This can be kind of misleading, because newspapers at the time considered Los Alamitos to extend east to Miller(Valley View) and South to at least Garden Grove Boulevard. remember this was all part of the Rancho Los Alamitos.
- Airport Cafe, 11142 Los Alamitos Blvd. Lil and Jay Westlake, proprietors. Cafe reopened in May 1956 after remodeling. (Enterprise, May 3, 1956) same address as the Boondocks.
- DeWitt’s Market- 10842 Los Alamitos Boulevard. (Agust 2, 1956 – After 10 years in the grocery business in Los Alamitos, Cleo DeWitt announced the sale of this market to Rees Bros. of Anaheim. DeWitt purchased the store form Coy Long. Mr and Mrs DeWitt expect to buy an house trailer and leave for about a month’s rest and vacation, and they said they have no immediate plans for the future after they return,. On their vacation they will tour Utah, Colorado and other states in the area.)
- Enterprise – Dale Kroesen, proprietor. Until 1956 it was printed in Cypress
- Bud’s Hobby Shop – Bud Cook operated this originally out of his garage for its first couple years.
- Louie’s Texaco Service (Louis Aguiar)
- Los Alamitos Beverage Store – Dick Fulford, proprietor. 10601 Los Alamitos Blvd.
- Los Alamitos Automotive Center – 10851 Los Alamitos Blvd.
- Los Alamitos Barber Shop (Bernice Erickson, prop.) 10822 Los Alamitos Blvd.
- R.R. Meunier, barbershop formerly perated by Lee Davis, located behind Jack Baird’s Realty.
- Conner’s Cafe/also known as Ruth’s Malt Shop — 10955 Los Alamitos Blvd., owned by Bill and Ruth Conners from about 1952, leased it to Mike Husser of Westminster (Enterprise, May 17, 1956).
- Marie’s Coffe Shop (Marie Slette, properietor). (Enterprise, Aug 2, 1956). Waitress Lola Gustafson. (Enterprise, Nov. 22, 1956, p.1, col. 1)
- Ethel’s Coffee Shop (Green & Los Alamitos Blvd.) – Ethel & George Gobelman
- Rees Bros. Market (was DeWitt’s until sale in early 1956)
- Jacob’s Radio & TV repair
- Campbell’s Market
- Ollie’s Flying “A” Service and Garage (Ollie Briggs) Los Alamitos Blvd. and Florista
- Los Alamitos Cleaners
- Long’s Market & Trailer Park . MacLean’s Meats (both shared same address)
- MacLean’s meats
- Jake’s Chevron Service (Jake Bettger) Katella & Los Alamitos Blvd.
- Roy Baker’s Richfield Service & Garage
- Pattyn’s Rubbish Disposal Service
- Ernie and Irene’s Beauty Salon – (Ernie Haff, propritor) Enterprise Nov. 22, 1956, p.1)
- Jack Baird Real Estate & General Insurance – 11162 Los Alamitos Blvd. His home/office was designed by his son-in-law, award-winning architect Edward Killingsworth, and the mid-century modern/post and beam structure won a number of “small office” design awards.
- Elmer’s Signal Service – 10772 Los Alamitos Blvd. (Mel Lewis of Garden Groive, proprietor. handles Harbor gasoline) Enterprise, August 16, 1956.
- Dr. Val E. Sneed, optometrist – 10881 Los Alamitos Blvd.
- Palm Tree Cafe (see crime 1956). was referenced as a place where motorcycle gangs hung out. 10761 Los Alamitos Blvd. By Dec. 13, 1956 it had been sold and remodeled and reopened as Robert Leo’s Pantry.
- Robert Leo’s Pantry – 10761 Los Alamitos Blvd. (Ad, Enterprise, Dec. 13, 1956, p.10) All Newly remodeled; A Family restaurant; Open 24 Hours. The management wishes to emphasize that the new restaurant is entirely separate from the Bar Room. We Invite Family Trade; Complete Family Meals.) HE 3-9433.
- Los Alamitos Salvage Yard (J.B. and Lorraine, proprietors) – 3390 Cerritos
- A.J. Supply – A.J. Labourdette, prop. 3242 Cerritos
- Labourdette Plumbing
- Ray Bakers Century Service
- Lady Fair Cleaners
- Mel’s Service
Local Dairies
Charles Burrows Dairy
Walter C. Kuppens – 4771 Cerritos (east of Lexington/Denni – just north of the golf course.)
David Haagsma 10561 Bloomfield. Site of new Laurel HS, LAUSD Office