tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post6913271376885047972..comments2024-03-20T21:34:14.507-07:00Comments on Carbon Canyon Chronicle: Remnants of the La Vida Mineral Springs ResortUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-35492876968146063132023-09-16T22:17:59.157-07:002023-09-16T22:17:59.157-07:00Hi Kathy, this site is still active, though not li...Hi Kathy, this site is still active, though not like it was. There will be a presentation on the history of La Vida to the Orange County Historical Society on Thursday, 14 March @ 7 p.m. and we'll put a post out ahead of time for those who want to attend Thanks!prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864338266705069341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-68152603620053738582023-09-06T19:44:14.190-07:002023-09-06T19:44:14.190-07:00I'd not isI'd not isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-10232600332939890202023-09-06T19:43:09.877-07:002023-09-06T19:43:09.877-07:00I don't know if this site is still active but ...I don't know if this site is still active but I loved la vida. Is love to see photos. Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-7856876608917229692019-08-14T11:04:14.543-07:002019-08-14T11:04:14.543-07:00Hi Unknown, very interesting comment. The La Vida...Hi Unknown, very interesting comment. The La Vida cafe was run by a Jewish man in the late 20s and early 30s and mineral springs were very popular with European Jews, so this is fascinating that LA Jews came to La Vida was late as the mid-Fifties. Do you happen to have photos or other items related to La Vida?prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-31710386273154913172019-08-03T09:35:46.725-07:002019-08-03T09:35:46.725-07:00I lived in the apartment behind the restaurant in ...I lived in the apartment behind the restaurant in the mid 50's, as my grandma ran the restaurant, back then the weekends were taken up by the huge crowds of Jewish people who came up from LA, always sweet and nice to me( I was 6 yrs old +/-), but they scared me because they all had #s tattooed on them, and I didn't understand, many great stories in my heart about La VidsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329883756554049860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-53316929159093467402014-09-23T18:10:20.207-07:002014-09-23T18:10:20.207-07:00Hi Mel, thanks for the recollections, very cool st...Hi Mel, thanks for the recollections, very cool stuff. Any photos you have would be greatly appreciated and would be a great post. Look forward to hearing back from you.prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-50579664936358386812014-09-23T07:39:18.692-07:002014-09-23T07:39:18.692-07:00Some of my fondest childhood memories are rooted a...Some of my fondest childhood memories are rooted at La Vida. What a wondeful place to visit on a hot summer Saturday afternoon in the late 60's, early 70's. My dad and uncle would always fill an old fashioned 2 gallon thermos with vodka and graprefruit juice, then disappear to the parking lot for a half hour. Mom, aunt and cousins stayed inside and enjoyed the cold pool, hot pool and kiddie pool. We rode the "Swing Gym" everytime we visited, it was .75¢ for about 10 minutes. The snack bar next to the larger cold pool served up tasty treats. We stayed in the hotel one Saturday night when dad was too tipsy to drive, and the diner served the best shakes in town. I have some pics of the pools I'll dig out and send you. I wish La Vida would come back, exactly s it was before, in all its glory. Thanks for the memories!Mel Barauskasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-2206814296096728032013-10-05T23:26:27.539-07:002013-10-05T23:26:27.539-07:00Dolly, Those cages were called the swing gym. My G...Dolly, Those cages were called the swing gym. My Grandparents owned the La Vida Hot Springs and purchased them in the early 70's. My brother and I would get in those daily. They were so much fun. <br />TerryTerry Roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797503572323925467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-12473145391353884342009-03-16T08:27:00.000-07:002009-03-16T08:27:00.000-07:00Hi Dolly,Ah yes I remember it well. In the 50's, ...Hi Dolly,<BR/>Ah yes I remember it well. In the 50's, 60's, and 70's La Vida Mineral Springs was part of my stomping ground. I can't believe someone remembers those cage swings! They were a lot of fun and you really got a workout. My then boyfriend, from an Olinda family, was a lifeguard there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549491242833993747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-18630729379261069262009-01-01T20:16:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:16:00.000-08:00Hello Danielle, glad you discovered the site and t...Hello Danielle, glad you discovered the site and that you'll be back to check it out. Thanks!prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-20702998861542597782009-01-01T20:05:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:05:00.000-08:00Wow..thank you for all the incredible information....Wow..thank you for all the incredible information. I will bookmark this site and be back often. We live in the Canyon and had NO idea of its' history. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-55127931880196578112008-12-28T10:54:00.000-08:002008-12-28T10:54:00.000-08:00Hi Dolly, thanks for visiting and for your comment...Hi Dolly, thanks for visiting and for your comment. When I first went through the canyon in 1985 or so, the place was still active and, as you said, it was sad to see it gradually diminish until the restaurant/bar closed. The property has been up for sale for a long while now. Whatever happens to it, I hope the city of Brea will consider a historic designation for the property. Thanks again and please check back from time to time.prshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436491486803144279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766959241150105184.post-59222766098411351982008-12-27T21:13:00.000-08:002008-12-27T21:13:00.000-08:00Very glad to see someone still cares. While drivin...Very glad to see someone still cares. While driving through the canyon on Christmas Eve; first time since the fires; I stopped there. Already there are signs of nature’s rebirth. I use to go to the hot springs in the 1960's <BR/>1970's and early 80’s. It was a shame to see it close. La Vidas was a fun place to go especially during the summer. Their outdoor concerts could be a lot of fun; the Food was not so bad either. The hotel use to have these big cage like swings that you would stand up in. the goal was to swing back and fourth until you flip over. Just remember to hold on tight!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022610397686525527noreply@blogger.com