OC Historical Roundup blog features old Los Alamitos
The June 11 entry in Chris Jepsen’s OC Historical Roundup blog features one of the classic photos of early Los Alamitos, most likely taken in the late 19 teens or…
1955-56 — Before Rossmoor, Ross Cortese built the Frematic Homes in Anaheim
This article was originally published in the Anaheim Historical Society’s January 2010 newsletter. I have been in touch with the author and we have shared much information on Ross Cortese,…
Los Alamitos as seen on Sanborn Maps – 1898, 1907 and 1922
A valuable tool for any history buff are the the Sanborn Maps. Originally created to assess fire insurance liability in urbanized areas in the United States, the maps are now…
Los Alamitos – The Floods of 1952
Before they were channeled in high concrete walls, the San Gabriel, Los Angeles, Santa Ana Rivers as well as Coyote Creek used to frequently flood during heavy rains. More often…
Isais W. Hellman
Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos Sugar Factory
Phillip A. Stanton
Seal Beach
The Bixbys
The Clarks
The Land & Rivers
1896 – USGS map showing Los Alamitos area as it was
To the left is a late 1896 USGS map showing the lower portion of “the Downey” quadrangle, the upper portion of the Bolsa quadrangle and the west portion of the…
1860’s: Flint, Bixby & Co buy Irvine & Los Cerritos ranchos, will become largest landowners in the state,
The most prominent family in the growth and development of the Long Beach and West Orange County area were the Bixbys. The family’s “patriarch” of sorts was Lewellyn Bixby who…
Biography: Los Al Race Track founder Frank Vessels – He bet the ranch and brought home a winner
Note: this article is a work in progress. I have come across a number of articles and bios on Los Al Race Track founder Frank Vessels, but much of the…
August 1963 – Los Alamitos newsletter: Why Industry?
The following was from the City of Los Alamitos’ August 1963 newsletter to its residents. Why Industry? Recently, the City has taken issue with the Anaheim Union High School District…
Biography: Frank Capitain, architect of the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory & town
18 JUN 1897 – Land of Sunshine: A Magazine of California and the Southwest. p42- One of the busiest men and the same time the pleasantest in all Southern California…
March 1967 – Seal Beach annexes the Rossmoor Center
You’d have to be a hermit or living jn the Bin Laden compound to be oblivious to the recent John Moorlach inspired local conversation about Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, and Seal…