Old Ranch Chapter One – The Beginnings
I have placed each chapter on a separate page so if any readers have information to add, correct or dispute they can do so in the comments section. Enjoy. Chapter One – The beginnings.
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Food for Thought #4: Los Al restaurants on Katella
The fourth of our series showing us how we have eaten our way through the Los Al-Rossmoor area over the years. This time we check out the kabobs and quiches, etc. of Katella Avenue, working our way from East to West, starting at Walker (kind of) Katella – (East Los Alamitos) On the Greens catering … Read more
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 we only had those property tax dollars…” are familiar refrains from Rossmoor old-timers and newcomers. alike. Probably most irritating for the old-timers was the suddenness … Read more
1ST PERSON: Albert Cosyns, Belgian farmer of the Alamitos
courtesy of the Rancho Los Alamitos archives. As I remember this area, in the 1930’s the only paved roads were Bixby Avenue (where Rossmoor Center meets Los Alamitos Blvd.), Bryant Avenue (now Orangewood — and Constitution on the base), and Katella… all oiled roads. All the farm roads were dirt. Bixby and Bryant Avenue were … Read more
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 overlooked, especially when it comes to being included in lists of Orange County “firsts.” So we felt compelled to attempt to set the record straight. … Read more
Timeline – 1891-95
A compendium of events that had an effect on the development and history of Rossmoor and Los Alamitos. 1891 Shortly before John Bixby’s estate is settled in 1891, the rest of Rancho Alamitos is divided among the partners. The northern western portion of the Rancho adjacent to the Rancho Los Cerritos (including what would later … Read more
1909 Who’s Who on the Pacific Coast – Local connections
Who’s who on the Pacific Coast: a biographical compilation of notable living … edited by Franklin Harper CLARK, J. Ross, Railroad Man; born, Connellsville, Pa., Apr. 10, 1850; son, John and Mary (Andrews) C. Edu.: public schools, Pa.; Acad., Bentonsport, la. Married, Miriam A. Evans, Apr. 16, 1878, at Butte, Mont. Moved to Mont., … Read more
1896 – Coyotes have been a local nuisance for a long time
No one disputes that coyotes were in this area before man, but here is some evidence of their audacity. October 3, 1896 – LA Times, p13 In the Anaheim column: A correspondent from Alamitos near the factory site asks in the Anaheim Gazette: What are we to do with the coyote element? We can’t get … Read more
October 1956 – Los Al Teenagers want to start Elvis Presley Fan Club
from the Enterprise, Oct. 25, 1956 (page 8) Teenagers want to Star “Elvis Presley Fan Club” LOS ALAMITOS — An Elvis Presley Fan Club is underway for a group of Los Alamitos teenagers if they can get others to join their move. Any seventh or eighth grader can join, the originators of the idea announced, … Read more
This article covered the end of the very first sugar beat season for the new Los Alamitos Sugar Factory. The Los Alamitos Bee was the town’s very first newspaper and was in operation as early as mid-July, when the factory was nearing the completion of construction. Los Alamitos, California. On Monday of last week, or … Read more