Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Knott's, Modern architecture, Irvine, Bowers, etc.

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So the good news is you're finally tall enough to go on the Sky Jump and the Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm . The bad news is t...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

"Flogged like a beast" in Dana Point!

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Book cover art appealing to a, um, ... niche audience.  It's pulp non-fiction! I've never before seen a book related to Orange...
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Friday, August 21, 2015

Who owned O.C.’s roads in 1918?

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Motoring in Orange County, 1910s The history of our roads is fascinating, and today I came across a curious 1918 newspaper article that ...
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Sunday, August 09, 2015

Malls and shopping centers, 1977

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Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Today I stumbled across a copy of the Shopping Center Development Handbook , a 1977 book about the planni...
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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Come to where the flavor is,... Mission Viejo!

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Look! It's another great Mission Viejo promotional film from the 1970s! Watch for those Philip Morris product placements! (*cough!*)...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The Orange and the Dream of California

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Fruit crate art (1920s), extolling twin miracles: Oranges and California. Author David Boulé will speak on “ The Orange and the Dream ...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Mission Viejo, 1967

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Here's a 20-minute film from 1967, marketing the new community of Mission Viejo . In his indispesable book, Orange County Place Names ...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Jewish History and early O.C. Baseball

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The Heritage Museum of Orange County (3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana ) has been hosting some great historical programs in their speaker ...