• 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…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (First Christian Church)

    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 First Christian Church at the northeast corner of Harbor Blvd.…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (116 West Wilshire Ave.)

    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 116 W. Wilshire Ave., which in 1946 was the offices of…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Pacific Electric Bridge/Berkeley Ave.)

    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. The first photo below shows the Pacific Electric train bridge crossing Harbor Blvd. at what is…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Santa Fe Train Depot)

    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 Santa Fe Train Depot, one from 1967 and one from…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (California Hotel/Villa del Sol)

    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 courtyard of the California Hotel, now called the Villa del Sol,…