PICTURES of ORANGE COUNTY (Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel: maintenance, shopping center, activities)

[missionhome]

Thanks for the little bit of history. I have been living in this area for over 20 years and never knew that that specific site was Capistrano Union. I always thought the school was rubble or something at the bottom of the hill where the "C" is. There aren't that many people that lived in South OC before the 60's so it is neat to learn about history in this area and somebody that knows what this area looked like before being covered in homes. I'm a Placentia native so I know about the orange groves and such up in the North area in the 70's, but the south was like the middle of nowhere back then except for small towns like San Clemente, Dana Point, SJC, etc..

[Fontucky]

We moved down to Capo Beach from Inglewood in 1960, so that's where my memories start. I'm full of these kind of tidbits.

I have distinct memories of the Mission Viejo area before anything was there. Then I recall when they started the first grading for the opening phase, which were, if I recall correctly, the Deane and La Paz homes on both sides of La Paz. For some reason, I've always been fascinated with MV, probably because I was there to see it grow from nothing. Then I ended up working for MV Company, then I bought a home and became a resident, and so on and so forth. Beautiful place. I miss it.

[missionhome]

A California tradition, In-N-Out has some of the best burgers in all of California, if you don't mind the wait. This location is in Laguna Niguel.
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Some quick pics of the lovely Mission Ridge neighborhood in Mission Viejo. Its a great neighborhood with views of the MV Country Club.


I love all the trees in this neighborhood
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Into the neighborhood. Lots of nice remodels in here.
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The redo on the left was nice


Nice wide cul-de-sacs


Entrance to the newer Califia development in Mission Viejo


This is one of several entrances into Pacific Hills, a huge newer development in MV


This is the entrance to Stoneridge in MV

[Fontucky]

missionhome, if Mission Ridge is the neighborhood I'm thinking of, it's the hilltop one to the right of MVCC in this old pic, correct?

[missionhome]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

missionhome, if Mission Ridge is the neighborhood I'm thinking of, it's the hilltop one to the right of MVCC in this old pic, correct?

That is exactly the neighborhood the pictures are of, you are spot on. Cool pic by the way! It is weird to see how undeveloped everything was! Nothing even stretched past Marguerite in that photo. Today you can go all the way to the base of Saddleback Mountain with continuous development. Very neat to see.

[Fontucky]

That's what I thought, however I'd forgotten the name over the years. Mission Ridge is one of my favorite older MV neighborhoods. It is just flat beautiful up on that hill, and always catches the on-shore breeze after 1pm.

That is an amazing pic. I have a few more I'll post, even older, as in one that's pre-development MV.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Link to another thread with photos of Fountain Valley:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/orang...hoto-tour.html

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[missionhome]

Mission Viejo as the sun sets:


This is near the northern tip of Mission Viejo in the Trabuco Hills High School area.



This is sort of a weird neighborhood in MV. The homes are sort of cute East Coast cape code style homes, but they look really pre-fab. They look like they came off trucks and got dropped on the ground. It also is the least expensive neighborhood in the entire city for a non-attached home. They are billed as condos for tax purposes, but do not share any walls.


Typical of the 70's homes:


Linda Vista Park


Another sample home:


Saddleback Lanes Bowling Alley in Village Center


Looking Down well manicured Muirlands


Typical MV single story:


Looking towards the Crown Valley Corridor: The large building at the bottom is the Kaleidoscope Courtyards Entertainment Center, the white buildings are part of the Mission Hospital campus, the red tile roof sticking out on the right is the tip of the Shops at Mission Viejo Mall, and on the hills in the far back is the community of Ladera Ranch.