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July 19, 2013 Larry Strawther

Technically, the first documented dedicated movie theater in the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor area was the Fox Theater which opened up in the Rossmoor Business Center in July 1964. I did, however,…

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Seal Beach’s celebrates REAL 100th birthday next month

June 4, 2013 Larry Strawther

Although Seal Beach residents will not officially celebrate their village’s 100th birthday until Oct 1915, Seal Beach technically will turn 100 years old on July 17 of this year. It…

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Dec. 15, 1966 – Jet Crash in Rossmoor

April 28, 2013 Larry Strawther

Rossmoor resident recalls when Navy Jet landed in his backyard Burton Schild, an orthodontist, was one of Rossmoor’s original residents, owning a home on Yellowtail Drive that backed up to…

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Dec. 15, 1966 – Jet Crash in Rossmoor

April 28, 2013 Larry Strawther

Rossmoor resident recalls when Navy Jet landed in his backyard Burton Schild, an orthodontist, was one of Rossmoor’s original residents, owning a home on Yellowtail Drive that backed up to…

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Street Names of Rossmoor

April 27, 2013 Larry Strawther

People often ask me to confirm stories they have heard about Rossmoor. (No, it was not originally intended to be a nudist camp — that was somebody’s joke on Wikipedia.)…

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Street Names of Rossmoor

April 27, 2013 Larry Strawther

People often ask me to confirm stories they have heard about Rossmoor. (No, it was not originally intended to be a nudist camp — that was somebody’s joke on Wikipedia.)…

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Looking Back at Looking Back: 1965 — Los Alamitos Marks Its 5th Birthday

December 9, 2012 Larry Strawther

Having worked for a daily newspaper during my formative years and running my own small-town publication, I know that correct facts are often immaterial to a story. So keep that…

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Looking Back at Looking Back: 1965 — Los Alamitos Marks Its 5th Birthday

December 9, 2012 Larry Strawther

Having worked for a daily newspaper during my formative years and running my own small-town publication, I know that correct facts are often immaterial to a story. So keep that…

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Christmas Past in early Los Alamitos

November 27, 2012 Larry Strawther

The Holiday season is full swing now– which means Youth Center Christmas tree sales at the Ganahl Parking Lot, Holiday Crafts sales, sports teams selling wreath and poinsettias, realtors driving…

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Christmas Past in early Los Alamitos

November 27, 2012 Larry Strawther

The Holiday season is full swing now– which means Youth Center Christmas tree sales at the Ganahl Parking Lot, Holiday Crafts sales, sports teams selling wreath and poinsettias, realtors driving…

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