San Clemente, Bradford House, Olive, Lorson's, etc

Here are two 1950s images of the San Clemente Pier from two totally different sources. The one above is from 1956 and was taken by someone in the County Planning Dept. The photo below comes from a slightly earlier postcard. (You can see a building being built in the 1956 shot that does not appear in the one below.)

Daralee has added a new article about Louis Schorn to her Olive Through the Ages website.

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There will be a rally to save Triangle Park and the old Main Street Library in Downtown Huntington Beach this Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2pm.

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There's another article in the Register today about the closing of Lorson's Books in Fullerton.

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The Register also features an article about the Bradford House in Placentia, and how items of historical interest turn up in the darnedest places.

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Orange, Golden Bear, Dreger Clock, videos, etc.

Dell has delayed the shipping date for my new computer three times now. So I still can't edit photos, which explains why I'm just posting whatever's handy. Today's images show the Plaza in Downtown Orange. The image above is from about 1895 and appeared on the cover of Phil Brigandi's last book. The image below is from 1887 and is a view looking east.

The Register's website now features a slideshow from the recent Golden Bear reunion in Huntington Beach.

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They also ran a good story about the final leg of Glenn Frank's Dreger Clock restoration project.

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It's been a while since I rounded up recent YouTube videos related to O.C. history, so I though I'd catch us up a bit,...

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First of all, you can see the airplane crash that killed noted O.C. aviator/stuntman Paul Mantz. No, we don't see any gore, thank God. Just a plane in a lot of trouble.

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Huell Howser's visit to historic Anaheim (with Cynthia Ward as tour guide) has also been posted to YouTube as a six-part series. Here are links to the various segments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.

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The "Great Park" people have also posted some snippets from oral histories conducted by CSUF's Center for Oral & Public History as part of their MCAS El Toro project.

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There's also a funky mini-documentary about Tim Rush of the Santa Ana Historial Preservation Society.

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Just in time for Fall, there's now an ad on YouTube for the Orange County Football Book. (Based on the ad's dramatic music, you'd think the book was about something more important than playing games.)

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Someone has also posted footage of El Morro Trailer Park in the 1960s. (Search the same guy's YouTube account to find the rest of it.)
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And finally, Chris Epting has posted another installment in his Disneyland series -- this time using some old photos from Daveland as a starting point.

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Balboa, John Wayne, OC Archives & Dreger Clock

Here are two more postcard images of Balboa from the Orange County Archives' Tom Pulley Collection. The image above shows the Balboa Ferry and the Fun Zone as they appeared in 1948. The image below shows the popular Christian's Hut bar and restaurant.

In case you missed it there's a nice article in today's Register about Smithsonian Day tomorrow, and how six Orange County museums are holding open houses. The version of the article on the Register's website also includes a bunch of images from (and of) the Orange County Archives. (I'm being a shameless self-promoter today. Sorry.)

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Speaking of open houses, John Wayne's old yacht, the Wild Goose, will be open for tours in Newport Harbor this weekend.

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After years of work by Glenn Frank, the Buena Park Historical Society and others, the Dreger Clock, (once located at Knott's Berry Farm) will be dedicated at its new home, next to the historic Whitaker/Jaynes House. The ceremony will take place Oct. 3rd. For details see Glenn's website.

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San Clemente

My blog entries are usually driven by current events, by material suggested or sent to me by others, or by whatever strikes my fancy. There's no real plan. Accordingly, I occasionally notice that I've unfairly ignored certain communities. It just happens. For instance, it turns out I've only posted about five images San Clemente over the past three years. My mea culpa begins with the 1950s postcard of Downtown San Clemente posted above.

This next photo shows beach parking at San Clemente in about 1928. From my own childhood, I seem to remember a big dirt parking lot. Today the lot is paved, landscaped, and well-lighted.

In the early days, developer Ole Hanson decreed that all buildings in San Clemente must conform to the town's slogan: "The Spanish Village of White Houses." Everything built was in a Spanish motif and featured white walls and red roofs. Perhaps you thought South County's planned communities and strict CC&Rs were something recent?

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Balboa, Orange County Archives and Katella

Today's images of Downtown Balboa come from Tom Pulley's amazing postcard collection. The first (top) is from sometime around the 1910s, and the second image is from World War II. Although much has changed, both views are still pretty recognizable today.

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The Orange County Archives will hold a free Open House this Saturday, Sept. 26, 10am-4pm. The Archives are very rarely open on weekends. If you normally can't get in to do research during the week, this is your chance. "Behind the scenes" tours will be available. The Old Courthouse Museum (upstairs) and the Dr. Howe-Waffle House Museum (next door) will also be open that day and offering tours. These events are held in conjunction with Smithsonian Magazine's annual Museum Day.

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On Sunday at 2pm, the Anaheim Historical Society will hold their annual Ice Cream Social at the GardenWalk shopping center at 321 W. Katella Ave. The City of Anaheim's Heritage Services Manager, Jane Newell, will discuss the lives of Kate and Ella Rea, for whom Katella Avenue was named.

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