Résumé

Partner, Ladd and Kelsey, Architects, Pasadena, CA. In 1969, Ladd and Kelsey maintained its office at 7 North Pasadena Avenue in Pasadena, CA. (See Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1969, p. 374.)

High School / College

In 1941, Ladd was a sophomore at the Flintridge Preparatory School. (See Flintridge Preparatory School Flintridge Log Yearbook 1941, p. 31.)

Relocation

Thornton Ladd was born in the Portland Maternity Hospital, Portland, OR, on 01/29/1924. Both his parents, too, had been born in Portland. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon State Archives; Salem, OR, USA; Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1924, accessed 11/18/2025.)

In 1969, Ladd resided at 1083 Glen Oaks Boulevard in Pasadena, CA. (See Pasadena, California, City Directory, 1969, p. 374.)

Parents

His father was Thornton Ladd (born in Portland, OR), who worked in the lumber industry. His mother Ruth Lillian Bühner (also spelled Buehner, born in Portland, OR), worked in the home.

Biographical Notes

At age 14, Thornton accompanied his mother aboard the S.S. Matsonia sailing between Los Angeles, CA, and Honolulu, HI, between 08/25/1939 and 08/31/1939. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Honolulu, Hawaii, Compiled 02/13/1900 - 12/30/1953; NAI Number: A3422; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: RG 85, accessed 11/18/2025.

SSN: 568-44-7901.