Eastside · Neighborhood
Monrovia
About
Monrovia sits at the foot of the mountains in the northern SGV. Old Town Monrovia along Myrtle Ave keeps its historic main-street look, with cafés, restaurants and antique shops. Up the hill, Monrovia Canyon Park has a waterfall trail, and bears sometimes wander into the neighborhoods.
Jasmine says
The Foothill 'bear country' old town.
The bears here aren't an urban legend; they're neighbors.
They raid trash cans, cool off in people's pools,
and even crawl into the crawlspace under houses to set up home;
in March 2026, one family's Ring doorbell caught
a bear, a bobcat and a skunk in a single night, a wildlife grand slam.
There's even a Nextdoor neighborhood called The Monrovia Bears.
'A bear got into my trash can again last night…
oh, by the way, that new coffee shop in Old Town is amazing,
have you been?'
That's the Monrovia tone:
bears are everyday life, coffee is what matters.
The real outfit: a Patagonia fleece, Alo leggings,
and a giant Stanley tumbler in a cute color.
A foothill old town where bears wander, and an Old Town paradise for coffee lovers.
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