by Stephanie Struyck | Mar 26, 2013 | April/May, Looking Back
Photo by Stephanie Struyck Elgin Hot Rod. The term first came about in the 1930’s in southern California, where car fanatics modified and raced their cars. Most of the first hot rods were old cars, and as time progressed, so too did its popularity. Hot rod...
by Victor De Dios | Jan 28, 2013 | February/March, Looking Back
photo by Josh Premako With this being the February/March issue of élite, it’s only fitting our readers be bombarded with love story after love story…after love story. Valentine’s Day is supposed to be the time of year we devote to demonstrating our affection to the...
by Victor De Dios | Jul 25, 2012 | August/September, Looking Back
With the birth of the 20th century, the United States had evolved into an era of prosperity in the economy, an era of great expression in artistic impression, an era of controversy with the traditional values associated with conservatism. The Roaring Twenties...
by Stephanie Struyck | Mar 26, 2012 | April/May, Looking Back
John F. Kennedy once said, “Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” And it couldn’t be truer. You can ride your bicycle almost anywhere in our City, and with the weather being so beautiful; you can ride almost any time of the year. Once you learn...
by Stephanie Struyck | Nov 28, 2011 | Looking Back |
by Stephanie Struyck ElginThere I was, sitting with 100-year-old Claire McWilliams, talking about her upcoming birthday party with friends and family. Yes indeed, there are 100 candles on her birthday cake this year. And to my surprise, the real story wasn’t her...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jul 13, 2011 | Looking Back |
From London to the SCV By Stephanie Struyck Elgin She grew up during a time when the world was at war. She was only six when Germany invaded Poland without warning, Britain and France were at it with Germany and within days, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South...
by Stephanie Struyck | May 24, 2011 | Looking Back |
Love for the Written Word by Stephanie Struyck Elgin While not a native to California, Ricardo Ali Fernandez certainly calls Santa Clarita home. Having moved here in 1974, Ricardo purchased his home for less than $50, 000, something unheard of in today’s day and...
by Stephanie Struyck | Mar 24, 2011 | Looking Back |
by Stephanie Struyck Elgin He was a fan way back when the prime seats for a ballgame were just over a buck. Sit in the nosebleed section and you could’ve scored yourself two tickets for that price. Two dimes and a nickel would’ve bought you a Dodger dog and a...
by élite Magazine | Jan 24, 2011 | Looking Back |
She called Santa Clarita home back when horses roamed the streets of Lyons Avenue and the town was surrounded with onion fields. Born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in Pittsburgh, Jeanne Wray eventually made her way to the Santa Clarita Valley, 32 years ago. While...
by Stephanie Struyck | Nov 20, 2009 | December/January, Looking Back |
An Optimistic Kind of Love by Stephanie Elgin She was a girl from Brooklyn, New York with two sons and he a native Californian who lived at home with his parents. Somewhere along the way, they met and have been happily together ever since. “I migrated to...
by Stephanie Struyck | Sep 19, 2009 | Looking Back, October/November |
Bringing Life Experience to Law – Looking Back by Stephanie Elgin Born at the Queen of Angels hospital in Los Angeles in 1951, Gina MacDonald spent most of her childhood years in Burbank, later relocating to the San Fernando Valley and eventually making her way...
by Stephanie Struyck | Jul 14, 2009 | August/September, Looking Back |
He comes from a family of farmers and remembers life in Santa Clarita Valley as a rural town. He grew up raising cattle, enjoyed being a teenager in the 4H Club, and worked at the Standard Oil Gas station, which is now a Denny’s near Magic Mountain. ...
