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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…