After World War II, the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce annually selected as honored guests two members from the two football teams – USC and Penn State – who played at […]
Horace Blair Honored at Rose Bowl Kickoff Banquet
Downtown Report: Early October 2023
New in Town Chako’s Social Chako’s Social has just opened also, at 101 S Harbor. They promise to be “the hottest new restaurant and Supper Club in Southern California, with bold flavors, […]
History of Placentia Fruit Company Explored at CSUF Library
Climbing up the stairs of the CSUF Pollak Library, I stopped at the fourth floor. Amidst the child development textbooks and young adult and juvenile literature, I encountered a small exhibit that […]
Beckman Instruments Building Has History of Scientific Invention
Fullerton has been home to many large manufacturing companies over the years, such as the Hughes Aircraft Company, and Sylvania Electric Products. More recently, the Kimberly-Clark plant was torn down and along […]
Recollections of the Wilshire Theater
Since so many theaters are closing because of the pandemic, I thought it would be interesting to write about one of Fullerton’s most beloved movie houses, the Wilshire Theater, which closed roughly […]
The More Things Change…Orange County a Century Ago
Excerpts from the The Orange County Review (1921) Among the many treasures hidden in the archives of the Fullerton Public Library Local History Room are digital copies of a monthly magazine called […]
