• Photographs Then & Now: McMahan’s Fire/Walk on Wilshire

    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 is of a fire at the McMahon’s building on Wilshire Avenue in…

  • Photographs Then & Now: Fire Station/Half Off Books

    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 is of the Fullerton Fire Station on Wilshire Avenue in 1937. The…

  • Photographs Then & Now: Chapman School/Fullerton College

    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 Chapman and Lemon–the first is of the…

  • Early Settlers: The Moore Brothers (cement manufacturers)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. John A. Moore was born in Barton County, Missouri in 1884, three years before his brother James, but James was the first to come out to the west coast, at age 17. In 1906, John joined his…

  • 1925 News Headlines

    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 a sense of what…

  • Early Settlers: William L. Hale

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. While browsing the archives of the Fullerton Public Library Local History Room, I recently came across a brief autobiography of William L. Hale, an important early businessman and politician of Fullerton. The bio is called…

  • News Headlines: 1924

    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…

  • News Headlines: 1923

    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…

  • Photographs Then & Now: Concoran Paper Company/Metrolink Parking

    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 southeast from the far west end of the train station platform…

  • Photographs Then & Now: Fullerton Grammar School/Fullerton College Parking Lot

    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 Wilshire and Lawrence Avenues–the first is of…