1931: We Really Live Now: Just try to Take us Back to the City
In their never-ending quest to synergize new ways of making money, the LA Times used to run many more special sections and pages. One was “Little Farm Homes”. This is…
June 21, 1935 — Dorothy B. George, One of first women in Los Al to get pilots license
I’m not sure just how accurate the headline is but I thought this little tidbit from the June 25, 1935 LA Times to be of interest. Eleven applicants for mon-commercial…
obit – Alice Otte Cosyns, of Los Alamitos
from the Long Beach Indpendent, Sunday, Nov. 8, 1950 — page 43-A Rosary or Mrs. Alice Otte Cosyns, 73, of Los Alamitos, who died yesterday, will be recited at 8pm…
Esther Mejia – Los Alamitos’ oldest living resident
originally submitted to the OC Register, and published on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 She tells stories from Los Alamitos’ past Esther Mejia, 94, lives in the house where she grew…
obit – Dr. Homer Eugene deSadeleer, long-time Seal Beach physician
Most histories of the Los Alamitos area frequently mention a strong heritage of Belgian immigrant farmers. While their numbers and impact to the area are usually overstated, some certainly had…
1964: 1st LAUSD Unification Attempt
June 19, 1964 – Press-Telegram, p. B-11 Alamitos School Unity Bid OKd By County Unit By JIM MELTON The proposed Los Alamitos Unified School District received county level approval without…
1963- 1969 – Early attempts at local School Unification
It is almost universally acknowledged that one of the great strengths of the Los Alamitos School District is its small size. It has allowed local parents to feel like their…
1853 – August – Diary of Dr. Thomas Flint
The Bixbys are a legendary name in the history of Long Beach and the Rancho Los Alamitos, and deservedly so. The true start of the family fortune goes back to…
1853 – July – Diary of Dr. Thomas Flint
The Bixbys are a legendary name in the history of Long Beach and the Rancho Los Alamitos, and deservedly so. The true start of the family fortune goes back to…
A c.1953 map of Los Alamitos — man, where is everything?
This is for the map junkies out there. Here is a rather parochial (i.e. Alamitos-centric) selection from a c.1953 map of Ranchos in Orange County. (It was labeled as a…