obit – Death Takes Clark J. Bonner, Sr.

Clark J. Bonner was a nephew of William A. Clark and J. Ross Clark, the builders of the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory.  When J. Ross Clark died in 1927, Bonner who had been a successful businessman in his own right, assumed control of J. Ross Clark’s financial interests.  He already controlled the financial interests of … Read more

Sweet Old Days in Los Alamitos

The following article was originally published in the June 1956 issue of Westways Magazine.  At the time Los Alamitos was still an unincorporated area of 600 residents, mainly residing in the Old Town areas just north of Katella Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard, the Garden Park Acres (now Apartment Row) between Katella and Farquhar and … Read more

Sweet Old Days in Los Alamitos

The following article was originally published in the June 1956 issue of Westways Magazine.  At the time Los Alamitos was still an unincorporated area of 600 residents, mainly residing in the Old Town areas just north of Katella Avenue and Los Alamitos Boulevard, the Garden Park Acres (now Apartment Row) between Katella and Farquhar and … Read more