Larry Strawther Here is an early description of Alamitos Bay from Out West magazine, Charles Lummis booster-istic magazine which played a significant role in publicizing Southern California’s virtues, real and non-existent from the 1890s and into the early 20th century. Reprinted from Out West Magazine, a magazine of the old Pacific and the new, Volumes 37-38 (1913) … Read more
The following article was originally published in the June 1956 issue of Westways Magazine. At the time Los Alamitos was still an unincorporated area of 600 residents, mainly residing in the Old Town areas just north of Katella Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard, the Garden Park Acres (now Apartment Row) between Katella and Farquhar and … Read more
Seal Beach has a party coming up — and while to our minds maybe it should officially be called Incorporation Day instead of Founders Day — it still will have lots of events to attend and help celebrate the city’s 95th Birthday. There’s going to be a dinner/dance on Saturday night, October 2nd at Old … Read more
As a person with a long history of spending time on things that don’t bring in money or pay bills, it should be no surprise that I’m a history buff. Over the years of avoiding real work, I’ve spent a lot of time researching the history of our little corner of the world. And we … Read more
Oct. 23, 2006 The Bixby Ranch Company – co-developer and former owner of much of what is now Rossmoor, the College Park area of Seal Beach, and southeast Long Beach is offering two immense pieces of undeveloped Central Coast property for sale. The land, which contains one of the prime surfing spots in California and … Read more
from the News-Enterprise, Nov. 30, 1995; Los Alamitos Television/Channel 3’s recent coverage of the Sunset League and CIF Southern Section Division I Football Playoffs has been featured regularly on broadcast stations such as KNBC-Ch. 4. But last Friday’s contest between the Los Al Griffins and the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits was very special. When head … Read more
With the recent flak over discussions between Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and Rossmoor to explore sharing services, we thought it might be worthy to note that we have been sharing many services for a number of years. Fire, library, flood control, and sewer come to mind. The Los Alamitos Water District was pushed by the Chamber … Read more
Originally printed September 03, 1987 – LA Times Paul J. Erskine, publisher for more than two decades of the News-Enterprise Newspapers in Los Alamitos, died Wednesday of cancer at his Rossmoor home. He was 62. Erskine had been ill in recent months, according to Lowayne Sammons, the newspaper’s office manager. Erskine had owned the weekly … Read more
Long Beach Independent, April 13, 1963, p.B1 Foe of Extremists Quits School Race by MARK CLUTTER A staunch supporter of Los Alamitos Schools withdrew from the school board race Friday because of what she called “mudslinging and name-calling.” “I am withdrawing as a candidate in the hope that my supporters will vote for other candidates … Read more
Over the years, Los Alamitos has played host to a numb er of national gatherings of model airplane fans. The naval air base was a natural host for such events, which often was arranged to also have demonstrations by such precision flying groups as the Blue Angels. The annual national meet was first held in … Read more