Friday, September 09, 2016

The Royal Order of Optimistic Donuts

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Ad from 1930s Civic Repertory Theatre of Los Angeles program courtesy J. Eric Lynxwiler. In naming their brand of toroid  treats “ Optim...
Thursday, September 08, 2016

Los Alamitos, Dana Point and wine

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Larry Strawther writes, "August 21 marked the 75th anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Los Alamitos Navy Air Station – the fi...
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Friday, August 05, 2016

Santa Ana's wishlist, 1881

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Fourth St., Santa Ana, circa 1887. On Dec. 14, 1881, the Santa Ana correspondent to the new Los Angeles Times newspaper shared some of ...
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Friday, July 15, 2016

Fiesta de Luz, Sam Stein, and the Almazzadeluzoresquibo

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From "High Lights In Civic Parade & Carnival", Popular Mechanics , Jan. 1917 Short, 353 pounds, bald, and wearing a pink ...
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Friday, June 17, 2016

A Red Car anniversary

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On June 17, 1904, the Pacific Electric Railway opened a "Red Car" line from Long Beach to Huntington Beach. It was an important...
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Monday, June 06, 2016

O.C. in the British Library

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Here are a couple images of old Orange County from the Flickr feed of the British Library. It just goes to show you haven't done all y...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

The Counterculture in Orange County

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Handbill promoting Yippie Day at Disneyland, Aug. 6, 1970. While the monolithic notion of Orange County as an ultra-conservative bedroo...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016

A couple events this weekend...

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...and if you can't make it to this event in Costa Mesa on Sunday (or even if you can), also consider the big Vintage Postcard and Pa...