Larry Strawther From the Thursday January 13, 1956 issue of the Los Alamitos-Cypress Enterprise. Page 1, col 1. (bottom left corner) Los Alamitos Civic Leader passes Away after Long Siege of Cancer LOS ALAMITOS— One of Los Alamitos’ most active civic leaders, Paul (Bob) Robinson, passed away Sunday in Seaside Hospital, following several months of suffering from … Read more
The Bixbys are a legendary name in the history of Long Beach and the Rancho Los Alamitos, and deservedly so. The true start of the family fortune goes back to the early 1850s when cousins Benjamin and Thomas Flint and Lewellyn Bixby returned home to Maine from Gold Rush California, where they had some success … Read more
The Enterprise, Thursday, February 12, 1954, page 7 Mrs. Oscar Watte was elected president for the coming term of the Altar Society of St. Isadore’s Catholic Church of Los Alamitos. She will be assisted by Mrs. Camille Pattyn, who was chosen vice-president; and Mrs. Bruce Baker will be secretary and publicity chairman. Mrs. Ray … Read more
While not officially incorporated as a city until 1960, Los Alamitos has had a very definite presence since it was first laid out as a sugar factory town in 1896. An early 1897 LA Times article listed the new community as one of the top three towns in Orange County — along with Anaheim and … Read more
Before Los Alamitos, before Seal Beach (even before Long Beach), there was Anaheim Landing. Now it’s swallowed up by the US Naval Weapons Station, but it was the first major European/non-Native American settlement in the Los Alamitos-Seal Beach area. It got its name because of its use by the merchants and residents of the Anaheim … Read more
The young town of Los Alamitos had a reputation as a rough place, and this incident did nothing to change that image. It is culled from the files of The Pacific Rep0rter which summarized the legal cases (including appeals) along the Pacific Coast. 1907, August 25 – Murder in Los Alamitos TAGGART, J. Defendant … Read more
1899-1900 Orange County Directory Belt Fine Publishing, Santa Ana — $2.00 March 1899 [p.153] LOS ALAMITOS Is located on a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad some 14 miles northwest of Santa Ana. It is the heart of the sugar beet section and the Los Alamitos Sugar Beet factory is located there. This establishment alone distributes … Read more
P. ___ Tarride operated a saloon, winery and grocery in what would become the city of Los Alamitos. He is listed in the 1899-1900 City index published in the Orange County Directory. In late 1899/early 1900 the holdings were taken over by J. Pierre (Pete) LaBourdette, according to Walter Case, whose column “Did You Know … Read more
This article is from the The Sugar beet, Volume 24, Issue 7, one of the three principal trade publications covering the Sugar Industry throughout the world. The Beet’s correspondent, Rialto, resided in San Francisco and primarily culled his information from the Southern California newspapers, the Anaheim Gazette, Sana Ana Blade, the Chino Champion, and sometimes … Read more
Horsewoman Millie Vessels Is Dead at 72 : Racing: She took over management of Los Alamitos after her husband’s death in 1974. January 22, 1992|BILL CHRISTINE | TIMES STAFF WRITER Millie Vessels, 72, who sustained Los Alamitos Race Course’s reputation as the leading quarter horse track in the country after her husband’s death in 1974, … Read more