Campbell’s Market

Business in early Los Alamitos – 1896 to 1956

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Most of the first merchants in Los Alamitos were saloon keepers. And many not of the best reputation.  These men catered to the hard-working railroad track layers and the teamsters who helped haul equipment around.   Immediately after the construction of the sugar factory and a railroad to the site were first announced, the citizens … Read more

Businesses in 1950s Los Alamitos

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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 … Read more