All About the City of La Verne, Home to SafetyNett

ByKathy Bowling

California, Printer Sales in La Verne, Safety Nett Printer Sales La Verne

All About the City of La Verne, Home to SafetyNett

When SafetyNett founder and principal Murtaza Jaafri decided to set up shop in the San Gabriel Valley in 1995, La Verne was the perfect choice. Offering a robust commercial environment set in an affluent bedroom community, the city is home to 33,000 people. SafetyNett is located in the heart of La Verne, just off of Foothill Blvd near the 210 Freeway.

Interesting Facts about La Verne:

• Founded in 1887
• Nestled against the San Gabriel Valley Foothills
• Situated just 35 miles east of Los Angeles
• Offers residents a “close-knit” community which retains strong traditions
• In addition to sprawling, upscale homes and modern amenities, the city of La Verne boasts eight mobile home parks and three large retirement communities, which house the active senior citizen population.
• Thousands of school-age youth who attend public and private schools, and a well-respected college, University of La Verne.
• La Verne is also home to an airport.
• La Verne operates under a council-manager form of government, where residents are considered stockholders in a municipal corporation. Citizen commissions advise the council on matters relevant to planning, senior affairs, drug and alcohol resistance and beautification.

Brief History of La Verne (Adapted from information on the City of La Verne Website)

• Once home to Native Americans, La Verne retains several related artifacts which were verified by archeologists.
• Founded when Isaac Wilson Lord, a Los Angeles businessman, persuaded the Santa Fe Railroad to extend its line through the area where he owned property.
• On May 25, 1887, Lord hosted the largest land sale in Southern California to that time.
• He sent brass bands up and down the streets of LA and San Bernardino inviting people for a free ride to the new town of “Lordsburg.”
• Over 2,500 people accepted the invitation and bought $200,000 worth of lots.
• Building began immediately.
• The most notable construction included a hotel with more than 60 rooms.
• Within four months, residents and city officials added water mains, a post office, a newspaper, and shops.
• As competition escalated between the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Santa Fe Railroad, passenger rates from the Midwest to Los Angeles dropped to just $1 per person.
• This brought throngs to California.
• Thousands came just to see.
• Others stayed and bought land.
• In 1912, the residents of Lordsburg tried to change the name of the community, but Isaac Wilson Lord, a nonresident large land owner blocked the attempt.
• After his death in March of 1917, Lordsburg citizens voted to change the city name to La Verne.
• During this time period, the citrus industry engaged nearby communities.
• By 1919, more than a thousand carloads of fruit were shipped annually.
• The growing, picking, packing, and shipping of oranges, grapefruit and lemons influenced life in La Verne.
• By the 1940’s, growers ran into trouble as quality and size of fruit began to decline. This mysterious time period became known as “The quick decline.”
• Out of sheer desperation, people started selling groves to housing developers.
• After World War II, La Verne remained a relatively small college town.
• Thousands had come to California for military service or to work in war-related industries. Many who had come from small towns in the Midwest and East felt comfortable in La Verne and decided to stay.
• Today, La Verne offers residents and visitors a good mix of residential, commercial and industrial amenities. It remains a “close knit” community which is home to many fine institutions and facilities such as: University of La Verne, Brackett Airport and fine public and private schools.
• One of the most desirable communities in metropolitan Southern California, La Verne is a progressive city that has retained its charm.

About SafetyNett in La Verne

Since 1995, La Verne, California has served as the international corporate headquarters for one of the leaders in copiers, printers and FAX machines, SafetyNett. We specialize not only in hardware but in software and service, offering our customers the best available service that fits virtually any budget. While we service the entire San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire, LA Basin and Riverside County, we also offer free same-day shipping for any order over $50.