Food for Thought #4: Los Al restaurants on KatellaFood for Thought #4: Los Al restaurants on Katella
The fourth of our series showing us how we have eaten our way through the Los Al-Rossmoor area over the[...]
Food For Thought #3: Los Al restaurants – On the BoulevardFood For Thought #3: Los Al restaurants – On the Boulevard
After two posts on the restaurants of Rossmoor, (Rossmoor Center food here, Rossmoor Village here) we now move “outside the[...]
Food for Thought #2: Rossmoor VillageFood for Thought #2: Rossmoor Village
For a tiny area, we have had a lot of restaurants over the years. I started compiling a list on a[...]
Food for Thought, Part I: Rossmoor CenterFood for Thought, Part I: Rossmoor Center
This is the first in a series of posts about all the places to eat around here over the years.[...]
The Rossmoor Center annexation … Was it really “theft?”The Rossmoor Center annexation … Was it really “theft?”
Probably no incident irritates Rossmoor residents more than the annexation of the Rossmoor Shopping Center by the City of Seal[...]
The Marina Palace – A look back 50 years agoThe Marina Palace – A look back 50 years ago
This is an article I originally wrote for the Seal Beach Sun in July 2014. The 100th anniversary of Seal[...]
1ST PERSON: Albert Cosyns, Belgian farmer of the Alamitos1ST PERSON: Albert Cosyns, Belgian farmer of the Alamitos
courtesy of the Rancho Los Alamitos archives. As I remember this area, in the 1930’s the only paved roads were[...]
August 21 marks 75th anniversary for Los Al base groundbreakingAugust 21 marks 75th anniversary for Los Al base groundbreaking
[I know — this article is way too long. But a real and accurate history covering the beginnings of the[...]
The Register looks at Los Alamitos in 1930The Register looks at Los Alamitos in 1930
The Feb. 19, 1930 issue of the Santa Ana Register, celebrating the paper’s 25 anniversary, featured pages dedicated to each[...]
Which Heads of State have visited the West OC?Which Heads of State have visited the West OC?
What royalty or heads of state have graced the West OC/East LB area with their presence? It seems to not[...]