New book on History of Los Alamitos & Rossmoor to be released this month
In mid November the History Press will publish my new (and first) book, A Brief History of Los Alamitos & Rossmoor. I’m very proud of this work – and not…
Old Los Al Sugar Factory was home for “light motor car” venture
After the Sugar Company moved its refining operations down to the Santa Ana Sugar plant, the factory buildings were home to diverse enterprises. Dr. Ross Pet food was probably the…
April 26, 1926 – Press-Telegram: News from Surrounding Communities – City Garden Acres
CITY GARDEN ACRES, April 30—Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bower were held at St. Isabel Church Tueasday afternoon. Interment was at Central Park Memorial. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Sjostrom spent…
OBIT: Eunice D. Labourdette (1872-1950), 52-year resident of Los Alamitos
Eunice Labourdette came to Los Alamitos in 1898 when she married Pete Labourdette, a saloon-owner and winemaker. The Labourdettes had one son and four daughters, who married into the Poe,…
OBIT: Alfred W. Jones (1851-Dec. 1914), longtime sugar factory sales manager, ambassador
This obituary ran in the Long Beach Press, January 2, 1915 Death date not given. Born in Vermont Nov. 16, 1851.Married Miss Emma Hall of Barton, Vt., in 1877 and…
March 1926 – Press-Telegram articles about Los Alamitos: News From Surrounding Communities
LOS ALAMITOS, March 6 —The regular meeting of the Woman’s Club was held at the Church Wednesday, presided over by Mrs. P.R. Campbell, Vice-President. An amendment to the Constitution, providing…
1951- Laurel School Photobook – Staff photos
Founded in 1897, Laurel School was the only School in the Los Alamitos Community until 1958 when Rossmoor School was opened. This is the staff photo from the 1951 Laurel…
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…
Dec. 13, 1959 – Old Factory said to be Death Trap (LA Times)
The beginning of the end of the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory began with the release of a report by Orange County officials detailing all the potential hazards of the abandoned…
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…