information street address angeles crest highway city la ca ada flintridge county california postal code zip 91011 coordinates 34 19 47 n 118 00 07 w 34.32983 n 118.00195 w 34.32983 ; 118.00195 coordinates 34 19 47 n 118 00 07 w 34.32983 n 118.00195 w 34.32983 ; 118.00195 website http www.newcombsranch.com newcomb s ranch is a roadhouse 1 at 5 340 feet 1 630 m in elevation in the angeles national forest near los angeles california . it is the only private property along the angeles crest highway 1 and is very popular with motorcyclists and is called the informal headquarters for riders by the los angeles magazine and one of southern california s most famous rickey racer roadhouses by motorcyclist . 1 2 3 4 5 the roadhouse is located in unincorporated los angeles county 6 7 near la ca ada flintridge . 8 the newcomb family who also created the mount waterman ski area settled the property using the land revision act of 1891 building the roadhouse in 1939 . 4 5 the roadhouse has served as a restaurant hotel general store gas station and as a brothel or love hotel . 1 9 10 the inn burned in 1976 allegedly started by a cook who had been terminated . 1 4 the fire destroyed most of the second floor which wasn t rebuilt . 1 it was purchased in late 2001 by frederick rundall an oncologist who purchased the roadhouse from lynn newcomb and remodeled it in 2003 for 340 000 . 1 9 11 the second floor became lodging for employees . 9 motorcyclist and comedian jay leno is a frequent visitor to newcomb s. 4 the roadhouse closed in 2009 for the station fire . 9 in january 2010 following the storm closure of angeles crest highway between newcomb s and los angeles as well as a south coast air quality management district violation for operating a diesel generator without permit rundall shelved remodeling plans and discussed closing down completely . 9 references edit wikimedia commons has media related to newcomb s ranch . a b c d e f g pringle paul 2003 01 07 . a dream steeped in history ; owner hopes to revive newcomb s a remote roadhouse clinging to angeles crest highway . . los angeles times . p. b1 . access date requires url help american motorcyclist . june 2003 . p. 48 . missing or empty title help ; access date requires url help mccauley byron 1986 07 27 . biker crashes prompt crackdown on angeles crest highway . los angeles times . p. 4 . access date requires url help a b c d los angeles magazine . may 1998 . p. 156 . missing or empty title help ; access date requires url help a b putter eric april 2002 . newcomb s ranch inn tender vittles on the crest . motorcyclist magazine . p. 32 . access date requires url help cresthwy map 1a.gif . newcomb s ranch . retrieved on september 16 2010 . driving directions to newcomb s ranch . newcomb s ranch . retrieved on september 16 2010 . inquiry . newcomb s ranch . retrieved on september 16 2010 . a b c d e carpenter susan 2010 01 18 . newcomb s ranch may be at the end of the road ; the closure of angeles crest highway this week because of rain is the latest calamity . los angeles times . p. b1 . access date requires url help berk joe september 2007 . newcomb s ranch flintridge ca . motorcycle classics . access date requires url help hamlett christina 2007 08 23 . newcomb s ranch features nature close to home . la ca ada flintridge outlook . access date requires url help external links edit greater los angeles portal food portal official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title newcomb % 27s ranch & oldid 663910504 categories motorcycling subculturesan gabriel mountainsrestaurants in californiarestaurants established in 1939buildings and structures in los angeles county californiavisitor attractions in los angeles county california1939 establishments in californiahidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlpages with citations lacking titlescoordinates on wikidatacommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 25 may 2015 at 06 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view