Past Event
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Dire Effects of the Mattoon Act
3205 Olive Street, Lemon Grove, 91945
Age Limit: 18+
Cost: Free
The Lemon Grove Historical Society continues its "History Alive" series with president Helen Ofield on "Unintended Consequences: How the Mattoon Act Nearly Killed Development in Southern California, 1925-1940. Coupled with the Great Depression, this bureaucratic nightmare stripped people of property and income. Ofield details the carnage in words and pictures.