Joe Tatar, Fullerton Icon The call came in the morning after Joe passed, a plea to make sure there was an appropriate tribute to a man who graced so many stages and […]
The Downtown Report: Mid-April Edition
Mike Ritto
The Downtown Report: Early April Edition
Getting to know you This pre-printed, spiral bound phone directory was left behind when we purchased our mid-1960 era house in East Fullerton. Each one listed on the first page is included […]
The Downtown Report: Mid-March Edition
When the “Renaissance” of our downtown began, spurred on by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake that threatened to cause many of our buildings to be red tagged, some buildings that sat untouched […]
The Downtown Report: Early March Edition
No Baseball? Think again. Unless sports are just not your thing at all, you had to be happy when the Rams won the Super Bowl, the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series, […]
The Downtown Report: Mid February Edition
FUHS Auditorium update If you were anywhere near Chapman and Lemon last week, you had to notice the huge crane soaring up into the blue sky and wondered what has been taking […]
The Downtown Report: Early February Edition
Mystery Building Many industries and endeavors dominated this part of Southern California before it eventually became known as Orange County, and the “second gold rush” took off after farmers started planting oranges […]
The Downtown Report: January Edition
A Sad Loss Suddenly, right at deadline for this page, Chris, Damion, and Davis were in the picture, and those three (some of Fullerton’s finest photographers) stepped up and that led to […]
The Downtown Report: Mid-December Edition
Playing The Detective: Searching for what became of old local taverns Reviewing a previously-discovered list (below) triggered an interesting series of new discoveries. If you read over this list, you may recognize […]
The Downtown Report: Early December Edition
A look back to a look forward Everyone here at The Observer hopes every one of you had a memorable reunion of sorts at Thanksgiving, and that you feel optimistic as we […]
The Downtown Report: Mid-November Edition
Central Business District (CBD) It’s hard to imagine all these years later being the new guy now, the too-young-to-know-anything guy in Downtown Fullerton in the 80s. I quickly learned from other business […]
