San Marino, California

San Marino is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,945.

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Los Angeles County, California - USA - 2000

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This upscale San Gabriel Valley city is comparable with Beverly Hills. San Marino is regarded as having one of the best-performing schools in the Greater Los Angeles area. In general, San Marino is a small, upper middle class to upper class, relatively educated community, and largely populated by professionals and their families.

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San Gabriel Valley - Beverly Hills - Greater Los Angeles - Upper middle class - Upper class - Professionals - Families

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The city includes the estate of Henry E. Huntington, who made a fortune in the development of Southern California and opened the library and art collections in his large neo-Palladian mansion to the public in 1919, best known as the Huntington Library. At the time, San Marino was some twelve miles from Los Angeles. Huntington Drive and Sierra Madre Boulevard serve as the main thoroughfares, leading to Pasadena, Alhambra and San Gabriel.

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Henry E. Huntington - Southern California - Palladian - 1919 - Huntington Library - Pasadena - Alhambra - San Gabriel

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The Edwin Hubble House, residence of astronomer Edwin Hubble, is a National Historic Landmark.

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Astronomer - Edwin Hubble - National Historic Landmark

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The Old Mill, completed about 1816 as a grist mill for Mission San Gabriel, is in San Marino. The original two-story structure measured 53 by 26 feet. It is the oldest commercial building in Southern California.

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The movie Father of the Bride with Steve Martin takes place in San Marino.

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Father of the Bride - Steve Martin

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