Buena Park, Brea, and O.C. Railroads
This map of Buena Park's Japanese Village & Deer Park appears on a number of websites, but I did at least clean it up a bit in Photoshop. This tourist attraction had a fairly short life, opening in 1967 and closing in 1974. It was north of Knott's Berry Farm, near the intersection of Manchester and Stanton Ave..
The Brea Museum & Heritage Center, 495 S. Brea Blvd, will host an exhibit July 3 to Sept. 18 on early U.S. aviation history – with an emphasis on Southern California. The exhibit includes historical photos and documents and a walk-in diorama booth featuring the famous Jan. 1910 Air Meet at Rancho Dominguez Field. The Museum is open on Saturdays, 10am to 3pm.
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Rob Richardson will discuss and sign his new book, Railroads and Depots of Orange County, at the Old Orange County Courthouse on July 1, from noon to 1pm.
Long Emo Hair for Girls
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When my husband died he was in his mid fifties and I was in my early thirties. At that time I thought that the age of fifty something was unfathomably old. Naturally my perspective on the matter has changed greatly. At least, when he died, I could say that he had lived a rich and full life. Strangely knowing that he had five decades to live up to his potential, including having two marriages, five children, a successful business and a multitude of friends, made his death less traumatic.
But how does anyone deal with the death of a young adult. There is no way to put an ameliorating layer of "he lived a full life" on the comprehension of death. The death of the young is so very sad because it is also the death of potential. Who would this young man have become if he had lived out his life? What would he have brought to the world?
In this particular situation there are even more questions about how a strapping young man of 20 could disappear on his way home from a friend's house in Bel Air a mile away from his home in Brentwood. How the police and coroner could mistake the identity of a hit and run victim for two days after the family had filed a missing persons report, searched the neighborhoods and trails of western Bel Air by foot, hired a private investigator and searched by bloodhound and helicopter.
A rather amazing thing came out of the senselessness of this situation. Through the use of Facebook and Twitter, the news of his disappearance spread quickly and many more people than just the immediate family and friends could be on the lookout for him. Unfortunately, by then it was too late but it was an important reminder of how technology can help in times of crisis.
Jamie O'Connell, had your grandfather lived to have seen the fine young man that you became, he would have been very proud.
Jamie O'Connell, R.I.P.
But how does anyone deal with the death of a young adult. There is no way to put an ameliorating layer of "he lived a full life" on the comprehension of death. The death of the young is so very sad because it is also the death of potential. Who would this young man have become if he had lived out his life? What would he have brought to the world?
A rather amazing thing came out of the senselessness of this situation. Through the use of Facebook and Twitter, the news of his disappearance spread quickly and many more people than just the immediate family and friends could be on the lookout for him. Unfortunately, by then it was too late but it was an important reminder of how technology can help in times of crisis.
Jamie O'Connell, had your grandfather lived to have seen the fine young man that you became, he would have been very proud.
Jamie O'Connell, R.I.P.
Veuve Clicquot Classic - Go Polo!
Heather Clawson over at Habitually Chic blogged last week about this new book Polo: The Nomadic Tribe
and last weekends Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic starring Prince Harry and polo superstar and face of Ralph Lauren Black, Nacho Figueras.
Harry had a little tumble, ouch
More on polo out in blogland
The Trad has been weighing in on the the lack of spectator chic at Palm Beach Polo compared to how the polo crowd dressed for the games back in the 1980s.
Having seen these photos of the 2009 Westchester Cup I can report that there are still plenty of well turned out fans at Palm Beach.
And it's not all champagne and caviar because you don't get to be a top American polo player like this talented horseman and to play on the team that won the Triple Crown of Polo without years of hard work and training. Yes, the Argentine players like Nacho add the sexiness and excitement, but the American players like Julio add the goals.
Emo Brands Hairstyle
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Today I'm posting a few more photos from the cabin/clubhouse of the Izaak Walton League's Orange Chapter. The cabin is located at 1714 W. Santa Clara Ave., in Santa Ana. I have no solid information on these photos. I just photographed photos that were hanging on the walls there. The one above was clearly taken inside the cabin -- probably in the 1950s.
