Photos: Neighborhood Spotlight | La Habra Heights holds onto a rural vibe in the midst of urbanization
By 1919, the 3,500 acres that would become La Habra Heights belonged to developer Edwin G. Hart. It was Hart who brought water to the canyon and who marketed the area as the “Second Beverly Hills.” During his guidance, the community gained a golf course, became a center of avocado farming and established an improvement association that sought to protect the semi-rural character of the Heights.
