Old Ranch – Chapter 3 – The Second Decade
This chapter basically covers Old Ranch Country Club from 1978 through the remodel of 1988. During this time the club underwent great change as it continued to grow under general…
Food for Thought, Part I: Rossmoor Center
This is the first in a series of posts about all the places to eat around here over the years. The development of the Rossmoor Shopping center is an interesting…
The Rossmoor Center annexation … Was it really “theft?”
Probably no incident irritates Rossmoor residents more than the annexation of the Rossmoor Shopping Center by the City of Seal Beach. “If we only had those sales tax dollars… if…
The Marina Palace – A look back 50 years ago
This is an article I originally wrote for the Seal Beach Sun in July 2014. The 100th anniversary of Seal Beach comes up next year, but we are already in…
Which Heads of State have visited the West OC?
What royalty or heads of state have graced the West OC/East LB area with their presence? It seems to not be a very long list. In 1915 former US President…
Seal Beach is a town of “firsts”
With the Santa Ana and Irvine-centric bias (not to mention the Disneyland fanboy-ism) of the mainstream Orange County Historical Establishment, accomplishments in our little corner of the word often gets…
Stuff Filmed/Taped Around Here (Los Al, Rossmoor, SB, East LB and Cypress too)
NOTE: Okay, this will be a work in progress, but we’ve got to start somewhere. If you have information to add, please do. Since we are right on the edge…
The old Eucalyptus groves that once stood here
For all of you who nostalgically remember the larger groves of Eucalyptus trees that once stood in this area — in particular near Gum Grove Park and by the Old…
New books on Los Al-Rossmoor and Seal Beach History
Here are two books that cover the local history of two communities. SEAL BEACH: A BRIEF HISTORY by Larry Strawther — History Press $17.99 The wooden pier, tree-lined Main Street…
The official act creating Anaheim Landing
Because we’ve been doing some research for its 150th anniversary, we’ve been on a bit of an Anaheim Landing kick lately. Orange County’s first port was officially founded in 1864…