December 1897 – Sugar Beet report on Los Alamitos
The December 1897 issue of the Sugar Beet Planter’s correspondent had a couple references to s activities at the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. In the first he wrote: The Champion…
October 31, 1897 – Alamitos Campaign Closes
This article was originally printed in the Nov. 3 issue of the Lehi, Utah Banner. Lehi was the site of another sugar factory that had been constructed by E.H. Dyer…
July 31, 1897 – Louisiana Planter correspondent tours new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory
Los Alamitos, California. July 31, 1897. Editor Louisiana Planter: A recent visit to the factory disclosed the fact that the beets delivered from this neglected corner of the country are…
July 1897 – Anaheim Gazette coverage of the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory
The Anaheim Gazette was the major newspaper covering Orange County from the county’s formation through the first two decades of the 20th Century. Copies of it are available on microfilm…
August 1897 – A German Immigrant farmer writes to Chicago of Los Alamitos
The Louisiana planter and sugar manufacturer was one of three major publications which regularly covered the sugar industry in America. Much of their writings were reprints of articles and letters…
An Excursion to the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory
The article below was first published in the October 1897 issue of the Land of Sunshine, edited by Charles F. Lummis. Land of Sunshine was one of the most influential…
Sweet Old Days in Los Alamitos
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…
Sweet Old Days in Los Alamitos
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…
LATV – Dissolution might actually lead to a good thing
It might be a local tragedy. Then again it might actually be a golden opportunity. The decision last Monday to dissolve the LATV-3 non-profit corporation followed a five-month controversy that…
BUSINESS: Katella Deli
Katella Deli was opened by Sam Ratman and his sons in 1964. It was originally located in what was then called The Rossmoor Medical Park but is now the Rossmoor…