This chapter basically covers Old Ranch Country Club from 1978 through the remodel of 1988. During this time the club underwent great change as it continued to grow under general managers Dean Kring and Harry Davis, and the tennis side continued to expand under Bob Litrich and his new assistant Lynn Stiles. But like all … Read more
I have placed each chapter on a separate page so if any readers have information to add, correct or dispute they can do so in the comments section. Enjoy. Chapter One – The beginnings.
The fourth of our series showing us how we have eaten our way through the Los Al-Rossmoor area over the years. This time we check out the kabobs and quiches, etc. of Katella Avenue, working our way from East to West, starting at Walker (kind of) Katella – (East Los Alamitos) On the Greens catering … Read more
After two posts on the restaurants of Rossmoor, (Rossmoor Center food here, Rossmoor Village here) we now move “outside the walls” to take a look at the many restaurants of Los Alamitos proper over the years. Again, we didn’t grow up here and know we are missing some eateries (especially the older ones). Let us know … Read more
For a tiny area, we have had a lot of restaurants over the years. I started compiling a list on a whim and help from locals on the Facebook Rossmoor page. The lists got too long so I broke them up into multiple posts. The first was the restaurants of the Rossmoor Shopping Center. The third segment … Read more
This is the first in a series of posts about all the places to eat around here over the years. The development of the Rossmoor Shopping center is an interesting story, but too long to deal with here, so look here instead. The original, very ambitious plans for the Rossmoor Center were … Read more
Probably no incident irritates Rossmoor residents more than the annexation of the Rossmoor Shopping Center by the City of Seal Beach. “If we only had those sales tax dollars… if we only had those property tax dollars…” are familiar refrains from Rossmoor old-timers and newcomers. alike. Probably most irritating for the old-timers was the suddenness … Read more
This is an article I originally wrote for the Seal Beach Sun in July 2014. The 100th anniversary of Seal Beach comes up next year, but we are already in the middle of some other significant anniversaries. Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the actual naming of Seal Beach (changed from Bay City in … Read more
courtesy of the Rancho Los Alamitos archives. As I remember this area, in the 1930’s the only paved roads were Bixby Avenue (where Rossmoor Center meets Los Alamitos Blvd.), Bryant Avenue (now Orangewood — and Constitution on the base), and Katella… all oiled roads. All the farm roads were dirt. Bixby and Bryant Avenue were … Read more
[I know — this article is way too long. But a real and accurate history covering the beginnings of the Los Alamitos Naval Air Station — now the Joint Forces Training base — has never been printed before. I wanted to not only finally get a more accurate one published, but to also point out … Read more