P. ___ Tarride operated a saloon, winery and grocery in what would become the city of Los Alamitos. He is listed in the 1899-1900 City index published in the Orange County Directory. In late 1899/early 1900 the holdings were taken over by J. Pierre (Pete) LaBourdette, according to Walter Case, whose column “Did You Know … Read more
The most prominent family in the growth and development of the Long Beach and West Orange County area were the Bixbys. The family’s “patriarch” of sorts was Lewellyn Bixby who first came to California in 1850 for the Gold Rush but soon joined with his cousins Thomas and Benjamin Flint to switch to mercantilism and … Read more
This article is from the The Sugar beet, Volume 24, Issue 7, one of the three principal trade publications covering the Sugar Industry throughout the world. The Beet’s correspondent, Rialto, resided in San Francisco and primarily culled his information from the Southern California newspapers, the Anaheim Gazette, Sana Ana Blade, the Chino Champion, and sometimes … Read more
Horsewoman Millie Vessels Is Dead at 72 : Racing: She took over management of Los Alamitos after her husband’s death in 1974. January 22, 1992|BILL CHRISTINE | TIMES STAFF WRITER Millie Vessels, 72, who sustained Los Alamitos Race Course’s reputation as the leading quarter horse track in the country after her husband’s death in 1974, … Read more
Note: this article is a work in progress. I have come across a number of articles and bios on Los Al Race Track founder Frank Vessels, but much of the information is regurgitated and unverified legend, not to mention often conflicting. So this is an ongoing attempt to sift the fact from the legend — … Read more
The Pacific, Volume 58, Issues 1-26, p8-9 (1908). By Congregational Churches in California. Northern California Congregational Conference Los Alamitos.—The Los Alamitos Congregational Church, which has had a struggle to live, is now meeting with encouraging results under the care of Rev. A. L. Seward and his wife, who is very efficient in calling, carrying cheer and sympathy wherever … Read more
LOS ALAMITOS, Cal.—The beet sugar factory of the Los Alamitos Sugar Co. employs 75 men day and night, and produces 40 tons of granulated sugar per day. The capacity of tho factory is from 300-100 tons, but 408 tons of beets have been sliced in one day; 3,500 acres are cultivated in beets, but this will be raised to … Read more
Source: The Home missionary: Volumes 74-76 – Page 198 (1902) The Home Missionary was the annual publication of the Congregational Church Missionary Society, which supplied the minister for the Congregational Church in early Los Alamitos. The minister’s report to the society provides much information about the early religious happenings in Los Alamitos. In this report … Read more
The following was from the City of Los Alamitos’ August 1963 newsletter to its residents. Why Industry? Recently, the City has taken issue with the Anaheim Union High School District and the Los Alamitos Elementary School District on the location of school sites within industrially zoned land. The question is often asked , why are … Read more
LB Press-Telegram, Friday, January 11, 1963 Special to the Press Telegram SAN FRANCISCO—Attempts to censor school textbooks in Los Alamitos School District and other Orange County School Districts came under fire today at a hearing by the State Board of Education on textbooks. Zane Meckler. secretary of the education committee of the Community Relations Conference … Read more