Thursday, January 31, 2008

Postcards, paper, books, maps, Bowers & Newport

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Today's image is a postcard, depicting the Newport wharf (a.k.a. Newport Pier ) around 1900. If you'd like to see (and buy) intere...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Disneyland parking lot

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When legendary Disney designer/engineer John Hench first saw Disney's California Adventure , he reportedly said, "I liked it bette...
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Monday, January 28, 2008

Capistrano, Anaheim High School, and pioneers

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Today's photo (again courtesy Mike Tucker ,) shows Mission San Juan Capistrano in the 1960s. Someone more familiar with the Mission...
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Knott's and Villa Park Elementary School

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Today's photos of Knott's Berry Farm in the 1960s came to me from my old friend Mike Tucker who created the Anaheim Colony websi...
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Milford Zornes, Port Theater, Bowers & Orange

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Yesterday was the 100th birthday of the last of the original great California School watercolor painters: Milford Zornes . He celebrated b...
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Friday, January 25, 2008

Anaheim Plaza, El Camino Real, Maag House, etc.

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Today's photo shows Anaheim Plaza at Euclid Ave and the 5 Freeway in Anaheim , around 1960. Notice how the train tracks parallel the ...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Raiders of Thailand, etc.

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" Federal agents raid Bowers Museum for smuggled antiquities ." ( O.C. Register ) . For really interesting reading, also see the...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Huntington Beach, OCMAHS calendars, Tustin, etc

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Today's "before and after" photos were taken near the base of the Huntington Beach Pier. In the distance, you can see the in...
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