Our Man Flint Traditional Cache
Réd: Replaced by Our Man Flint 2.0
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After a five minute stroll from either direction you'll be looking for a Tupperware container located right on the trail. Not cameod. This is part of my daily walk, so most of the time it will have really good swag for the kids and an occasional travel bug for others.
U.S. Senator Flint layed out Flintridge in 1912 after he became obsessed with idea of developing a wealthy suburb for the burgeoning city of Pasadena – at the time one of the most fashionable addressees in the nation.
An avid equestrian, he conceived of a place where horse trails would wind through rambling estates. He rode all around -- the horse trails becoming the major roads: Iverness, Highland, Berkshire, Chevy Chase.
He built the Flintridge Equestrian Center to go with his Flintridge Bridal Paths, the Flintridge Country Club (long gone) with its exquisite Flintridge clubhouse.
In the 1970’s, the 210 freeway was built right through his tranquil golf course. The Clubhouse became St. Francis school (due South). La Canada High School (down the steep grade) was built on ground where Bobby Jones once golfed. Housing tracts and streets gobbled up remaining fairways and greens.
He had been a deputy Marshall, a lawyer, a judge, a banker, a real estate tycoon, and a United States Senator. He was bold and brash, handsome -- with the charisma of a movie star... and as corrupt as any Tammany Hall Politician.
A notorious philanderer, Frank P. Flint survived being shot by the jealous husband of one of his many lovers.
Born in Boston and reared in San Francisco, the brothers rose to become two of the most respected leaders in turn-of-the-century California, Motley a banker and millionaire, Frank his legal counsel.
They arrived here in 1888 for the Land Boom – and made a fortune.
Frank Flint was not elected to the U.S. Senate but appointed by the Legislature. His ties to the First National Bank made him an ideal choice to protect the interests of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
But the Senate rules changed and to get re-elected Flint would have to win a general election. Although a Republican, he was odds with Progressive Republicans. Fearing defeat he chose not to run.
But it was his association with his brother and business partner Motley, that would ultimately be his undoing. Motley orchestrated a swindle called the Million Dollar Pool where 40,000 investors lost $150 million. Flint was never charged in the deal, but his reputation was ruined.
Source: Rancho La Canada, A Film by John Newcombe
Additional Hints
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1735167R -- Ba gur tebhaq.