About Azusa, California

Azusa is a city located at the entrance to the San Gabriel Canyon, giving the city its nickname “The Canyon City.” The population was 46,361 at the 2010 census. The City is situated along historic Route 66, which passes through the city on Foothill Boulevard and Alosta Avenue. The A on the San Gabriel Mountains represents the city of Azusa and can be seen within a 30-mile radius.

Azusa is one of Los Angeles County’s oldest cities, founded in 1887 and incorporated 1898. The City was once known for gold discovered in those very canyons. Gold was discovered in the San Gabriel Canyon in 1854, and a town named El Doradoville was built at the fork of the San Gabriel with some 2,000 occupant miners who had filed on gold claims along the east fork of the canyon.