• Photographs: Then and Now (Malden Bridge)

    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 bridge at Malden and Chapman, one from 1935 when the…

  • Photographs: Then and Now (Harbor and Amerige)

    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 looking south on Harbor Blvd toward Amerige Ave. in Downtown Fullerton, one…

  • Oral Histories: W. Ray Easton (Citrus Packinghouse Manager)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. W. Ray Easton was Interviewed in 1974 by Vivien Allen for the CSUF Oral History Program. Here are some things I learned from his interview. He was born in 1898 in San Bernardino County. At…

  • Oral Histories: Dorothy Newton (High School Teacher)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Dorothy Newton was interviewed by David L. Miller in 1970 for the CSUF Oral History Program. Here are some things I learned from her interview. She was born in eastern Colorado, then moved to to…

  • Oral Histories: Juanita Hawkins

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Juanita Hawkins was interviewed in 1973 by Kamila Hardy for the CSUF Oral History Program. Here are some things I learned from her recollections about her family and Fullerton: Hawkins (whose maiden name was Frazee)…

  • Oral Histories: Dona Odom (Hotel proprietor)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Dona Odom was interviewed in 1970 by Kathleen Hall for the CSUF Oral History Program. Here are some things I learned from this interview: Odom came to Fullerton from Kansas with her mother (a Mrs.…

  • Oral Histories: Robert Clark (Industrial Coordinator)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Robert “Bob” Clark was an orange rancher who worked for the city of Fullerton to bring industry in the early 1950s. He later served on the board of the Orange County Water District. Bob was…

  • Oral Histories: Raymond Thompson (Judge)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Raymond Thompson, a former city attorney of Fullerton and a Superior Court Judge, was interviewed twice, in 1968 and 1975, for the CSUF Oral History Program. Here are some things I learned from these interviews.…

  • News Headlines: 1915

    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…

  • News Headlines: 1914

    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 stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get…