A Photography Project
The Whittier Village Cinemas, on Greenleaf Ave. in the historic downtown district of Whittier, opened as the Wardman Theatre in 1932. David S. Bushnell designed the Art Deco style single-screen theater for local businessman Aubrey Wardman.
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Long Beach Community Hospital was completed in 1924. The 1st hospital building had 125 beds. Later expansions added a new wing and specialized units. The hospital closed in 2018 due the discovery of an active earthquake fault under the property.
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John and Linda Kent opened the Munch Box in Chatsworth in 1956. Marcel Dumar designed the bright yellow and red, 300 sq ft roadside burger stand in the Googie style of architecture that was popular for coffee shops and restaurants at the time.
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In March 1967, Orange County entered into a long term lease with the Navy for the perimeter acreage of a square mile site in what is now Fountain Valley. Mile Square Park opened in phases in 1970, 1973 and 1976; final development was completed in 1999.
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Completion of the first of the two Spectrum Center Towers in Irvine in 2016 made it the tallest building in Orange County. Standing 323 feet tall, 200 Spectrum Center Dr was surpassed by 3 inches on completion of 400 Spectrum Center Dr in 2017.
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The Rosicrucian Fellowship Temple, the Ecclesia, was completed in 1922. Constructed on a hill that separates Oceanside from the San Luis Rey River Valley, it is the “spiritual center” of the Mount Ecclesia complex founded by Max Heindel in 1911.
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Now known as Tichenor Clinic for Children, the organization has operated in this historic building in Long Beach since 1938, fulfilling civic leader Adelaide Tichenor’s dream of opening a free clinic for children with physical disabilities.
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