Actually a part of Covina called Charter Oak - that was once orange groves. In the late 50's houses were built in what was once orange groves and in 1960 when we moved here - any given morning I would wake up and could smell oranges. They left a few orange trees on each lot where they built houses.
I will eventually do more posts for front porches from this area so I can record bits of my youth on my blog..like the time my friend Patty and I found playboys in a dumpster when we were in 5th grade and spent the afternoon huddled in her room shocked that women would pose naked - and also shocked that a woman's body could look like they did in those magazines - no mothers that I came into contact with ever looked like that.
There was a park that wasn't real close to our house but I did venture to this area as I got older and had friends with cars. It was maybe 5 miles from my house but the park had a big swimming pool. I did swim there once or twice but even when I was younger I was kind of turned off by the thought of all the people that might pee in the pool.
This house is just down the street from Covina park and the Covina Plunge. We still go over to this area once or twice a year to walk around. The last time was in February. There are a lot of older homes and also a section entitled ....can't remember the name....but where many movies were filmed on this particular street.
Two trivial facts - Parts of Wayne's World was filmed on Citrus Avenue - the scenes where they were singing Bohemian Rapsody in the car after picking up their friend - ...and the show Roswell also had scenes filmed in Covina. So an itsy bitsy part of Hollywood came to Covina - I'm sure there were other films shooting scenes ...some I don't know about but one I do remember was "Sandpiper" with Elizabeth Taylor - actually that was San Dimas at the Cal Poly campus - ..that was exciting - we lived closer to that area than we did to the Covina Park. Unless I'm dreaming or having a false memory I believe I rode my bicycle up there while the filming was going on - Laura - do u remember anything from that time.
Wayne's World
Roswell.
I will eventually do more posts for front porches from this area so I can record bits of my youth on my blog..like the time my friend Patty and I found playboys in a dumpster when we were in 5th grade and spent the afternoon huddled in her room shocked that women would pose naked - and also shocked that a woman's body could look like they did in those magazines - no mothers that I came into contact with ever looked like that.
There was a park that wasn't real close to our house but I did venture to this area as I got older and had friends with cars. It was maybe 5 miles from my house but the park had a big swimming pool. I did swim there once or twice but even when I was younger I was kind of turned off by the thought of all the people that might pee in the pool.
This house is just down the street from Covina park and the Covina Plunge. We still go over to this area once or twice a year to walk around. The last time was in February. There are a lot of older homes and also a section entitled ....can't remember the name....but where many movies were filmed on this particular street.
Two trivial facts - Parts of Wayne's World was filmed on Citrus Avenue - the scenes where they were singing Bohemian Rapsody in the car after picking up their friend - ...and the show Roswell also had scenes filmed in Covina. So an itsy bitsy part of Hollywood came to Covina - I'm sure there were other films shooting scenes ...some I don't know about but one I do remember was "Sandpiper" with Elizabeth Taylor - actually that was San Dimas at the Cal Poly campus - ..that was exciting - we lived closer to that area than we did to the Covina Park. Unless I'm dreaming or having a false memory I believe I rode my bicycle up there while the filming was going on - Laura - do u remember anything from that time.
Wayne's World
Roswell.
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Love the memories!
Tessa
Wow, that's a big house! I remember we rode our bikes in that area and I also think we went home to tell Mom and she drove us up to that area where they were filming because she wanted to see Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The only scene we saw was those two coming out of a large building that was probably being used as the facade to a house or something. By the way I thought there were some scenes from Back to the Future shot in Covina or one of the close towns nearby. I remember swimming at the Plunge at that park too.
Correction: Back to the Future shot scenes in Chino and South Pasadena., City of Industry, Whittier
Wow I practically live in your old stomping grounds. We live in Baldwin Park right next to Covina. Know the changes are unbelievable.l
Such pretty houses! I think it would be so cool to have an orange tree in my yard.
Thanks all - Wanda - I was in Baldwin Park when I was working as a medical transcriptionist -twice a week delivering transcripts back to the orthopedist I worked for. Cool that have that thing in common - that area.
didn't know that - thanks for the info
WOW these are gorgeous...wow, imagine having that kind of money, oh wow
Yes - I believe that what one can imagine, one can have - so let's keep imagining.
do you know... i've been all over this country... but never to california or up the west coast!
i've always envied people who live where you do! it's simply beautiful. in every way.
your 5th grade memory... so cute! LOLOL. education in the dumpster!
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