Tuesday, March 31, 2009

San Juan by-the-Sea

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San Juan by-the-Sea was a railroad boom town created in 1887. It was subdivided and marketed, but it never really took off. The busy scene ...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Sambo's, Coco's, etc.

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I just received an email from Chris Nichols with a link to a new website , followed with the words, "WOW! The Jack Laxer of Sambo’s ...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Anaheim & Disneyland's Wonderful World of Color

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Here's a great image of Walt Disney reading stories at Disneyland in 1966. (Click photo to enlarge.) It came from a magazine ad for R...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Balboa, Rancho Santa Margarita, El Toro, etc.

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Today's image shows the Balboa Pavilion in about 1906. . I'd like to welcome the brand-spankin'-new Rancho Santa Margarita Hi...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Knott's Berry Farm's Whittles

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By 1960, Disneyland had five years of success under its belt, and Knott's Berry Farm - long successful in its own right - began to b...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Googie, O.C. Archives, Orange, Dana Point and shameless self-promotion

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I'll be giving two talks on local history next week. The photos above show examples of Googie Architecture in the City of Orange - w...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Historic Old Towne Orange threatened

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Historic Downtown Orange has suddenly been thrown into peril and needs your help. The City seems to be planning the methodical destruction ...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Laguna Beach and Modjeska

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Today's photo shows Downtown Laguna Beach in about 1925. Note the White House Cafe , and the snappy "Laguna Beach" sign han...