In 1889, Mercedes Pujol donated land on which the city of Temecula constructed its 1st school building in what is now Old Town: a classic 1-room, frontier-style schoolhouse. The building served the families of Temecula for over 25 years.
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William Wrigley Jr., who bought a controlling interest in Catalina Island in 1919, died at the age of 70 in 1932. Commissioned by his wife, Ada, after his passing, construction of the 80 foot tall Wrigley Memorial was completed in 1934.
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Oakley unveiled plans in January 1996 for its new “interplanetary corporate headquarters” to be located on 40 acres in Foothill Ranch. The $35 million facility had “the look and feel of a post-industrial age gone awry.”
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Groundbreaking for the new Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood was held March 13, 1927. Thomas F. Power’s design for the church adapted the Basilican form of the Italian Renaissance style. The new church was dedicated in June 1928.
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Westfair Shopping Center in Huntington Beach opened in 1970. It is the only shopping center designed by Lloyd Wright (Frank’s son). What didn’t get built, however, was a 94-foot sign tower that locals felt “would blight their community.”
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The City Plaza Tower in Orange is a landmark in the true sense of the word. Built in 1969-70, the 18-story tower, clearly visible from CA-22, rises rather starkly out of the parking area at the south end of The Outlets of Orange.
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Historically significant artifacts, including two corn grain silos, were salvaged and a historic marker using brick from the ranch house foundation was built after the Northam Ranch house and barn in Huntington Beach burned down in 2000.
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