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===1860sβ1960s=== Following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], an Italian, Alessandro Repetto, purchased {{convert|5,000|acre|km2}} of the rancho and built his ranch house on the hill overlooking his land, about a half-mile north of where [[Garfield Avenue (Los Angeles County)|Garfield Avenue]] crosses the Pomona Freeway,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmontebello.com/about/default.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121151731/http://www.cityofmontebello.com/about/default.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |title=About Montebello |publisher=City of Montebello |date=October 19, 1920 |access-date=August 17, 2010}}</ref> not far from where the [[Southern California Edison|Edison]] substation is now located on Garfield Avenue.<ref name="ci.monterey-park.ca.us">{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us/index.aspx?page=1079 |title=City of Monterey Park : History of Monterey Park |publisher=Ci.monterey-park.ca.us |access-date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811225519/http://www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us/index.aspx?page=1079 |archive-date=August 11, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1886, a northwestern portion of the rancho was bought by [[Isaias W. Hellman|Isaias Wolf Hellman]], a Bavarian-born banker and philanthropist who is the namesake of Hellman Avenue, a street that partly forms the northern boundary of Monterey Park.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sonksen|first1=Mike|title=The Historical Arc of Monterey Park: How a Few Streets Got Their Names|volume=XXIII, No. VI|page=15|newspaper=Cascades|publisher=City of Monterey Park|year=2024|quote=Hellman is named after Isaias Wolf Hellman, a Bavarian-born banker and philanthropist, who bought the northwestern part of the Repetto Rancho in 1886.}}</ref> It was at this time, Richard Garvey, a mail rider for the U.S. Army whose route took him through Monterey Pass, a trail that is now [[Garvey Avenue]], settled down in the King's Hills. Garvey began developing the land by bringing in spring water from near the Hondo River and by constructing a {{convert|54|ft|m|adj=mid|-high|0}} dam to form Garvey Lake located where Garvey Ranch Park is now. To pay for his development and past debts, Garvey began selling portions of his property. In 1906, the first subdivision in the area, Ramona Acres (named after the developer's daughter, who would also later inspire the title of the novel ''[[Ramona]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-17-me-12794-story.html|title=L.A. Scene / The City Then and Now|last=Cecilia|first=Rasmussen|date=January 17, 1994|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date= July 19, 2011}}</ref>), was developed north of Garvey and east of Garfield Avenues.<ref name="ci.monterey-park.ca.us"/> In 1916, the new residents of the area initiated action to become a city when the cities of [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], [[South Pasadena, California|South Pasadena]], and [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]] proposed to put a large sewage treatment facility in the area. The community voted itself into cityhood on May 29, 1916, by a vote of 455 to 33. The city's new board of directors immediately outlawed sewage plants within city boundaries and named the new city Monterey Park. The name was taken from an old government map showing the oak-covered hills of the area as Monterey Hills. In 1920, a large area on the south edge of the city broke away and the separate city of [[Montebello, California|Montebello]] was established.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montebellochamber.org/History.aspx |title=Chamber History |publisher=Montebellochamber.org |access-date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113105038/http://www.montebellochamber.org/History.aspx |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> By 1920, the white and Spanish-surname settlers were joined by Asian residents who began farming potatoes and flowers and developing nurseries in the Monterey Highlands area. They improved the Monterey Pass Trail with a road to aid in shipping their produce to Los Angeles. The nameless pass, which had been used as a location for western movies, was called Coyote Pass by Pioneer Masami Abe.<ref name="ci.monterey-park.ca.us"/> In 1926, near the corner of [[Atlantic Boulevard (Los Angeles County)|Atlantic Boulevard]] and Garvey Avenue, [[Laura Scudder]] invented the first sealed bag of potato chips. In an effort to maintain quality and freshness, Laura's team would iron sheets of wax paper together to form a bag. They would fill these bags with potato chips; iron the top closed, and then deliver them to various retailers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laurascudders.com/History |title=Laura Scudder's |publisher=Laurascudders.com |access-date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111143650/http://www.laurascudders.com/History |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Cascadeswaterfallmontereypa.jpg|thumb|right|Cascades Waterfall in Cascades Park, located off Atlantic Boulevard]] --> Real estate became a thriving industry during the late 1920s with investors attracted to the many subdivisions under development and increasing commercial opportunities. The Midwick View Estates by Peter N. Snyder, a proposed garden community that was designed to rival [[Bel Air, California|Bel Air]] and [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]]. Known as the "Father of the East Side", Mr. Snyder was a key player in the vast undertaking in the 1920s of developing the East Side as part of the industrial base of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-12-ga-3068-story.html|title=Showing Their Pride in the Past : History: City officials plan to revive Jardin El Encanto and waterfall, which could become a key part of a community hall.|author-last1=Chang|author-first1=Irene|date=September 12, 1991|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 8, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> His efforts to build Atlantic Boulevard, his work with the East Side organization to bring industry to the East Side, and his residential and commercial development projects along Atlantic Boulevard (Gardens Square, Golden Gate Square, and the Midwick View Estates) were a major influence to the surrounding communities. The focal point of the Midwick View Estates was "Jardin del Encanto", otherwise known as "El Encanto," a Spanish style building that was to serve as the administration building and community center for Midwick View Estates. The development also included an observation terrace above Jardin del Encanto and the fountain with cascading water going down the hillside in stepped pools to De La Fuente.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-monterey-park-statue-20170420-htmlstory.html|title=A proposed statue with a Chinese face sparks resistance and debate in Monterey Park|last=Shyong|first=Frank|date=April 24, 2017|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> Now known as Heritage Falls Park or "the Cascades." The [[Great Depression]] brought an abrupt end to the real estate boom, as well as the Midwick proposal. From the late 1920s, the city had little development for nearly two decades.<ref name="ci.monterey-park.ca.us"/> The end of [[World War II]] resulted in a revived growth trend with explosive population gains during the late 1940s and 1950s. Until this time, the population was concentrated in the northern and southern portions of the city, with the Garvey and Monterey Hills forming a natural barrier. With the renewed growth, many new subdivisions were developed, utilizing even the previously undeveloped central area to allow for maximum growth potential. A series of annexations of surrounding land also occurred.<ref name="ci.monterey-park.ca.us"/> Many veterans settled in Monterey Park and continued through the 1950s. Around this time, Japanese Americans from the [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|West Side]], Chinese Americans from [[Chinatown, Los Angeles|Chinatown]], and Latinos from [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]] also began settling in the area and largely assimilated into the small-town suburban culture.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Brief History of Monterey Park, California |url=https://kraftedbykelly.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/a-brief-history-of-monterey-park-california/ |website=Krafted by Kelly |publisher=Wordpress |access-date=December 31, 2018|date=August 19, 2010 }}</ref>
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