Visiting 1903 Whittier, California

In January 1904, the Whittier Fire Department published a souvenir photo booklet, showing the homes, businesses and residents of Whittier California. This booklet contained over 180 photos of turn of the century Whittier. This souvenir booklet was published in the interest of the relief fund of the Whittier Fire Department. Join us now as we go back over 100 years to visit early Whittier.

[@TheMaggiemay77]

For anybody that plans on driving around to see some of these houses, the ones listed as being on “College St.“ are actually on what is now Wardman Avenue. Back in the 1960s they changed College St. to Wardman Ave. Not sure why but I always thought maybe it was so people wouldn’t get it mixed up with College “AVE.” which runs from the south end of Whittier College to Whittier Boulevard & is a completely different street.

[@skytamerimages7634]

Thanks for your input.

[@marilynmailloux3776]

My Spanish house near Beverly Blvd. Was no.5 north painter. 1927 building tag.

[@tiffany9902]

Great job.

[@skytamerimages7634]

Thanks for the kudos

[@shirleyhinchman8726]

Any pictures of the 30s and 40s? Would love to see that!

[@skytamerimages7634]

You might try the whittier museum.

[@phgamer4393]

wait people bowled in the early 1900s?

[@skytamerimages7634]

That surprise me also!

[@raymondfrankwick6965]

M.M. 37, would have been singing the song SGTG, as Lila, in a bar across a fictional movie street from a made up, Hotel Whittier.

[@skytamerimages7634]

Thanks for your input.

[@jabreck1934]

No Whittier College? It was founded before 1903.

[@frankn.5439]

It was in there

[@abigailorozco8132]

"Whittier College grew from the Whittier Academy which was chartered by the State of California in 1901 with a student body of 25!"

[@jabreck1934]

@@abigailorozco8132 The Quakers.
I kind of like their philosophy

[@skytamerimages7634]

My wife, daughter, and granddaughter all went to Whittier college.

[@jabreck1934]

@@skytamerimages7634 my friends and I started
Lacrosse at Whittier. We were the ones that formed a club team that competed for the opportunity to join the NCAA. Due to our success Whittier lacrosse was excepted into the NCAA in 1981.
The person we recruited as a coach was working in the admin building. Never played lacrosse a day in his life.
His name is now in the NCAA lacrosse hall of fame. (Doug locker)
It’s an incredible story that nobody knows.