The photo above shows the groundbreaking for one of a couple additions that have been made to the cabin over the decades. It appears to be sometime in the 1960s. .
The photo below shows some of the members with their catches at Newport Harbor on August 11, 1947. They've just gotten off the Lorna Pat or the Lorna Pat II, day fishing boats that were operated by J.H. "Bert" Mills. I'm admiring how empty the San Joaquin Hills are in the distance behind them.
Sorry I don't have more information on these, but I thought they were interesting and wanted to share them.
Sorry I don't have more information on these, but I thought they were interesting and wanted to share them.Make Mine Mid-Century
with Ewan McGregor and Natalia Vodianova
You can view the slide show here
Could this be the beginning of the end for oversized handbags and sky high heels?
I can only hope so
Metal egret stolen from old Orange fountain
Our lovely Orange correspondent (Orange is her city of residence, not her color) writes, "...One of the egrets on the original 1880s Plaza fountain, now installed next to the library, was stolen Tuesday (6/22)! ...Security cameras captured the shadowy image of three young men detaching it from the fountain base and running off into the nearby neighborhood. Scrap metal hounds? College prank? We don't know. However, if you see anything or hear anything... please alert the Orange Police Dept.".
This is pretty sad. By all accounts, crime and delinquency has been on the rise in Downtown Orange over the past couple years. Maybe it's time for a few more police patrols in Old Towne.
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The photo above shows the fountain at its original home in Plaza Park in the 1920s. The image below is a close-up of the egrets. Today, the egrets are painted white all over, rather than the more realistic paint job of yore.
(Egrets? I've had a few. But then again,... Too few to mention.)
Remembering the Loma Ridge crash
Today is the 45th anniversary of the crash of an Air Force C-135A transport jet at Loma Ridge. The plane was flying out of MCAS El Toro, with most of the 83 men on board headed for Vietnam. There were no survivors..
In the two years since I wrote a blog entry about my visit to the crash site, a number of people have left thought-provoking comments. Please do go back and read them sometime.
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The photo above was published the day after the crash in the L.A. Times, and shows a snapshot of a woman and child amid the plane's charred wreckage.
Mid-Century Going Mainstream and A Little Music
Marella Agnelli
Ah Friday, finally
It's been such a busy week, mostly taken up by getting product organized for magazine photo shoots which of course I can't write about yet...
I can tell you this though, there is a definite a trend toward Mid-Century style. We saw the beginning of that trend a couple of years ago with Mad Men, now it is going more mainstream with extrapolations of it in Vogue, Elle and W magazines. And I couldn't be more pleased because I appreciate that aesthetic, that distinct look of sleek understated chic of Audrey Hepburn, Babe Paley, Marella Agnelli, Jean Seaberg, Diane Carroll, Grace Kelly and the Hitchcock heroines.
The look is all about quality, not quantity and it need not be expensive. It doesn't have to be all about Harry Winston style diamond cluster earrings, A single strand of cultured pearls, A bracelet with a single charm, A pearl circle brooch, A pair of pearl earrings that sit on the ear, will do.
Diane Carroll
Happy Friday
Native Sons of the Golden West
Here's a photo from a mid-20th-Century gathering of the Native Sons of the Golden West. (Click to enlarge.) The photo is on display in the Izaak Walton League cabin in Santa Ana, where the Santa Ana Parlor of the Native Sons currently meets..
The Native Sons were founded in 1875, and all members must be natives of California. Their goals include recognizing and preserving historic sites and buildings in our state. They also offer scholarships, do charitable work in their respective communities, host lectures, help other historical organizations, and of course socialize.
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There is also a Native Daughters of the Golden West group, but today women are also welcome to join the once all-male Native Sons. Like many fraternal organizations, the Sons had some exclusionary membership policies in generations past. But for many years now they have welcomed any patriotic soul born in California.
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I can recognize at least one Santa Ana Parlor member, printer and publisher J. J. Friis, in the photo above. I think I also see his dad, historian and attorney Leo Friis. Who else can you identify?
Dark Emo Hairstyle
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Don't be shy people.
