The old
Howe-Waffle House in
Santa Ana seems to reflect each season -- And with all that orange and white trim, Halloween is no exception. Note that the sign in the window now advertises the
Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society's annual
Cemetery Tour, which will be held at
Fairhaven Cemetery on Oct. 20th, 10am-3pm. A lot more information is available
on their website.
Meanwhile, down at the
Orange County Fairgrounds in
Costa Mesa, I'm told that one of the few remaining buildings from the
Santa Ana Army Air Base (shown below) is scheduled to disappear. It appears that the veterans memorial garden that was once a fixture in front if this building has already disappeared, although the flagpole remains. It seems a shame to see the remnants of the SAAAB disappearing one by one.
Historical volunteer extraordinaire
Marie Schmidt passed away Oct. 1 at age 94. It was
only last year that Marie retired from her volunteer work at the
Placentia Public Library’s
History Room -- which she, along with
Pat Irot and
Pat Jertberg -- created in 1991. She was also an active member of the
Placentia Historical Society, the
Orange County Historical Society, the
Yorba Linda Historical Society and the
Placentia Library District Historical Committee, and was a docent at the historic
Bradford House. Marie was one of the most productive volunteers in local history, and the Placentia History Room is a fine testament to her work in our field. Let us hope that future generations pick up where she left off. Marie leaves a large family and many friends and will be greatly missed.
The photo above shows crucibles and stirring rods found by archaeologists near historic mining sites in Orange County. I took this picture recently at the
John D. Cooper Archaeological & Paleontological Center. Wish I had more information on these, but even without context they're pretty interesting. I'll post a few more photos from the Cooper Center soon.
The
Brea Historical Society has unveiled a new publication,
Brea, Then & Now, (shown below), which features hundreds of photographs of people, places, and events from throughout the community's history. The author is
Tim Harvey, and the book is available for $30 at the
Brea Museum & Heritage Center, the Brea Civic Center (Community Development office), That Frame Place, and Aljon Graphics.
Does anyone have any OLD pictures of the
Huntington Beach City Jail, wedged into the alley between Main St. and 5th St? The building still stands (behind the
Sugar Shack cafe), but modern photos won't help this time. We're trying to confirm that the big sliding doors indeed date back to the time of the structure's use as a jail.
I was just at the Fairgrounds last month (while on a visit) and noticed that just about all the old buildings are gone. Now this one too...the old Infirmary to go? BTW, the building roof frame did look a bit tired. Perhaps the building is just beyond economic repair. It wasn't built to be permanent, but nonetheless, something should be preserved from the past. And this one is quite typical of what was there. PS...back in the early 60s I recall a few barracks buildings on the OCC property...all long gone of course.
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