Talk:San Marino, California
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"The city was [NOT] named for the nearby estate of Henry E. Huntington,....], a claim that is prima facie nonsense.
See the San Marino website for the origin of the name:
"San Marino History
"The principal portions of San Marino were included in a Mexican Land Grant in 1830 to an Indian lady named Senora Victoria Reid, the widow of an Englishman. She named her Rancho, Huerta de Cuati. Prior to this grant , the area was part of the San Gabriel Mission (the "Old Mill" was the grist mill for the Mission), and before that was occupied by the Gabrielino Indians with their village located at what is now Huntington School.
"In 1852, Mrs. Reid deeded her Rancho to Don Benito Wilson. Later, Wilson deeded the main portion to J. de Barth Shorb, who named his Rancho after his grandfather's plantation in Maryland, which in turn had received its name from the Republic of San Marino, in Italy...."
http://www.ci.san-marino.ca.us/city/gen_info/history.html
The city website explains why the city seal echoes the seal of the Repubblica di San Marino.
Compare: http://www.ci.san-marino.ca.us/ With: http://www.sanmarinosite.com/
-- TForeman
[edit] Other private school
Isn't there another private school? Like Clairbourne or something like that?
that's near by but not in the city Kiwidude 07:34, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Kiwidude's right. Carver really shouldn't be in San Marion either, but the city expanded the boarders. If you look on a map, Carver just juts out. 69.108.93.41 (talk) 22:00, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Licensing Commercial Vehicles
Anyone know what the deal is with so many taxicabs, repair trucks and other commercial vehicles throughout Los Angeles County having stickers on their bumpers saying licensed in San Marino? Far more San Marino licenses on these commercial vehicles than any other city, by my observation. Why is that? San Marino running a discount on licenses or something?
Yup. 99 cents a license, lol. JK. Note: I see a taxi about once a week in San Marino. All the cars are Mercedes, Porsches, Lams, Lexus', etc. No ugly cars that muck up the scene. =) Bragging, duh. 69.108.93.41 (talk) 22:00, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
The San Marino sticker on vehicles represents a business license issued by the City of San Marino. It's required when you are conducting business within the City. (Contractors, gardeners, taxicabs etc...) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.130.210.65 (talk) 18:01, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
San Marino is highly restrictive of commercial operations in the city. It is one of the few cities that requires commercial vehicles to have permits to work in the City. On the other side it is a lucrative place to operate. Saltysailor (talk) 05:45, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Disturbia
Disturbia was not filmed in San Marino. It was filmed in Whittier, CA...but Turner's house was filmed in South Pasadena. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.220.85 (talk) 22:23, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