Go over and congratulate Wendy Brandes for her Washington Post video interview
Also, Lisa has an inspiring post on how and why we should all have a cottage garden.
Check out her fabulous photos too.
The Duchesse has discussed the perceived sexiness of Canadians
On this topic I have two words for you, Ryan Reynolds
Uber kool Keith is showing us some urban swagger
And Jill is wondering why the price differencial and plotting her way into inheriting a yacht
Christina is giving us our Thursday quotes
Metscan is mixing it up with her bangles
Happy Reading!
Go over and congratulate Wendy Brandes for her Washington Post video interview
Also, Lisa has an inspiring post on how and why we should all have a cottage garden.
Check out her fabulous photos too.
The Duchesse has discussed the perceived sexiness of Canadians
On this topic I have two words for you, Ryan Reynolds
Uber kool Keith is showing us some urban swagger
And Jill is wondering why the price differencial and plotting her way into inheriting a yacht
Christina is giving us our Thursday quotes
Metscan is mixing it up with her bangles
Happy Reading!
McPherson, raisins, Orange, the Fair, etc.
Here's the McPherson Brothers' raisin packing house in lovely McPherson, California, circa 1886. Did you know Orange County briefly had a raisin industry? Did you know we had a town called McPherson here once? Raisin grape growers Robert and Stephen McPherson created the town for their employees, near what is now the intersection of McPherson Rd. and Chapman Ave. in Orange. A blight wiped out the town's grapes, nearby El Modena siphoned off some of their other business, and soon there wasn't much left of McPherson..
However, some reminders of the community lingered for a while. As Armor wrote in 1921, "...The place is surrounded by fine orchards and maintains an excellent packing house, extensive nurseries, a blacksmith shop and other conveniences for a rural community.".
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(Photo above courtesy First American Corp.)
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A 1916 tombstone, found under a porch in Downtown Orange, led to an interesting article in the O.C. Register.
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Unless the California Latino Legislative Caucus finds a way to defeat the will of the people and the Governor, it looks like Orange County will continue to have a fair after all. See this Register article for details. We've had dedicated fairgrounds since the late 1940s and it would be a shame to see that end because of petty politics and the usual Sacramento stupidity.
So Money - A Player Pendant For Laguna Beach Trad
Laguna Beach Trad, raconteur and bon vivant of the Admiral Cod blog, asked if I had a 'Player' pendant to go along with the 'Gold Digger' pendant...
Well, it just so happens that I have one
And yes...it is so money!
(and for your information, I'm not at all shy about wearing this pendant when I am in Las Vegas)
Speaking about money...specifically the money that belongs to the tax payers of the State of California
While the State goes broke
California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs
Reporting from Sacramento —
California welfare recipients are able to use state-issued debit cards to withdraw cash on gaming floors in more than half of the casinos in the state, a Los Angeles Times review of records found.
The cards, provided by the Department of Social Services to help recipients feed and clothe their families, work in automated teller machines at 32 of 58 tribal casinos and 47 of 90 state-licensed poker rooms, the review found.
(and for your information, I'm not at all shy about wearing this pendant when I am in Las Vegas)
Speaking about money...specifically the money that belongs to the tax payers of the State of California
While the State goes broke
California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs
Reporting from Sacramento —
California welfare recipients are able to use state-issued debit cards to withdraw cash on gaming floors in more than half of the casinos in the state, a Los Angeles Times review of records found.
The cards, provided by the Department of Social Services to help recipients feed and clothe their families, work in automated teller machines at 32 of 58 tribal casinos and 47 of 90 state-licensed poker rooms, the review found.
Downsizing - The Bel Air Way
Well this is good to know
Mohamed Haddid the former owner of the Ritz Carlton Hotels was asking a mere $72 million for Le Belvedere, his 48,000 square foot pied a terre in the hills of Bel Air. The actual sale price is unknown but it had to be north of $50 million.
Hadid says he chose to sell because he is "downsizing" his life. He's also confident that the properties he builds are unique enough to lure buyers, even in a down market.
