Saturday, January 27, 2024

O.C. Q&A: Santa Ana Mountains Edition

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View from Modjeska Peak, July 2009 (Photo by author) Q:  Why do you call the prominent double-peak in the Santa Ana Mountains "Old Sadd...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

O.C. Q&A: Street History Edition

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Orange crate label from Charles C. Chapman's Old Mission brand. Q:  Why are there two major avenues named for Mr. Chapman in Orange Coun...
Saturday, January 13, 2024

O. C. Q&A: Sea Life Edition

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Wanda the Whale is captured in Newport Harbor, 1961. Q:  I've heard that the first killer whale in captivity came from Newport Harbor. T...
Saturday, January 06, 2024

O.C. Q&A: Irvine Park Edition

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Circa 1920 photo of the 1914 boathouse at Irvine Park. (Courtesy Don Dobmeier) Q:  I found an old photo labeled “Orange County Park,” but I...
Tuesday, January 02, 2024

Post-holiday community bonfires

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Christmas tree bonfire, Eastbluff Dr., Newport Beach, 1970. From the 1950s into the early 1970s, many Orange County communities held large m...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

O.C. Q&A: Disneyland Edition

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The Dairy Bar in Tomorrowland, 1957 (Courtesy Dave DeCaro, Davelandweb.com ) Q:  Which Disneyland attraction was the biggest flop? A:   The ...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

O.C. Q&A: Christmas Edition

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Newport Beach City Hall, decked out of "40 Miles of Christmas Smiles," 1950. Q:  Did O.C. have any special Christmas traditions th...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

A Kellogg House blast from the past

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The H. Clay Kellogg House, Santa Ana, in 2019. I just stumbled across this old Los Angeles Times article (below) from January 1, 1994. I ap...