Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Stephen Gould (1947-2020)

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The byline from Gould’s Tustin News column, “Tustin Remembrances.”  Stephen Louis “Steven” Gould passed away August 22, 2020, at age 73. He...
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Bob's Men's Shop, Knott's Berry Farm

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Bob's Men's Shop, December 1966 Bob and Patty Anderson opened Bob’s Men’s Shop on Grand Ave. at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park on ...
Monday, March 08, 2021

Orange County in 1849

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C. C. Parry Here's an excerpt from the journals/notebooks of naturalist Charles Christopher Parry (1823-1890), written as he traveled so...
Sunday, March 07, 2021

The naming of MacArthur Boulevard

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General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), U.S. Army On February 6, 1942, disabled war veteran and former Santa Ana Valley Hospital manager Mart...
Saturday, March 06, 2021

Don Dobmeier retires from O.C. Historical Commission

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At the 75th anniversary of Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant, Don Dobmeier holds up a photo of himself from a 1977 Knott's hist...
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 ...