Wednesday, February 24, 2021

How Santa Ana's Lyon Street got its name

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It seems like Lyon St., being near the Santa Ana Zoo, might have something to do with lions. Instead, it appears to be named for local pio...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Kilson Drive and Kilson Square, Santa Ana

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Ad for Kilson Square, Santa Ana Register, June 28, 1923 The Kilson Square subdivision in Santa Ana (Tract 466) is named for its owner/develo...
Friday, February 12, 2021

Downtown Santa Ana's disappearing historic churches

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First Methodist Episcopal Church of Santa Ana The number of old church buildings in Downtown Santa Ana continues to dwindle. Last year, the ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The naming of Anaheim

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Seal of the Los Angeles Vineyard Society. How and why did the Los Angeles Vineyard Society name their wine colony Anaheim? “Heim” is the Ger...
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...