tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929050711038151455.post5337248944818013242..comments2024-03-01T17:22:34.771-08:00Comments on Covina Past: Memorial GlenJ Scott Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05325580057756480929noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929050711038151455.post-36613158280794279132020-05-25T11:03:08.511-07:002020-05-25T11:03:08.511-07:00My dad was a friend of the Jobes, and I spent coun...My dad was a friend of the Jobes, and I spent countless hours wandering through the trees. I can still remember Mr.Jobe showing me a trap door spider. It was a magical place for a child to explore. Shame on the people who vandalized it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293020622893961336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929050711038151455.post-62726964602738578152020-05-25T10:54:55.751-07:002020-05-25T10:54:55.751-07:00I am pleased to see this tribute once again. I am...I am pleased to see this tribute once again. I am the person who wrote the May 26, 2014 at 1:23 PM comment under "unknown." I'll add that Mr. Jobe built a small greenhouse near his main house in the glen, another magical place which inspired me to build a greenhouse about 20 years later. The Jobes and their work were a great inspiration. I was very fortunate to have such easy access to the lovely glen, and appreciate this tribute, and Charles and Betty Jobe's tribute.Reed Maxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718853285902763388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929050711038151455.post-33819588195800129342015-05-24T08:03:37.205-07:002015-05-24T08:03:37.205-07:00Indeed. Indeed. v.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05597174023143152075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929050711038151455.post-26931445803815887262014-05-26T13:23:53.183-07:002014-05-26T13:23:53.183-07:00I should be more grateful to the City of Covina fo...I should be more grateful to the City of Covina for their preservation efforts. The Jobes owned property on both sides of Holt Ave. My folks purchased the portion of the property across the street from the memorial glen, built a house which we occupied since around late 1946. Having grown up there, I was quite familiar with the glen and am saddened by how much of it was lost. It's nice that some of Mr. Jobe's original stone work remains, but the magic is gone, no apparent restoration attempts were made. Although the name of the park seems to have little connection with the memorial glen, at least the Jobe name is acknowledged, as well as others lost in combat, which I appreciate. Thanks for this wonderful tribute.Reed Maxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718853285902763388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3929050711038151455.post-63950197516262245432014-05-26T04:37:27.957-07:002014-05-26T04:37:27.957-07:00Beautiful post. I can't believe that we were n...Beautiful post. I can't believe that we were never taken here for field trips during elementary school or beyond. I wish I'd seen it while I lived there. So sad to hear of the vandalism, and so wonderful to hear of the glen's rebirth.Carole Medleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041394490876041896noreply@blogger.com