A Photography Project
The 3rd book from SoCal Landmarks is now available! It features the images from our 31 Days of Los Angeles County posts during the month of July 2023. We’ll be starting new 31 Days of… features on the 1st of the next six months.
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The first train depot in Ventura County was built in Santa Paula in 1887 on the Coast Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the main line between San Francisco and Los Angeles. It is now the home of the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce.
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Built in 1926, the Bakersfield Californian Building is considered an architectural landmark and a reminder of the golden years of the newspaper. The publisher at the time, Alfred Harrell, was an esteemed member of the community.
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When Los Angeles Angels team owner Gene Autry sought to find a location for a new stadium, Anaheim was more accommodating than Long Beach and the team played its first game in the new Anaheim Stadium on April 19, 1966. They won.
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On June 3, 1958, Los Angeles voters approved a “Taxpayers Committee for Yes on Baseball” referendum allowing the Dodgers to acquire 352 acres of land from the city for their new stadium. Construction began September 17, 1959.
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Like its inspiration, the Catalina Casino in Avalon, Casino San Clemente was a dance hall. On July 31, 1937, some 5,000 dancers turned out for the much-anticipated grand opening, complete with Hollywood-style search lights.
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Lars & Karn Pederson were members of the Norwegian Colony that settled the Conejo Valley in 1890 in the area that would become Thousand Oaks. Their typical turn-of-the-century farmhouse and water tower were constructed in 1913-14.
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