[1] The water well was about 150 ft (46 m) north of Carbon Canyon Road, and the bottling plant that existed for a time was adjacent to the well.

)[9] Major development of the site began with a $150,000 investment in 1924,[10] and with the paving of the Carbon Canyon Road in 1925, which was touted as a "benefit to ranchers".

[5][12] At least one of the buildings on the site had a "Thirties Deco look," and the owners of the beverage company were based in downtown Los Angeles in the early 1930s.

[6][13][14] Former boxer Archie Rosenbaum had a stake in the place at one time, and La Vida eventually became a popular resort for Southern California's Jewish community in the mid-20th century.

[12] The 2008 Freeway Complex Fire destroyed most of the remaining infrastructure on the site except the concrete water tank.