tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post7647182170530237483..comments2024-03-22T14:59:09.847-07:00Comments on O.C. History Roundup: Fountain Valley in the 1960sChris Jepsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-6540270591579296912018-12-12T19:05:10.415-08:002018-12-12T19:05:10.415-08:00I grew up right off of Euclid and Westminster and ...I grew up right off of Euclid and Westminster and our dirt was Amazing also I can still see<br />that rich dark soil in my mind. At the end of our street was a field and we used to dig holes<br />like 6ft. deep and make forts. Now I live in Temecula you would need a backhoe to dig that far down. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389135303572603268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-25523764016783427572016-08-14T17:44:40.777-07:002016-08-14T17:44:40.777-07:00The strawberries as big as your hand and so sweet!...The strawberries as big as your hand and so sweet!JUlie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688820703857543291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-88742921977539508112016-07-26T11:43:58.905-07:002016-07-26T11:43:58.905-07:00my brother and I collected pop bottles from McFadd...my brother and I collected pop bottles from McFadden and Brookhurst all the way to HB state beach back in the 60s, we would walk or ride bikes to the beach, collecting bottles paid for our lunch at Taco Bell by the pier, then on the way back we would collect more on the other side and cash them in at Towne Market on McFadden and Ward, or Alpha Beta on Euclid and Edinger... penny candy was such a treat in those days, <br />Novadudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256077582589320214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-64942013621408543662016-07-26T11:43:34.042-07:002016-07-26T11:43:34.042-07:00my brother and I collected pop bottles from McFadd...my brother and I collected pop bottles from McFadden and Brookhurst all the way to HB state beach back in the 60s, we would walk or ride bikes to the beach, collecting bottles paid for our lunch at Taco Bell by the pier, then on the way back we would collect more on the other side and cash them in at Towne Market on McFadden and Ward, or Alpha Beta on Euclid and Edinger... penny candy was such a treat in those days, <br />Novadudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256077582589320214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-77365932892009009902016-07-23T11:38:47.452-07:002016-07-23T11:38:47.452-07:00I grew up in Garden Grove and we had amazing dirt ...I grew up in Garden Grove and we had amazing dirt there too, sad to think all the growing potental of these OC cities is gone forever .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494163817671766479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-21574540531697701982016-07-18T11:36:08.743-07:002016-07-18T11:36:08.743-07:00I lived on Ellis..by the first picture: Asparagus ...I lived on Ellis..by the first picture: Asparagus field on one side tomatoes on the other. Are back yard was an organic haven of fruit and vegetables.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619866261565911102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-89103011316400052752016-07-18T08:19:58.778-07:002016-07-18T08:19:58.778-07:00My grandmother grew taro and and bananas in our ba...My grandmother grew taro and and bananas in our backyard. That's probably still the most impressive gardening feat I've ever seen. Lemzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761374535025774965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-46491795402473418252016-07-18T08:19:33.699-07:002016-07-18T08:19:33.699-07:00My grandmother grew taro and and bananas in our ba...My grandmother grew taro and and bananas in our backyard. That's probably still the most impressive gardening feat I've ever seen. Lemzillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761374535025774965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-83578428081803733822016-07-18T01:32:24.627-07:002016-07-18T01:32:24.627-07:00When we lived in FV we had an amazing garden. My m...When we lived in FV we had an amazing garden. My mother grew vegetables, we had several fruit trees, and a grape arbor. We transplanted "stolens" from other people's gardens as they were thinning out their plants or re-doing their landscaping. People used to leave all the trimmings on tarps by the curb and folks would just come along and take what they wanted. We had a whole rock garden of succulents from those. Also, a friend was thinning out her poinsettias -- she gave us the canes and said to put them in the ground -- we did and a few weeks later we had a huge display of poinsettias on the side of our house. There was amazing soil in FV! Divaliciashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979210980235188420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-80317204734241530802016-07-17T20:43:57.233-07:002016-07-17T20:43:57.233-07:00Thank you for sharing this it brings back lot'...Thank you for sharing this it brings back lot's of child hood mem. I am the youngest Courreges daughters Irene. i lived in Fountain valley for 49yrs then in 2006 move to Kingman Az. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-26225556150143389892013-01-07T21:01:21.623-08:002013-01-07T21:01:21.623-08:00I was born in fountain valley in 1963 i remember w...I was born in fountain valley in 1963 i remember warner was only a 2 lane road on the corner of brookhurst and warner there was a company called gemco. 405 fwy was still being built. The farm lands the masudas on warner between bushard and brookhurst were like family oh i miss those days i still get flashback of where everything was in the city of fountain valley. I now live in costa mesa but still work in my hometown fountain valley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348466916819742340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-50732410136888906582011-09-15T18:15:24.839-07:002011-09-15T18:15:24.839-07:00Wow the first picture you have on there of Fountai...Wow the first picture you have on there of Fountain valley, a picture of garfield and brookhurst shows the before picture of the subdivison Neptune. I grew up in that subdivision. The back of our house was on garfield. Maybe where the sign is that says Big 2 story. I wish I could find more. My parents bought the house back around 1967. I was 3 and can still remember the day we moved in. The house was huge. 5 bedrooms and 2 story.<br />Thanks for the photosTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202276482083487653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-52645110650648305192008-08-28T14:04:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:04:00.000-07:00I've lived in FV for most of the past 40 years. T...I've lived in FV for most of the past 40 years. Thanks for this. I learned how to drive on those dirt roads in the Talbert/SA River area. Now I'm off to find what else you've written about my hometown! You'll always have at least one fan for the FV material! Tom.FV Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138997457273267193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-90630040163319641222008-07-01T10:21:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:21:00.000-07:00Wow!!! I remember this like it was yesterday. Grea...Wow!!! I remember this like it was yesterday. Great pictures Chris. Thanks for posting, Richard.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-77679467966948759832008-07-01T10:20:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:20:00.000-07:00Captain, it really is unfortunate -all that great,...Captain, it really is unfortunate -all that great, furtile soil that's been covered with concrete. That dirt is like gold.outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-41103182637041708262008-07-01T09:47:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:47:00.000-07:00Some of the richest, finest growing dirt in this S...Some of the richest, finest growing dirt in this State lies under the sprawl of FV. I wonder how many people have dug past the 3' or so of junky fill dirt that makes up the grade surface of their tracts to find this rich bounty?Captainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938019758171312409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-50881910094166064612008-07-01T09:02:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:02:00.000-07:00These photos came from the County Road Dept files ...These photos came from the County Road Dept files at the O.C. Archives. They took the photos to document construction projects (before, during, and after). However, they also provide some good images of the surrounding terrain that would not otherwise have been captured.<BR/><BR/>I just hope I haven't stirred up a hornet's nest by mentioning Fountain Valley again.Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-14006339708466240442008-07-01T05:05:00.000-07:002008-07-01T05:05:00.000-07:00Thanks Chris for these photos. I always enjoying s...Thanks Chris for these photos. I always enjoying seeing old street and freeway views.EDGE4194https://www.blogger.com/profile/15447285783906057591noreply@blogger.com