CITY GARDEN ACRES, April 30—Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bower were held at St. Isabel [Isadore?] Church Tueasday afternoon. Interment was at Central Park Memorial. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Sjostrom spent Sunday in Pasadena, with Mrs. Sjostrom’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Furniss. Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Donnell of San Bernardino, spent the … Read more
CITY GARDEN ACRES, April 30—Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bower were held at St. Isabel [Isadore?] Church Tueasday afternoon. Interment was at Central Park Memorial. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Sjostrom spent Sunday in Pasadena, with Mrs. Sjostrom’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Furniss. Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Donnell of San Bernardino, spent the … Read more
This obituary ran in the Long Beach Press, January 2, 1915 Death date not given. Born in Vermont Nov. 16, 1851.Married Miss Emma Hall of Barton, Vt., in 1877 and they came to California 20 years ago, living in Los Alamitos for 17 years. He worked for the Los Alamitos Sugar company, becoming sales manager … Read more
This obituary ran in the Long Beach Press, January 2, 1915 Death date not given. Born in Vermont Nov. 16, 1851.Married Miss Emma Hall of Barton, Vt., in 1877 and they came to California 20 years ago, living in Los Alamitos for 17 years. He worked for the Los Alamitos Sugar company, becoming sales manager … Read more
LOS ALAMITOS, March 6 —The regular meeting of the Woman’s Club was held at the Church Wednesday, presided over by Mrs. P.R. Campbell, Vice-President. An amendment to the Constitution, providing that there should be no meetings of the club during July and August was passed. The hosteses of the day were Mesdames Bloomquist and Condra, … Read more
Founded in 1897, Laurel School was the only School in the Los Alamitos Community until 1958 when Rossmoor School was opened. This is the staff photo from the 1951 Laurel School photobook. We have all the faculty and principal names, but a few custodians and admin staff remain unknown, We’re sure someone out there can … Read more
Nellie Butterfield and her brother Harry left two of the earliest first person remembrances of life in early Los Alamitos. While some details differ4 (Nellie says the family came in 1898, Harry says it was 1897 and Harry is probably right) overall, they provide a consistent record of how things were in the young town. … Read more
LOS ALAMITOS, Jan. 31 — Loren Cloud, postmaster, will be installed as president of the Chamber of Commerce at uinstallation ceremonies, conducted this evening. The event, to be preceded by a 7 o’clock dinner, will be staged in the dining hall of the Athletic Club. Honor guests will include Supervisor Willis Warner and postmasters from … Read more
Okay, mythbusting is a strong term for this article, but it apparently did get your attention. The intent of this article is to solely to resolve conflicting information — and there is a lot of conflicting information about St. Isidore — by citing specific, sourced information to present our version of that nebulous creation we … Read more
The beginning of the end of the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory began with the release of a report by Orange County officials detailing all the potential hazards of the abandoned facility. With all the negatives laid out, and the place being labeled a “death trap,” the absentee landlord (he apparently lived in Pasadena) had no … Read more