OC Trivial Pursuit (Los Angeles, Anaheim, Irvine: houses, construction, school)

[Fontucky]

In 1965, Dairyland changed its name to La Palma. Why? Because houses were replacing the smelly dairys.

Where did they move? To the Chino Valley. Now the same thing is happening to the descendants of those former OC dairymen.

Please feel free to add any OC trivia you have to this topic.

[dclamb3]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

In 1965, Dairyland changed its name to La Palma. Why? Because houses were replacing the smelly dairys.

Where did they move? To the Chino Valley. Now the same thing is happening to the descendants of those former OC dairymen.

Please feel free to add any OC trivia you have to this topic.

Oh boy, I love this thread! Can't wait to hear more

[Fontucky]

Trabuco Canyon got its name from a lost blunderbuss during the Gaspar de Portolà expedition in 1769.

Capistrano Beach was once named Serra-by-the-Sea.

In Bell Canyon, behind the former Starr Ranch house, now occupied by the Audobon Society, there exists an olive grove dating back to the 18th century.

Modjeska Canyon is named for former resident Madame Helene Modjeska, a famous Polish opera singer. She built a house there that she called "Forest of Arden." The house still stands. Before she came along, it was known as Santiago Canyon.

The first white people to inhabit what is now Silverado Canyon were the Shrewsbury family. They were also the first to burn limestone in OC. When you burn limestone in a kiln, you get lime for masonry construction. The current place name "Limestone Canyon" commemorates this.

I'm doing this **** from memory people, so mistakes are possible.

[DewDropInn]

Anaheim was settled by a group of German immigrants, led by a man named George Hansen, who planted some 400,000 grape vines only to see them wiped out by blight. North, South, East and West streets mark the boundaries of the early community. (And today cause great confusion when tourists are told to go north on West and turn east on North.)

[DewDropInn]

Katella Avenue is named after two sisters named Kate and Ella who may or may not have run a bordello. Depends on if you are asking a member of the Chamber of Commerce or a 5th grader at Adelaide Price school.

[Fontucky]

In case anyone was wondering why they call it Lemon Heights...

[luckodeirish]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

In case anyone was wondering why they call it Lemon Heights...

I would kill for an overlay of the current street map. Okay, not really kill but you get it.
Great thread BTW.
Anyone remember Bob and Jean's? Sat at the end of east Chapman avenue, a little shack, famous for their chili sizes. Great place, Bob gave me my first shot of Jack Daniels on my 16th birthday behind my parent's back.

[Fontucky]

I remember that place well. The chili size is one of my favorite things to eat.

EDIT: By the way, you can do that overlay thing at historicaerials.com

[Charles]

Originally Posted by DewDropInn

Anaheim was settled by a group of German immigrants, led by a man named George Hansen, who planted some 400,000 grape vines only to see them wiped out by blight. North, South, East and West streets mark the boundaries of the early community. (And today cause great confusion when tourists are told to go north on West and turn east on North.)

Anaheim means home by the [Santa] Ana [River].
Heim is Home in German.

Fountain Valley got its name due to it's high water table and water coming out of the ground.

Laguna Wood is the only city in the US whose residents face age restrictions.

Orange County was originally the southern part of Los Angeles County (and Ventura County was originally the eastern part of Santa Barbara County).


Mr. Moulton and Nellie Gail were husband and wife. Mr. Moulton's ranch house was a a couple hundred yards southeast of where the Laguna Hills Mall is now. This is it right here:

NETR Online • Historic Aerials

Nobody knows for sure where the name 'El Toro" came from.

Jamboree Road in Irvine was originally called Palisades Road and was formed when Mr. Irvine bulldozed a path from his ranch area down to where the Boy Scouts were to hold their Jamboree in 1953.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by luckodeirish

I would kill for an overlay of the current street map.

Go to the Historic Aerials website.