1985: LA Times: Los Alamitos: Webbs donate $30,000 to spur High School Theater Project
March 31, 1985|SUSAN LOUX, LA Times Sparked by a $30,000 donation, a dream for the Los Alamitos Unified School District just may come true. The school district has been in…
The Los Alamitos-Elvis Presley connection
It may be a stretch to believe it, but there is a Los Alamitos-Elvis Presley connection — beyond the 1955 announcement in the Enterprise that some local Laurel School students…
quick-bio: Jack Baird, Los Al realtor-insuranceman, 1947-1955
Jack Baird was a real estate agent and insurance man in Los Alamitos. He lived in Los Alamitos in the 1930s, then he and his family, which included his daughter…
McDonald’s: Reopening eagerly anticipated now, but in 1971 it was unwelcome in Los Al
After a short time down for some remodeling, the Los Alamitos McDonald’s restaurant will be reopening next week, according to an article at Shelley Henderson’s OC Breeze website. What is…
1959 – Rossmoor home is given away on “Queen for a Day” TV show
One of Ross Cortese’s strengths was his marketing skills. The homes were okay, construction was better than most but as a developer he paid attention to the little things and…
1897 – Los Al Farmer’s Wife Tries to Kill Herself
Life on the Los Alamitos plains could be difficult for the early pioneers in the area. One Cypress area woman recalled that in the 1890s, one could see for miles,…
1897 – Squatter Problem at Anaheim Landing
The new growing town of Los Alamitos offered great opportunities to the open farmlands of the Hellman Ranch, but it also caused unintended problems for landowner I.W. Hellman, as articulated…
1897 – Squatter Problem at Anaheim Landing
The new growing town of Los Alamitos offered great opportunities to the open farmlands of the Hellman Ranch, but it also caused unintended problems for landowner I.W. Hellman, as articulated…
1898 – Los Alamitos Mother of Nine Small Children becomes Insane
ORANGE COUNTY ________ MOTHER OF NINE SMALL CHILDREN BECOMES INSANE _________ Mrs. Goodens of Los Alamitos Imagines She Saw Two Men Murder a Boy in Front of Her House. Bolz…
1898 – Los Alamitos Mother of Nine Small Children becomes Insane
ORANGE COUNTY ________ MOTHER OF NINE SMALL CHILDREN BECOMES INSANE _________ Mrs. Goodens of Los Alamitos Imagines She Saw Two Men Murder a Boy in Front of Her House. Bolz…