Carbon Canyon mineral springs resorts will be topic for Chino Hills Historical Society
Paul R. Spitzzeri, a historian and resident of Chino Hills, will present “In Hot Water: The La Vida and Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs Resorts” when the Chino Chino Hills Historical Society meets 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Chino Hills Community Center, 14250 Peyton Drive. This is the third presentation in the historical society’s 2024 series focused on Carbon Canyon history. Carbon Canyon got its name for presumed coal deposits, but it was best known through the 20th century for its mineral springs. In this presentation, Spitzzeri will discuss La Vida Mineral Springs resort in Brea near Olinda Village, which offered a motel, café and a bottled-water plant, and the shorter-lived Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs facility in Sleepy Hollow, according to a news release. Spitzzeri, who has lived in Chino Hills for 27 years, is the museum director at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum in the City of Industry, where he has worked since 1988. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Cal State Fullerton and has published local, regional and state history in journals and anthologies. His book “The