• Photographs: Then and Now (Fox Theater)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of what is now called the Fox Theater–one from 1926 (when it…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Edison Building/ModelMania)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of 232 W. Commonwealth Ave.–one from shortly after it was built in…

  • News Headlines: 1917

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Tribune newspaper (which became the Orange County Tribune in 1908) stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (City Hall/Police Station Sunken Patio)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of the sunken patio of what was originally City Hall at the…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Original City Hall/Police Station)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of the northeast corner of Commonwealth and Highland Avenues–one of houses from…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Masonic Temple/Parker Building)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of the northwest corner of Harbor Blvd. and Amerige Ave.–one of the…

  • News Headlines: 1916

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Tribune newspaper (which became the Orange County Tribune in 1908) stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Stern & Goodman/All About Pho)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of the southeast corner of Harbor Blvd. and Commonwealth Ave.–one of Stern…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (St. George Hotel/Mickey’s)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of the northeast corner of Harbor Blvd. and Commonwealth Ave–one of the…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Alpha Beta/Slice)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. For this series, I compare a historic photo of Fullerton with a contemporary one from approximately the same angle. Below are two photographs of the southwest corner of Harbor Blvd. and Wilshire Ave.–one of the…