Greater Whittier Area Real Estate Blog: California: Whittier: Uptown

The Uptown Whittier Family Fair is back! The fair had its opening kick-off this evening and it was so nice to see so many people strolling down Greenleaf.

Local Merchant "Fenix 5-4" handing out samples of their delicious, organic smoothies

I started my visit at the Greenleaf - Philadelphia intersection, where the Whittier Uptown Association had their "Headquaters Booth" (which was manned by Sandra Hahn of "Crepes & Grapes" and Marie Ortiz of "Smooth Biz" when I stopped by) with a chance to win a prize in the raffle and a nice display of upcoming Whittier events (like the "Miss Bluebird" contest on August 14th) and advertising for several local businesses as well as for the amazing ShopWhittier website.

Marie Ortiz (center) at the Whittier Uptown Association Booth

Like in the years before, the first part of the fair was a Farmers' Market with a good selection of vendors selling anything from beautiful orchids, to fruits and vegetables, to specialty cakes, cookies, and olive oil, followed by mainly jewelry/accessory and clothing vendors. Mixed in were also several local organizations (oil watch, health care, private school,etc.) as well as the Whittier Choralaires advertising for their upcoming show on July 31. And of course there also was the children's area with several good sized jumpers, a pony ride and a petting zoo.

"Village Sweets" owner, Monica Penaranda, with one of her delicious chocolate covered apples

It was nice to also see some of the local merchants actively participating in the fair, with either a booth or a display of their goods in front of their store. One of the local merchants that had a booth was popular "Village Sweets" (see above), displaying their outrageously delicious chocolate covered apples (I couldn't resist, had to take one of their "Rocky Road" apples home with me ...).

Whittier "Royals" were also present at the Fair

In case you didn't get a chance to visit the fair tonight, don't panic - you will get a chance to come and stop by every Wednesday for the next couple of months!

Hope to see you soon!

Sincerely,
Stephanie

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Christmas has come to the beautiful City of Whittier!

The Season officially started with the 15th Annual Grand Illumination on December 4th. The next milestone will be the 56th Annual Christmas Parade on December 12, from 10am to 12 pm (go to http://whittieruptown.com/wua/?page_id=2 for more information provided by the Whittier Uptown Association and a little YouTube video of past events).

The motto of this year’s Parade is “Commitment to Community” and will feature many local businesses that help make the City of Whittier such a wonderful place to live in. The parade runs down popular Greenleaf Ave, from Hadley down to Mar Vista. I will be there taking photos so be sure to check back in next week!

As the parade ends around 12pm, you'll have plenty of time to grab a bite to eat at one of the many great restaurants in the area - for a complete business directory, go to http://whittieruptown.com/wua/?page_id=130, and plan a wonderful and fun filled day with the family in the City of Whittier. One of my all-time favorites is "Crepes and Grapes", great French inspired atmosphere, yummy crepes, sandwiches, soups, salads and so much more! You can go to http://www.crepesandgrapescafe.com/ to see their complete menu.

  After lunch, take a stroll down Philadelphia to get to Newlin, where you will find the “Whittier Historical Society & Museum”. You can’t miss the it (see below), it features a beautiful mural on the outside of the building. There are many different things to see, the current exhibit is titled “Fly Your Colors – Patriotism in Whittier”, and there is also a gift shop where you can pick up a little something to remind you of this beautiful day in the City of Whittier. Open Saturday & Sunday, 1pm – 4pm. For more information, go to http://www.whittiermuseum.org/ or check out http://www.whittiermuseum.org/About%20the%20Museum.html to download a brochure of the Museum.

If you enjoyed the Whittier Museum, I am sure you will also like the famous “Bailey House”, located at 13421 E Camilla St. It is the home of the first Whittier settler, Jonathan Bailey, and was built in 1887. It was deeded to the City of Whittier in 1975 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is currently run and operated by the Whittier Historical Society. For the complete history of the home, go to http://www.whittiermuseum.org/Bailey%20House.html. Open to the public Sundays, 1pm – 4pm.

And to top off this Christmas season, the City of Whittier has one more event to offer: the “Holiday Sonata” on December 19th, 5pm to 9pm, featuring carriage rides along Greenleaf and a Santa’s Village in the parking lot along Greenleaf between Hadley and Bailey.

Enjoy your stay in the City of Whittier!

Sincerely,
Stephanie & Shirley
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