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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
lol HossC.
Is it possible the town of Alhambra CA was named after the Villa Brunner?
posted a couple days ago
..various sources say the Villa Brunner was also known as 'The Alhambra'.
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More likely, the house was following suit with the town, not the other way around:
Google Books
Some additional info: the website
Alhambra Preservation says the Villa Brunner was originally built for the Behlow family and sold to "cigar magnate Hermann Brunner" in 1905. It was originally located at 1621 Main Street. Not a trace left:
GSV
Looks like it either stood about where the big office building is, or maybe a little further down where the 7-11 is.