What happened 10-20-30 years ago?

Ten Years Ago

An arctic storm brought snow to about the 1,300-foot level, blanketing several La Cañada Flintridge neighborhoods for a brief period.

Twenty Years Ago

Two of La Cañada Flintridge’s prominent real estate companies, Dilbeck Realtors and Journey’s End Realty, announced their merger, with Journey’s End being folded into the Dilbeck company.

Thirty Years Ago

Nearly 250 people turned out for the annual Baseball Night dinner sponsored by the La Cañada Junior Baseball Assn., held at the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club in February 1981.

Forty Years Ago

The Sylmar Earthquake, which struck at 6:01 a.m. on Feb. 9, 1971, caused serious damage to several La Cañada homes, with the heaviest concentration being in the upper Alta Canyada area.

Fifty Years Ago

The La Cañada Elementary District School Board in Feb. 1961, looking ahead to its conversion to a unified school district that July, authorized a permit application to use a two-acre school site in the Chilao area of the Angeles National Forest. The plan was to establish both a school and a teacher’s residence for $75,000.

Sixty Years Ago

Land Builders Inc. announced plans to construct 47 homes in the Crown Avenue area after purchasing the land from Matt Flynn. The modern stucco houses would be built on three new streets to be known as Westlope Lane, Mero Lane and Merita Place.