Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Let's explore the Orange County Archives!

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This photo was taken on Halloween. I don't normally dress like this for work! I'm speaking on the subject of " What's N...
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Saturday, March 01, 2014

The Taj Majal, aliens, Earl Nickles & Capistrano

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I just came across this scene from the 1967 TV show, " The Invaders ," featuring Laguna Hills ' landmark Taj Majal Buildin...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Evan Krewson (1926-2014)

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Evan Krewson leads O.C. Historical Commission on a tour of Old Courthouse restoration work, 1985 All of us who care about Orange County...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Dizzyland, Santa Ana, 50 shades of Earl Grey, etc.

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"When you wish upon a Schlitz..." Here's another 1974 photo (above) from the Werner Weiss Collection at the Orange County ...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Natalie A. Kotsch (1937-2014)

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According to the O.C. Register , Natalie Kotsch , founder of Huntington Beach 's International Surfing Museum , died Thursday night af...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Photography, Scene Painting, Wintersburg, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, etc.

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My friend Werner Weiss donated digital rights to a good portion of his collection of 1970s Orange County (non-Disney) slides to the Ora...
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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

The Presidents and Orange County

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President Harrison in Santa Ana, 1891. (Photo courtesy Orange County Archives) Presidents Day is coming soon, so I thought a look at pre...
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Skiing Old Saddleback,... revisited

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In the Feburary 2014 installment of my monthly, " Ask the O.C. Answer Man " column in Orange Coast Magazine , I wrote that our...
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