Today's images come from a 1965 booklet about Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The image above shows the base's landmark watertowers, and is posted at the request of Lee F., who misses them. Below is an image of the enlisted barracks.
Was Neutra's Mariners Medical Arts Building really saved after all? Read the Register's Arts Blog to see how the current owner is chipping away at the site's historical and architectural integrity..
An exhibit of 50 drawings of Eichler homes in Orange by Jeffrey Crussell will open Sat., Feb. 20th, 4-8pm and February 21, 4-8pm and will run through March 20th 2010. More information about times, location, and how to RSVP are available on Crussell's website.
An exhibit of 50 drawings of Eichler homes in Orange by Jeffrey Crussell will open Sat., Feb. 20th, 4-8pm and February 21, 4-8pm and will run through March 20th 2010. More information about times, location, and how to RSVP are available on Crussell's website.
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I'm amazed that one of my earliest posts here at the Roundup is still among the most popular. Specifically, my post about Villa Sweden restaurants still gets long and enthusiastic responses -- both via email and in the comments section. Above all, people want to know the recipe for Villa Sweden's famous limpa bread. If you have that recipe tucked away somewhere, please share it! The masses have spoken and they want that bread!
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The theme park blogs continue to share great old photos. Stuff From The Park has posted some cool snapshots of Knott's Berry Farm. And Vintage Disneyland Tickets has a nice two-part (one and two) post on Videopolis -- Disneyland's teen dance venue during the 1980s. Scroll down to the list of "Theme Park History Links" on the right-hand side of this page for even more interesting stuff.
