Editing Sierra Madre, California (section)

====Mid-century====
On October 6, 1950, the last Pacific Electric train left from Sierra Madre.<ref name="history"/> In 1951, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was established by Larry Shepherd and Fred LaLone.<ref name="history"/> Sierra Madre joined the [[Pasadena Unified School District]] in 1961.<ref name="history"/> In 1967, [[Princess Margaret]] visited the British Home in Sierra Madre.<ref name="history"/> The Cultural Heritage Committee was established in 1969 by the Sierra Madre City Council with the intent of "defining cultural and aesthetic landmarks throughout the City of Sierra Madre and to recommend how such landmarks be preserved." In 1969, the city purchased the Women's Clubhouse, to be demolished and become the site of a new City Hall building.<ref name="history"/>

The Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area was established by declaration of the City Council on January 24, 1967. When it was dedicated on January 27, 1968, Sierra Madre was the first city in [[Southern California]] to own a wilderness preserve.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The Sierra Madre City Council added the Mt. Wilson Trail to the Sierra Madre Register of Historic Cultural Landmarks on October 12, 1993.<ref name="autogenerated1" />