1896 – Development of the Sugar Factory – one news item at a time
JAN 1896 – Dyer and Capitain enter in agreement to sell bonds for the Cerritos Sugar Company. They agreed to sell enough bonds to raise $4. After that sum had…
The history of the Los Alamitos School District, Part I
Many previous local histories cite the Los Alamitos School District’s s origins as going to back to 1881, a reference which is incorrect.
OBIT: 1996 – Garland Stephens – early Rossmoor leader, attorney for Frank & Millie Vessels
This obituary below appeared in the North County Times (San Diego County), February 23, 2006. Garland Stephens was a very involved personality in the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor area. He apparently became…
DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE OF LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1898-99
Grades 5-6-7-8 A.M. 9:00- 9:15 — Opening and General Work 9:15- 9:30 — Arithmetic – Fifth 9:30- 9:45 — Arithmetic – Sixth 9:45-10:00 — Arithmetic – Seventh 10:00-10:05 — Calisthenics…
1973 – Los Al: City Finding a New Economic Identity
reprinted from the February 2, 1973 Anaheim Bulletin (Editor’s Note: The following article is one of a series reviewing the accomplishments of cities in North Orange County during 1972, and…
1979, Feb. 8 – Anaheim Council Opposes NAS Los Al as major jet airport
When the Navy started to close down their operations at NAS Los Alamitos, ne of the options that got some serious attention for a short period of time was a…
14 OCT 1955 — Dairymen Tie Up More Land South of Cypress; New “Dairy City” Overlaps Los Alamitos Boundary Lines
When it came to incorporating Los Alamitos had bad luck, but it may have been inevitable. The members of the Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce wanted to incorporate for the…
May 31, 1981 – Los Alamitos Drops Plan to Annex Rossmoor
The headline could almost be from 1961 or from 2011. The Rossmoor-Los Al annexation discussion has been going on for a long time. Here are some articles from the 1981…
OBIT: “Los Alamitos had a treasure in Jim Bell” (OC Reg. Sep 4, 1998)
OBITUARY: With a high school diploma and determination, he helped built the city’s infrastructure — then was its first mayor. By ROBIN HINCH Orange County Register When Jim Bell moved…
Newspapers in Los Alamitos / West Orange County area
The following publications regularly carried information on Los Alamitos. I have information on about half of them and will start filling in as time allows. EARLY DAYS (PRE 1915) Los…