ad ena ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁American ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Ar roy o ▁( n orth ▁of ▁Dev il ' s ▁Gate ) ▁was ▁simply ▁known ▁as ▁" Old ▁Man ▁Br unk ". ▁Br unk ' s ▁cabin ▁stood ▁at ▁a ▁large ▁b end ▁in ▁the ▁can y on , ▁roughly ▁where ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁housing ▁is ▁today . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁he ▁left ▁San ▁Francisco ▁" for ▁that ▁town ' s ▁good ". ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁cor rid or ▁D ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁T ong va ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁the ▁Ar roy o ▁Sec o ▁can y on ▁has ▁always ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁transport ation ▁cor rid or . ▁ ▁Today ▁it ▁links ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁Pas ad ena , ▁the ▁west ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Mountains . ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁San ▁Gabriel ▁Valley ▁Rail road ▁ ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁from ▁Dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁a ▁grand ▁wooden ▁tr est le ▁that ▁cut ▁a ▁straight ▁line ▁crossing ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁wooden ▁tr est le ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Ar roy o ▁Sec o ▁Rail road ▁Bridge . ▁Event ually ▁this ▁line ▁would ▁hook ▁up ▁with ▁rail ▁lines ▁built ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁cross - country ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Rail road . ▁For ▁local ▁comm utes , ▁an ▁electric ▁tra ction ▁t rol ley ▁was ▁put