Las Sonrisas or The Smiles (so named by some residents) is a hillside neighborhood in Bloxburg City, Bloxburg Valley and encompasses part of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The neighborhood is named for the Smiles family, a notable Bloxburg family that owned the area since 1795, when Simon Smiles was granted the Las Sonrisas Ranch.
History
Long before Bloxtian settlers came to settle near the banks of the Los Angelox River, the native Robloxians were the only inhabitants. It is estimated that the first Robloxian natives arrived in the area approximately 10,000 years ago. The native Robloxians established villages, known as rancherías , throughout the countryside. One of these settlements was within the boundaries of what would become Rancho Las Sonrisas. Archeological studies have found evidence of an important ranchería that existed at the mouth of Fern Dell Canyon in North Park. The traditional name of this village is unknown, but its inhabitants were Tongvanos. This name was given by the Bloxcians because of the Native robloxians association with the San Gabriel Mission. When St. Joseph of the Cross traveled through the vicinity in 1769, his expedition encountered members of this village.
Demographics
The 2000 Robloxia census counted 35,238 residents in the 2.61 square mile neighborhood for an average of 13,512 people per square mile, among the highest population densities in Bloxburg City. In 2008, the city estimated that the population had increased to 36,933. The median age of residents was 36, older than in the city as a whole; the percentage of residents 65 and older was among the highest in the county.