Cycleway Coffee, Hermon & Highland Park's Neighborhood (Coffee, Tea, Smoothies 'n More) Meet-up Spot

What's in a Name?
Here's What's in Ours...

We wanted a name that would have meaning to the community of Hermon so we began researching the history of Hermon and North East Los Angeles (including Highland Park and Monterey Hills) via the Internet, Los Angeles Public Library (a font of historical info), local historians, the Pasadena Historical Museum, and even the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.

One day while researching the building which Cycleway Coffee currently occupies we learned that it was built on or near part of the right-of-way of original California Cycleway. The What? Raised in Los Angeles, we had never heard of the California Cycleway, so time for more homework.

The Incredibly Short Lived California Cycleway

The California Cycleway was an elevated wooden freeway built in the late 1800's by visionary Horrace Dobbins. It was intended to connect cyclists from Pasadena California to downtown Los Angeles. It opened on January 1st, 1900. The California Cycleway fell into disuse in the early 1900's with the invention of the automobile, it was demolished and a major part of the right of way later became known as the historic 110 freeway.

We want to share this history with the community which is why our walls are hung with large pictures of the California Cycleway. Stop by, support and revive the "anything's possible" spirit of California history! (more Cycleway articles here)

About Our Coffees & Beverages

As enthusiastic as we are about our neighborhood we're even more fanatical about the drinks we brew and serve, and this quest took us (naturally) to Seattle where we found a coffee roaster as obsessive over freshness and quality as ourselves: Dillanos.

We've now made a few trips up north, touring their entire operation, and we're very proud of the product we serve. From when we place our order to when you're enjoying your cup as little as one day has passed -- that's 24 hours from when green coffee beans of any of dozens of varieties are handpicked, roasted, bagged, air-shipped to us, and only minutes from when we'll grind and brew a small batch.

If you think this is obsessive wait until you taste it, you'll never settle for coffees brewed from beans that have sat in unclimate controlled warehouses for weeks or months again -- not to name any names, just compare us to any national brand.

So stop by, enjoy the coffee, meet some great people, and see more on the California Cycleway!