"These are very special homes. I can pretty much ask for anything I want," he says. "There are certain properties that are so unusual, people are afraid they will lose the opportunity to buy them. Even if the market is 5% or 10% below, people with substantial funds will come in and say, 'let's do this now.'"
Over at Drudge Millionaire's Riches are Returning to Pre-Crises Levels
Ultra-high-net-worth individuals with more than $30 million to invest saw their wealth rise by almost 22 percent in 2009, faster than other millionaires, according to the report, which attributed the gain to a “more effective re-allocation of assets.”
It's good to know that everything is back to pre-crises status quo...except of course for the 2.3 million jobs that have been shed since 2009.
Emo Hairstyles For Girls and Boys
Emo is basically a actualization followed these canicule by the youth. The appellation has it's roots in the affecting hardcore music started by Rites of Spring, a bandage in 1980's and now has acquired into article else. The appellation has it's roots in the emotional, and it is a appellation adopted by the adolescence today to call their anxious and affecting accompaniment which is reflected in their accoutrements as able-bodied as their hairstyles. You may accept encountered Emo hairstyles. They are the acme of actualization for the adolescent bodies and you see them everywhere. One would absolutely accede all hairstyles that affectation a lot of attitude and actualization as emo, admitting purists are absolutely adamant about what emo styles are all about.
Colored beard is one of the ancestry of emo hairstyles. The accepted colors are black, abysmal blue, purple, brownish amber and and alike aphotic white. These colors anatomy the capital abject of the hair. This is afresh assorted by active colors like pink, red, orange, yellow.
Like explained earlier, the beard is atramentous atramentous or aphotic and so is the accoutrements which is afresh atramentous based, about Goth, I would say, but it is assorted with a lot of blush and layers of altered clothing. Think aphotic black skirts with ablaze black tights, commutual with shirts accepting ablaze red and white checks for girls, aphotic angular jeans with tighter (if possible) tees, which back piercings, lots of mascara for both boys and girls. That is the apparent actualization of an emo youth. This of advance goes with the hairstyle which is such an important allotment of the emo look. The attending is completed with a brace of Converse all brilliant or Vans tennis shoes. This may be added accessorized with a ample abundance of jewelery, bracelets, ear rings, piercings on the countenance or lip, necklaces etc, and a hoodie.
Gold Diggers of 2010
Another reason to love my job....where else would I come across a gold digger pendant?
With gold reaching up to the stratosphere, this might become my new signature piece!
OK...technically it is a gold miner pendant but I like the gold digger description better.
Cool Emo Hairstyle
This is the emo hairstyles are very popular in the world Have this hairdo for the confidence you ok ...Summer Reading - Music, History and Joy
On my summer reading list...if I can ever find the time to just relax and read.
From the review in the WSJ by Norman Lebrecht
Of all Beethoven's works, the Ninth Symphony is the least explicable. What on Earth was he doing decorating its finale with a chorus and soloists singing an ode of Schiller's, ostensibly about joy but in reality about brotherhood and liberation? What is the Ninth about? Is it a charter for social reform or for individual rights? A religious ecstasy? Does the symphony mean to us what it meant to Beethoven? Does it mean anything useful at all?These are some of the questions that set Harvey Sachs off on a painstaking search to discover the roots of Beethoven's last symphony in the time of its creation. The year was 1824, and the Congress of Vienna had turned Europe back to a network of despotic monarchies, as if the Enlightenment and French Revolution had never happened.
Perhaps the Ninth was all some sort of musical Masonic code.
I shall have to read the book and find out.
She Sells Sea Shells
Happy Summer!
Tish, over at A Femme d'un Certain Age is not only is celebrating her anniversary with her "reason for living in France", she has posted some must have pieces for the summer including some shell jewelry.
Tish, over at A Femme d'un Certain Age is not only is celebrating her anniversary with her "reason for living in France", she has posted some must have pieces for the summer including some shell jewelry.
Well, I'm not celebrating any anniversary...although I'd like come up with a reason to celebrate the first day of summer but it is cold outside...so I thought that I'd show you my kind of vintage shell jewelry with high-low options Beladora style.
Here is the low option
and here is the high option
