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Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisals In
Los Angeles County, City of San Dimas
| Don Palomares
received a 15000 acre land grant from Governor Alvarado in 1837, which included
the land of present day cities Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, Glendora, and San
Dimas. This holding was called Rancho San Jose. The northern part of the Rancho
was cut through with wild canyons, and while they were of little use for
vinyards, beans, and corn, they were an ideal place to house Don Palomares's
prize cattle and horses during harsh winters. Due to their distance from the
Hacienda, horse thieves and cattle rustlers often raided these corrals.
Frustrated by the loss of his cattle, Don Palomares began referring to the area
as "San Dismas", in hopes that the thieves would turn to Saint Dismas
(the patron saint of reformed thieves) and repent of their crimes. In time, the
name caught on, and the area was called San Dismas. San Dimas's most famous
fictional citizens are William "Bill" S. Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter)
and Theodore "Ted" Logan (Keanu Reeves), from the movie Bill &
Ted's Excellent Adventure. San Dimas was featured prominently in the movie, and
was referred to as "the center of the Universe," although many of the
location shots were of various Phoenix, Arizona locales. San Dimas is home to
Raging Waters theme park, one of the largest water parks in California. |
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