La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada Flintridge ranks the city as the 85th most expensive city to live in the United States with a median home sale price of $1.25 million in 2008.
Prior to the city's incorporation in 1976, the area consisted of two distinct communities, La Cañada and Flintridge (the latter named after developer and United States Senator Frank P. Flint). Flintridge comprises the southern part of the city, covering the northern flank of the San Rafael Hills, but more generally including most areas south of Foothill Blvd. The eastern part of the city, even north of Foothill Blvd., was also originally considered Flintridge. Reference to the entire city is often shortened to just 'La Cañada' but seldom to just 'Flintridge'. The full city name specifically does not have a hyphen in it, to illustrate unity between the communities that were once separately known as La Cañada and Flintridge.
La Cañada Flintridge had the longest city name in California with 18 letters until the year 2000, when the title was ceded to Rancho Santa Margarita.
La Cañada hosts the largest collection of camellia species in North America at Descanso Gardens.
La Cañada Flintridge is home to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is the primary United States' research and development center for the robotic exploration of the solar system. Related Properties:
