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Los Alamitos – Early Memories – Bessie Juszkievicz

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This article was originally published in The News-Enterprise, presumably in the year 1980.  Bessie Juszkievicz was the wife of Bronislav Juszkievicz who was the field superintendent  for the sugar beet factory.  They arrived in Los Alamitos in 1922 from Illinois.  Bronislav kept that job for a number of years, even after the factory shut down … Read more

Los Alamitos – The Floods of 1952

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Before they were channeled in high concrete walls, the San Gabriel, Los Angeles, Santa Ana  Rivers as well as Coyote Creek used to frequently flood during heavy rains.  More often than one might think,  these rains were enough to cause the rivers to change courses, only to later revert back during another storm.   The Santa … Read more