Once known as a city of flowers with an oil-well payroll, reflecting its nursery roots and the 1917 Montebello oil field source
Community character
Diverse, largely Latino suburb just east of East Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. It grew from farmland into an oil and residential city in the early 20th century. source
Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe
Built in 1844, the city's oldest standing structure source
Montebello Barnyard Zoo
Family petting zoo with pony and train rides at Grant Rea Park source
Battle of Rio San Gabriel site
1847 Mexican-American War battlefield, California Historical Landmark No. 385 source
Montebello City Park
The city's oldest park, with a swimming pool and skate park source
