Richard Bale photo superimposed on Altadena Library (Library photo -George Patton)
Richard Bale, author of a new book of memoirs about growing up in Altadena in the 1940s, will sign copies of his book in the community room of the Altadena main library.
The 120-page book, “An Altadena Boyhood,” with a forward by Altadena historian Michele Zack and illustrated with three dozen photos, has been published in cooperation between the Altadena Historical Society and Prospect Park Publishers of Altadena.
Bale recalls neighborhood families raising chickens, goats and horses; Altadena Elementary School, Eliot Junior High School and John Muir High School; newspaper routes and Webster’s soda fountain; the Fuller Brush man and Helms Bakery trucks; and World War II blackout curtains and Victory Gardens.
Bale has written five books and numerous articles relating to family heritage, naval history, railroad history and model railroading. He is past president of the Jazz Society of Southern California. He retired as a senior executive at Price Club/Costco in 1995. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Oceanside; most of their eight children and 26 grand- and great-grandchildren live nearby.
> There will be a program at which Bale will speak at 3 p.m.
Date/Time 08/24/2019 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location Altadena Library District
The soft-cover, bound book will be available for $15 at the event, after which it will be available at the Historical Society, 730 E. Altadena Drive, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Source: Altadena Historical Society
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