Azusa - California Historic Route 66 Association

Azusa's name (used for the area as early as 1769 by Spanish padres) led to its iconic promotional slogan from the 1920s. City boosters claimed that the suburb offered “Everything from A to Z in the U.S.A.!”
The Azusa Civic Center, built in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, features stucco walls, red tile roofs, and graceful arches that reflect the city’s rich heritage.
Known as “The Canyon City,” Azusa sits where the San Gabriel Valley meets the San Gabriel Mountains, and the mouth of San Gabriel Canyon lies within city limits.
Azusa's diminutive Santa Fe depot, once closed and derelict, has been renovated by the city and now has a bright future ahead of it as a public space. Originally built in 1888, it was completely remodeled in 1946 using the distinctive Streamline Moderne style which it retains today. When Mel Blanc would make his famous running joke announcement on the Jack Benny Show, "Train leaving on Track 5 for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cuc-amonga!", this is the Azusa station to which he referred. The railroad line is now used by the Metro A Line commuter train, whose Azusa Downtown Station is right across the tracks from the historic depot.

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