Culture and Neutra in Claremont

Over the decades, the cultural center for Padua Hills has been an adobe-style theater hidden under mature olive trees at the top of Via Padova, which winds through the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in northeast Claremont. The eaves of the 75-year-old structure were charred a year ago when the Grand Prix fire marched across the hillsides.

By Pat Maio

October 31, 2004