BIO: Hugh T. O’Connor
Hugh T. O’Connor is a name that pops up frequently in any study of the City of Los Alamitos from 1900 to 1940. He was first heard from while a…
BIO: Hugh T. O’Connor
Hugh T. O’Connor is a name that pops up frequently in any study of the City of Los Alamitos from 1900 to 1940. He was first heard from while a…
October 1905 – Blind Pigs, Sunken Beverages
A “Blind Pig” was an old slang term for a dive (or lower-class drinking establishment if you will) that sold alcoholic beverages illegally. The operator such as a saloon or…
DEC 1916 – MAY 1917 – Many improvements to Los Alamitos Sugar Factory and town
Los Alamitos sugar factory General Manager E.C. Hamilton, who assumed control of the factory in 1914, continued to update and modernize the Los Alamitos factory and the town seem to…
August 1903 — Exciting Cattle Drive From Los Angeles County Foothills to Los Alamitos
printed in LA Times, August 11, 1903 and Covina Argus, Saturday, August 15 In these days when the fertile valleys of Southern California are cut up into small holdings and…
1960 Kate, Ella Help Open Road Named ‘Katella’
By LEONARD SARGEANT News Assistant City Editor LOS ALAMITOS— Miss Kate Rea, 85½, and her “kid” sister, Mrs. Ella Wallop, 80, were the hits of a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday…
1960 Kate, Ella Help Open Road Named ‘Katella’
By LEONARD SARGEANT News Assistant City Editor LOS ALAMITOS— Miss Kate Rea, 85½, and her “kid” sister, Mrs. Ella Wallop, 80, were the hits of a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday…
Local Mythbusting: Was the Rossmoor Wall built from the bricks of the demolished Los Alamitos Sugar Factory?
One of the most persistent local myths is that the original wall surrounding Rossmoor was built from the bricks of the demolished Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. While a nice story…