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In general, San Marino is a small, upper middle class to
upper class, relatively educated community, and largely populated by professionals
and their families. The city includes the estate of Henry E. Huntington, who
made a fortune in the development of Southern California and opened the library
and art collections in his large neo-Palladian mansion to the public in 1919,
best known as the Huntington Library. At the time, San Marino was some twelve
miles from Los Angeles. Huntington Drive and Sierra Madre Boulevard serve as
the main thoroughfares, leading to Pasadena, Alhambra and San Gabriel. The
Edwin Hubble House, residence of astronomer Edwin Hubble, is a National
Historic Landmark. Another landmark is the Michael White Adobe House, located
on the high school campus. The Old Mill, completed about 1816 as a gristmill
for Mission San Gabriel, is in San Marino. The original two-story structure
measured 53 by 26 feet. Appraisers note that it is the oldest commercial
building in Southern California. San Marino is regarded as having one of the
best-performing schools in the Greater Los Angeles area. Its high school
consistently ranks as the highest API score among public high schools in
California. All of its public schools are distinguished as California
"Blue Ribbon" schools. |
