October 1905 – Blind Pigs, Sunken Beverages
A “Blind Pig” was an old slang term for a dive (or lower-class drinking establishment if you will) that sold alcoholic beverages illegally. The operator such as a saloon or…
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…
August 1903 — Exciting Cattle Drive From Los Angeles County Foothills to Los Alamitos
printed in LA Times, August 11, 1903 and Covina Argus, Saturday, August 15 In these days when the fertile valleys of Southern California are cut up into small holdings and…
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…
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…
Local Mythbusting: Was the Rossmoor Wall built from the bricks of the demolished Los Alamitos Sugar Factory?
One of the most persistent local myths is that the original wall surrounding Rossmoor was built from the bricks of the demolished Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. While a nice story…
1910 – Dec. 10 – Los Alamitos Sugar Factory Barbecue
Local oldtimers have cited that the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory would kick off its annual campaign — the opening of the factory to take in the just-harvested sugar beet crop…
Bio – Job Denni
This bio was originally printed in Samuel Armor’s History of Orange County, Part 2, p. 1606. JOB DENNI. — A native of Canton Unterwalden, Switzerland, Job Denni was born on…
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…
Origins of Street Names and Tract Names in Los Alamitos
Not surprisingly since it is the smallest city in Orange County, Los Alamitos doesn’t have that many streets and roads. But some do have an interesting history so I thought…