Above is a photo of the
Ocean View Grammar School, built in 1886 at what is now the southwest corner of Beach Blvd., and Warner Ave. in
Huntington Beach. The photo below shows Mrs. Master's 6th and 7th grade students at the school in about 1927. (I'm not sure if they had a new building by then.)
Doug McIntosh, who supplied the 1927 photo writes,
"Attached is a photo I received from my great aunt Nellie (McIntosh) Hoisington. She and her brothers & sisters attended grammar school at Oceanview School in HB. My aunt is no. 2, and my great uncle Fred McIntosh is no.7. Nellie was born in 1915 at Laws, Calif. Fred was born in 1916 at Bishop, Calif. Fred was killed in a plane that was shot down over Germany in WWII on Sept. 23, 1944. My great aunt Nellie lives in a senior facility in Westminster, Calif. Her mind is very sharp. She is quite a joy to talk to. "You may recognize some of the last names of the picture students....Coker, Gothard, etc."
Doug also included the list of students' names written on the photo. I will try to decipher them below the image.
Here's as much as I can figure out from the list: 1. Augustina, 2. Nellie Mc[Intosh], 3. Agnes Debuck, 4. Alice Breading, 5. Juanita Gothard, 6. Roberta Irwin, 7. F[red] McIntosh, 8. Kenny Vandruff, 9. James Wilmarth, 10. Harley Asari, 11. Boyd Coker, 12. John Pryor, 13. David Gardner, 14. Keith, 15. Coy Rogers, 16. Gerald MacMillan, 17. ______, 18. Wesey Cowling, 19. Thelma Bailey, 20. Mildred Bailey, 21. Va. Kirkpatric, 22. Lydia Jackson, 23. Ruth Stinson, 24. Eva Preston, 25. Sumi Aciani, 26. Irene Robinson, 27. Mildred Moore, 28 Maureen Moore, 29. Elizabeth Wilmarth, 30. Elizabeth Shuthe, 31. Toshiko Furuto, 32. ________, 33. Lily Kikuchi, 34. Grace Isom.
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To clarify a post someone made on another website, the
Orange County Historical Society will
NOT hold a meeting this month or in August. We always take those two months off. Per tradition, the Society will have their "season opener" meeting at
Sherman Gardens & Library on the second Thursday in September.
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The
Orange Community Historical Society and the
Crystal Cove Alliance will both offer historical walking tours on July 10. The
Red Car Museum in
Seal Beach will also be open that day. See their respective websites for details.
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Also, the
Santa Ana Historic Preservation Society will hold their annual awards meeting on July 10th, 2-5pm at the
Howe-Waffle House. Long-time SAHPS board member
Guy Ball will receive their Annual Preservation Award. In addition, several other community members and organizations will receive awards for their superior efforts to preserve historic aspects of Santa Ana. Also,
Michelle Light, of
UCI's Special Collections, will speak about
Edward Cochems (1874-1949), a noted Santa Ana photographer, who was also the father of SAHPS founder,
Adeline Cochems Walker. Oh, and did I mention the event is also an ice cream social? Tickets are $10. See
SAHPS website for details re signing up.
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Christopher Crouch of
OC Cinema.com wrote to us about the passing of Santa Ana's
Joseph Musil Jr.: "Renown architectural designer, art deco expert, and all around champion of classic theatre showmanship, Joseph Musil Jr., passed away on June 29, at the age of 74. Among Mr. Musil’s many career highlights were some of the most awe inspiring cinema designs of the modern era. If you have ever visited Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre, you've experienced the special magic Mr. Musil brought to his work. In celebration of Mr. Musil’s life and work, the
Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation will host a final open house at the
American Museum of Theatre Design & Studio of Theatres, on July 10th. Located in Santa Ana’s historic
Santora Building, the museum served as both Mr. Musil’s work studio and home to his extensive collection of cinema memorabilia. With his passing, this will be the final opportunity to see a priceless collection of cinema artifacts, original design models, and Mr. Musil’s ten curtain Strand Theatre. For further information, please visit
http://www.lahtf.org/2010-salon-of-theatres.html." The event will take place at
207 N. Broadway, Suite P, Santa Ana, 1-4pm.
. The historic
Bradford House, 136 Palm Circle,
Placentia, will be open for tours 2-4pm on July 11th. The modified Queen Anne Victorian-style home was built in 1902 by rancher
Albert Sumner Bradford.