1933 – Berger Going Ahead With His Race Track
originally published in Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1933 The sport of horse racing did not technically begin in the Los Alamitos area when Frank Vessels started his Sunday “bet-less”…
1956 – OBIT: Paul (Bob) Robinson Passes Away after long out with cancer
From the Thursday January 13, 1956 issue of the Los Alamitos-Cypress Enterprise. Page 1, col 1. (bottom left corner) Los Alamitos Civic Leader passes Away after Long Siege of Cancer…
Beginnings of the The Youth Center in Los Alamitos
I have heard many stories abut the Youth Center’s beginnings in the Los Alamitos area, but never a definitive, documentable explanation. And I suspect, as often happens with institutional histories,…
Chamber of Commerce has long history in Los Alamitos
While not officially incorporated as a city until 1960, Los Alamitos has had a very definite presence since it was first laid out as a sugar factory town in 1896.…
1959-60 – Incorporation/annexation fever sweep through Los Al, Rossmoor again
Sep. 17, 1959 – Feisty SRO Rossmoor crowd discuss, insult Los Alamitos incorporation SEP 17, 1959 – Enterprise A feisty, standing-room-only crowd at Rossmoor School… discuss Los Alamitos planned incorporation…