Homes in "Historically Significant" Areas of the City:
Historically-significant homes in Alhambra feature charming good looks, fine design and
excellence in workmanship, including classic styles such as Craftsman, Bungalow, Spanish Mediterranean, Spanish Colonial, Italian Beaux-Arts, and Arts & Crafts.

The northwestern corner of the city (roughly from Huntington Drive south to Alhambra Road)
is comprised of Alhambra's priciest neighborhood, long referred to as the "Bean Tract," named after a prominent Alhambra resident, Jacob Bean. Bean was a Minnesota lumber baron who retired to Alhambra in 1901. He was so taken in by the favorable climate that he purchased 104 acres that he developed into citrus groves. The Bean Tract was subdivided
in the 1940s, bordering the highly affluent community of San Marino. (According to an article
in the Los Angeles Times, the City of Alhambra once threatened to annex San Marino, but in response it formed its own municipality--banning bars, gambling and apartment houses.)

Homes in the historic "Midwick Tract" are located in the southwest corner of Alhambra.
The 1940s era development sits on the former Midwick Country Club, located on the
border of what is now Alhambra and Monterey Park. From its inception in 1912, Midwick
was considered to be a championship course, designed by Macbeth, who was a
premiere golfer. Midwick (pronounced Middick) hosted the SCGA Amateur in 1915
and 1917, and then three times in an eight-year period, beginning in 1923.The lavish,
208-acre Club opened its doors as one of the most exclusive polo, golf and tennis clubs
in the region. Over the years, movie stars and socialites flocked to the Club in limousine caravans. The colonial-style clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1944. Today, the Club's
history lives on in the neighborhood, where some streets are named after famous
athletes of the day such as golfer Sam Snead and polo player Thomas Hitchcock. By March 1948, 175 homes had been completed and 300 more were under construction.
The historic connection is still valued by those living and seeking to live in the "Midwick
Track" neighborhood.

Historic-type homes are located in all areas of Alhambra

Other areas of Alhambra are also dotted with "historically-significant" homes and tract developments with an interesting "historical twist." One of special note is a post-World
War II residential district in the southeastern part of town that was once the landing
pad for Alhambra Airport. When Great Britain went to war with Germany in World War II,
the Alhambra Airport became the official shipping station of the Lockheed Company,
flying in hundreds of bombers for disassembly and shipment to Great Britain. The
Airport continued its operation until 1943, when the 157-acre property was put up for
sale. The post World War II era led to a rash of homebuilding and mass-produced
homes that were generally much smaller than those that had been built prior to the
War. Today, many of these smaller single-story homes on tree-lined streets are
being refurbished and enlarged to accommodate modern lifestyles.