Then This is the view in 1973 looking west on Manistee Drive, the last side street at the top of Ocean View. A heavy rain had overwhelmed the Mullally Canyon debris basin, and the mud and rocks flowed into the street and through the yards and houses on the south side, causing extensive damage. Historically […]
By Charly SHELTON Since it’s Halloween time, we at the Crescenta Valley Weekly have decided to go for an older film, not one that came out this week. But “Paranormal Activity” will scare the pants off of you. The film revolves around a young couple who just moved in together. But she has a curse […]
THEN » St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church was built in 1924 from native stone. Its design came from the imagination of a famous artist, Stephen Seymour Thomas. He set up his easel across from the empty lot that had been donated for the church and with his oils painted a concept of what […]
By Shana LiVIGNI “For years, I’ve been joking with Emily, my teenager, about some of her music. The lyrics of some songs are just atrocious and the music is derivative and repetitive with little melody,” La Crescenta resident Claudette Moody said. “Now don’t get me wrong. I like good rock ‘n roll, soul music and […]
By Susan James Fantasies are like soufflés. They require a light touch to reach perfection. Spike Jonze’s new film, “Where The Wild Things Are” takes the magical, minimal children’s classic by Maurice Sendak and turns it into a self-obsessed study of a group of melancholy misfits in critter costumes. Tapping their child within, Jonze and […]
THEN This is the view looking up Pinecone Road from the intersection of Markridge in late February of 1978. This is the route the debris flow of the Pinecrest flood took after it unexpectedly overflowed its channel. It swept Pinecone Road clean of a dozen or more parked cars. NOW As Los Angeles County Flood […]
By Charly SHELTON This year, as every year, southern California theme parks are pulling out all the stops for their Halloween promotions. Disneyland has brought back its Halloweentime Celebration for both parks at the resort. Universal Studios Hollywood is inviting guests into the worlds created on screen by its horror films, and Knott’s and Six […]
THEN » In February of 1978, rocks, mud and debris crested the filled up debris basin at the top of Pinecone Road in the Pinecrest neighborhood. Boulders clogged the flood channel going under the street, and a huge debris mass overflowed into Pinecone Road. This shot is given to us by Danette Erickson who is […]
Mark Bellison is a chubby little loser who has lost his job, his apartment and the girl of his dreams. On the plus side, Mark has discovered a superpower that will enable him to win all of them back and more. In Ricky Gervais’ new comedy, “The Invention of Lying,” Gervais plays a man who […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “The Shadow Box,” a play written by Michael Cristofer, will be performed at the Pasadena City College theatre beginning this weekend. The play premiered 34 years ago at the Mark Taper Forum and earned a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. The theme is timeless as it looks into the lives of three […]