tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post9025155482503001970..comments2024-03-22T14:59:09.847-07:00Comments on O.C. History Roundup: Trains, Irvine, Doris, Don Kennedy, owls, etc.Chris Jepsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-77373013555511762492015-09-19T17:38:08.836-07:002015-09-19T17:38:08.836-07:00Great work Chris. I'll have to see about getti...Great work Chris. I'll have to see about getting into SAPL. I sadly live just on the border of Santa Ana and Orange, but maybe my boss has a SAPL card. Much appreciated. We're not open until late '15/early '16, but come check us out when we do open the doors.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712898440914462486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-51823009110346585982015-09-19T17:38:07.910-07:002015-09-19T17:38:07.910-07:00Great work Chris. I'll have to see about getti...Great work Chris. I'll have to see about getting into SAPL. I sadly live just on the border of Santa Ana and Orange, but maybe my boss has a SAPL card. Much appreciated. We're not open until late '15/early '16, but come check us out when we do open the doors.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712898440914462486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-77021978399167317242015-09-19T14:30:08.009-07:002015-09-19T14:30:08.009-07:00The Register is available through newspapers.com f...The Register is available through newspapers.com from 1906 up into the 1940s. It's available on ProQuest from the 1980 forward. Unfortunately, the Blinking Owl falls into the chronological gap between. Those years should be available on microfilm at SAPL, but with no index it's sort of a slog. Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-63871924041899134222015-09-19T14:27:25.487-07:002015-09-19T14:27:25.487-07:00The Blinking Owl was in an old building that had a...The Blinking Owl was in an old building that had a brick second story added in 1910. The building served as a variety of cafes throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The Blinking Owl doesn't yet appear in the 1965 directory. It *does* appear in the 1971 directory. (I don't have access to Santa Ana directories between 1965 and 1971, but you might try the Santa Ana History Room at the S.A. Public Library.) The Blinking Owl appears to have closed in 1976. Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-35531710563676934092015-09-18T15:11:51.399-07:002015-09-18T15:11:51.399-07:00Bummer. Well thanks for checking Chris. I'm hi...Bummer. Well thanks for checking Chris. I'm hitting a wall too. I couldn't find the LA Times story on the robbery and haven't found a way to search older Santa Ana/OC Register archives. The search continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-68139844153470866062015-09-18T14:09:23.787-07:002015-09-18T14:09:23.787-07:00I did a little more digging and have come up with ...I did a little more digging and have come up with nothing useful.Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-64475257603622802232015-09-18T14:07:04.404-07:002015-09-18T14:07:04.404-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-81753798444267252352015-09-18T10:28:43.808-07:002015-09-18T10:28:43.808-07:00I know this blog post is a few years old, but I...I know this blog post is a few years old, but I'm curious if there was any follow-up information on the Blinking Owl question. I work for a new distillery opening in Santa Ana that is reviving the Blinking Owl name, and we are looking for background on the old namesake.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Ryan FriesenRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712898440914462486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-4625871085373030262012-03-30T15:53:14.802-07:002012-03-30T15:53:14.802-07:00Great update with many interesting activities and ...Great update with many interesting activities and information. Hope you are feeling better soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com