Editing Hacienda Heights, California (section)

==History==
Hacienda Heights sits on land that was originally part of [[Rancho La Puente]].
During Spanish rule, the land around Hacienda Heights was operated by the nearby [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] in [[San Gabriel, California|San Gabriel]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Temple|first=Josette Laura|title=Gentle Artist Of The San Gabriel Valley|publisher=Stephens Press|year=2004|pages=47|isbn=978-1-932173-31-4}}</ref> The Rancho was eventually acquired by [[John A. Rowland]] and [[William Workman (1799–1876)|William Workman]] in 1845 via a [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]], and eventually acquired by [[Lucky Baldwin|Elias "Lucky" Baldwin]] in the mid-1870s.<ref name="diaz">{{cite book|last=Diaz|first=Enrique|title=The San Gabriel Valley: A 21st Century Portrait|publisher=HPN Books|year=2005|pages=24–25|isbn=978-1-893619-45-6}}</ref> In 1912, his descendant, Anita Baldwin, sold the property to Edwin Hart and Jet Torrance.<ref name="diaz"/> In 1913 the pair subdivided the area and named it North Whittier Heights, which became known for [[avocado]], [[citrus]] and [[walnut]] orchards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitatauthority.org/pdf/recreation_history.pdf|title=Head to the Hills: A History of Recreation in the Puente Hills|last=Haines|first=Ashley|work=Department of History|publisher=Claremont Graduate University|pages=21|access-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180938/http://www.habitatauthority.org/pdf/recreation_history.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> However, from the [[Great Depression]] era to the early 1940s, [[citrus]] growing became unprofitable because of pests and diseases, setting the impetus for the area's transformation into a [[suburb]].<ref name="lac">{{cite web|date=22 September 2010|title=Hacienda Heights Community Plan|publisher=Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning|pages=2–6|url=http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/project/HHCP_Adopted_Plan_052411.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001234735/http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/project/HHCP_Adopted_Plan_052411.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Accelerating in the 1950s, suburban residential development<ref name="lac"/> transformed Hacienda Heights into a residential or [[bedroom community]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hacienda-heights.net/|title=Hacienda Heights; Information, Geography/Geology|year=2011|access-date=11 August 2011}}</ref> In 1960, the Hacienda Heights Branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library opened.<ref name="lac"/> The following year, in 1961, the area was renamed Hacienda Heights.<ref name="diaz"/> In 1964, the local newspaper, the ''[http://www.sgvtribune.com/highlanders/haciendaheights Hacienda Heights Highlander]'', was established.<ref name="lac"/>

The hills surrounding Hacienda Heights have a history of brush fires, especially in 1978, 1989, and 2020.<ref>{{Citation |title=Residents watering down roofs as brushfire approaches in Hacienda Heights, Calif., 1978 |date=1978-08-19 |url=https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz0002rm8v/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Newton |first1=Edmund |last2=Gomez |first2=James M. |date=1989-07-04 |title=Brush Fire Destroys 10 Homes in Puente Hills |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-04-mn-3315-story.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-10 |title=Crews stop growth of brush fire in Hacienda Heights |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2020/06/09/brush-fire-erupts-in-hacienda-heights/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>