Early Los Alamitos Recollections (1898-1904): Nellie Butterfield
Nellie Butterfield and her brother Harry left two of the earliest first person remembrances of life in early Los Alamitos. While some details differ4 (Nellie says the family came in…
Jan 31, 1941 — Los Alamitos Chamber to Seat Leaders (Press-Telegram)
LOS ALAMITOS, Jan. 31 — Loren Cloud, postmaster, will be installed as president of the Chamber of Commerce at uinstallation ceremonies, conducted this evening. The event, to be preceded by…
Local Mythbusting II: St. Isidore/Isadore – separating facts from fiction
Okay, mythbusting is a strong term for this article, but it apparently did get your attention. The intent of this article is to solely to resolve conflicting information — and…
Mid 1940 – The beginnings of NAS Los Alamitos
In 1938, even before the war in Europe and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Congress had authorized the construction of new naval aviation training facilities and Navy…