All About Alhambra

REBECCA ZENG
Staff Writer

You might think that some fancy, prestigious officer got to name our beloved city, but no–the person who named our city was actually a 10-year-old girl named Ruth Wilson. Ruth and her sister were reading a book called Tales of the Alhambra when their father bought the land that would soon be known as Alhambra.

However, the Alhambra we know is unlike the Alhambra in Tales of the Alhambra. The Alhambra in the book is about a Spanish palace, whereas the Alhambra we live in is a city. Another difference between the Alhambra in Spain and the city of Alhambra is the difference in the population. No one currently lives in the palace, but there were once 2,000 residents in the Alhambra. According to the U.S. Census in 2010, about 84,322 people live in the city of Alhambra.

In addition, the City of Alhambra website shows many fun facts and figures about our city. For example, did you know that the annual rainfall of Alhambra is recorded as about 13 inches? The average temperature of the city is about 73 degrees Fahrenheit. The City of Alhambra website even goes as far as stating that there are over 18,000 trees in the city of Alhambra.

Those facts, and many others, show that even while several of us have lived in Alhambra for quite a while, we still have a lot to learn about our beloved city.