Temple City is a small community that celebrates in its diversity and its historical ties to the San GabrielValley.We have done business in this unique part of the San GabrielValley for over 12 years, building a reputation of trust, reliability and efficient salesmanship.
History:
The town of Temple was founded on May 30, 1923 when approximately 285 acres of land were purchased by land developer Walter P. Temple. A one-year celebration for the Town of Temple took place in September 1924 with a rodeo and became officially designated as Temple City in 1928. The redundancy in the name City of Temple City came when Temple City incorporated on May 25, 1960.
In 1850, "Templito" or "Little Temple" as Pliny had been nicknamed by the natives because of his five foot four inch height was granted the Las Merced Rancho 12 miles east of Los Angeles where he made his home. Here he planted a vineyard of 30,000 vines, set 30 acres of fruit trees and laid out a beautiful garden. 11 children were born to Pliny and his wife; the 10th child was Walter P. Temple.
On November 28, 1903, Walter Temple married Laurenz Rosalez, a member of an early Spanish California family it has been said was related to half the residents of San Gabriel. Some years later, Walter Temple participated in the purchase of 400 acres of land four miles east of San Gabriel which had been part of Lucky Baldwin´s vast Rancho Santa Anita. He envisioned a community where people of medium income could afford to live and own their homes
Other information:
Elevation: 381 feet
County: Los Angeles
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Nearest cities: East San Gabriel, CA (2.0 miles), North El Monte, CA (2.4 miles), Arcadia, CA (2.5 miles), Rosemead, CA (2.8 miles), San Gabriel, CA (2.8 miles), El Monte, CA (2.9 miles), East Pasadena, CA (2.9 miles), Mayflower Village, CA (3.5 miles).
Hospitals/medical centers near Temple City:
SAN GABRIELVALLEYMEDICALCENTER
(about 3 miles; SAN GABRIEL, CA)
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN CA (about 4 miles; ARCADIA, CA)
BHC ALHAMBRA HOSP (about 4 miles; ROSEMEAD, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Temple City:
LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD (about 21 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)