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Montebello (Italian for beautiful mountain) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the southwestern area of the San Gabriel Valley on 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) 8 mi (13 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities, and is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments. In the early 20th century, Montebello was a well-known source for oil reserves. At the 2010 census, the population was 62,500; according to the California Department of Finance, the estimated population of Montebello on January 1, 2011, was 62,789. Originally an agricultural community, Montebello was formerly known for its prolific production of flowers, berries, fruits, and vegetables. On October 19, 1920, the city was incorporated and its name officially changed to Montebello. In honor of Montebello's agricultural roots, the city's official seal contains a red poinsettia in the center. The Standard Oil Company discovered oil in the Montebello hills in 1917 on the Baldwin and Temple properties; this discovery changed the face of Montebello. What were formerly hills full of agriculture became oil fields. Eventually, the oil taken from the soil in Montebello would produce one-eighth of the crude-oil in California. Over the course of sixty years, the Montebello hills were filled with producing oil wells. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montebello,_California en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_... by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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Montebello (Spanish for beautiful mountain) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the southwestern area of the San Gabriel Valley on 8.4 sq mi (22 km2) 8 mi (13 km) east of downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities, and is a member of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments. In the early 20th century, Montebello was a well-known source for oil reserves. At the 2010 census, the population was 62,500. The estimated population as of July 1, 2013 was 63,495.

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I think montebello is an age friendly city it has transportation for senior citizens, sidewalks with wheelchair access, lots of senior centers with activities for seniors.

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The neighborhood is quiet, not too much crime, and most of the people are friendly

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I would say some what friendly, because culturally people respect elderly, but maybe not enough to engage, and learn from them as we should

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Well I can only speak to the area of where I live, and from what I see it its friendly due to to the community living here very family oriented.

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There are senior centers. But there are not a lot of recreational centers.

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