Thursday, January 21, 2021

Temple Hills and Mystic Hills, Laguna Beach

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Artist's concept of Temple Hills, 1924 Charles Upton asks: "What is the history between 'Mystic Hills' and 'Temple Hil...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

José Andrés Sepúlveda’s El Refugio

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Portrait of Don José Andrés Sepúlveda, circa 1856 by Henri Joseph Penelon (Courtesy Bowers Museum, via Santa Ana Public Library) A tiny sket...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Truer words,...

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 "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." -Ray Bradbury
Tuesday, January 05, 2021

Citrus in Orange County

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This citrus crate label from Tustin depicts orange groves and the Santa Ana Mountains. I recently ran across a CD full of short historical i...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Another cautionary tale...

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We recently lost Prof. Walter E. Williams, who, like any great economist, had an excellent grasp of the patterns, details and mechanics of h...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Rob Richardson in railroad heaven

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Tim Rush just sent me an email I felt I had to share, since so many of you knew (and therefore liked) railfan, local historian, and Santa An...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

A year without Phil

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One year ago today, on Dec. 12, 2019, historian Phil Brigandi passed away in his beloved hometown or Orange. His last breath was taken only ...
Wednesday, December 09, 2020

Connections between Calico and Orange County

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Phil Brigandi in Calico, 2009. (Photo by C. Jepsen) When the Orange County Historical Society held a historical of the mining town of Calico...