In the 1880s, real estate investors focused their ... This broadside/tract map shows the planned community of Monrovia, with the 15-parcel “Monrovia tract” encircling twenty-four 50’x160 ...

Away from downtown, residential neighborhoods of Monrovia are liberally dotted with the region’s storied architectural styles, particularly from the boom eras of the 1880s and the 1920s.

Monrovia has changed quite a bit since then. Some Latino families can trace their ancestors back to the 1880s. Photos show the past, but today and in the future they're working with the school ...