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…
DEC 1916 – MAY 1917 – Many improvements to Los Alamitos Sugar Factory and town
Los Alamitos sugar factory General Manager E.C. Hamilton, who assumed control of the factory in 1914, continued to update and modernize the Los Alamitos factory and the town seem to…
1960 Kate, Ella Help Open Road Named ‘Katella’
By LEONARD SARGEANT News Assistant City Editor LOS ALAMITOS— Miss Kate Rea, 85½, and her “kid” sister, Mrs. Ella Wallop, 80, were the hits of a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday…
1853 – Sept. – Diary of Dr. Thomas Flint
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…
Timeline – 1891-95
A compendium of events that had an effect on the development and history of Rossmoor and Los Alamitos. 1891 Shortly before John Bixby’s estate is settled in 1891, the rest…
Then and Now: Dutch Haven
Dutch Haven was the first Los Alamitos subdivision built after Rossmoor went in across Los Alamitos Boulevard. I’m not sure if it was the same developer, but previously another Dutch…
Dec 1900 – Beet Sugar Gazette
The Beet Sugar Gazette was a monthly publication covering the entire sugar beet industry around the world. With offices in Chicago, it was published on the 5th day of each…
Nov. 1900 – Beet Sugar Gazette — Clarks file suit against Bixby over sugar factory sewage right of way
The Beet Sugar Gazette was a monthly publication covering the entire sugar beet industry around the world. With offices in Chicago, it was published on the 5th day of each…
SEP 1900 – Beet Sugar Gazette – Factory wraps up “successful run of about a month”
The Beet Sugar Gazette was a monthly publication covering the entire sugar beet industry around the world. With offices in Chicago, it was published on the 5th day of each…
The Los Alamitos-Elvis Presley connection
It may be a stretch to believe it, but there is a Los Alamitos-Elvis Presley connection — beyond the 1955 announcement in the Enterprise that some local Laurel School students…