson elementary.. Went there from 84-88.. I had favorite teacher her name was Mrs. Carol I believe.. I also read somewhere Mr. Gomez was killed by a stray dog 😬

[@margiezuniga4042]

So many memories from La Puente. Lived on Cadbrook from '64 to '74. Joe Alvarez, my big brother.

[@thing73vw]

Great video!

[@skylineexoticmicrobulliez1552]

👍🙏

[@robertlopez6092]

Wow La Puente used to look so nice and now it’s just a bunch of warehouses, mechanic shops and strip joints. The only remnants of history are near old valley Blvd and main st but Main Street is so abandoned now. The only signs that la Puente used to be farm land is in avocado heights. Even Doc Brown said that La Puente used to be all farm land as far as the eye can see. Hill Valley IS La Puente!

[@alansands256]

"Hill Valley" High School was actually in Whittier.

[@3alexnat]

Ask your parents or Grandparents: Does anyone remember a community pool or plunge in the area of Valley n Azusa. This was way before Azusa went through past Valley. There was nothing but fields south of Valley; no developments except for this pool in the middle of the fields. This was in the late '50's early 60's.

[@alansands256]

I remember an old house with a strawberry field at Azusa and Anaheim Puente Rd. It was one of the last holdouts of a bygone era when they finally industrialized the land in the early 2000s.

[@ramonamartinez8729]

It's hard to let go but u have to have to it's not fair to the memories or the people of the past be ause they need to move on or u can't move on besides it leaves u with nothing and it keeps taking from u and u have to leave with nothing and for some reason every body expects u to suffering others have

[@ITSNAIMAD]

Meks me cri evrtiem

[@alansands256]

3:53 I think that guy with the biceps is looking at his phone.

[@truthseeker5025]

WOW WE SURE RUIND THIS PLACE !!!!