Dreyfus Winery, Anaheim. 1885. Betzsold Studio. Courtesy of Anaheim Public Library.
Benjamin Dreyfus & Co. Winery, built circa 1884-1885, located southwest of Anaheim near Ball and Manchester. By the time the winery was erected the Anaheim wine industry had been decimated by Pierce’s disease. The building was later used as an orange juice cannery and was torn down in 1973; image shows vineyard in foreground, with two-story brick winery building in background; figure seated atop wine vat visible in center background.
Knott's "Original Berry Stand." Circa 1920. Photo courtesy of the Orange County Archives.
Walter and Cordelia Knott stand in front of their “original berry stand” at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. In reality, several versions of the “original berry stand” were built over the decades. The license plates on the car in the foreground are from 1920, the year the Knott’s came to Buena Park to grow berries.
Part of the World's Largest Orange Grove, Fullerton. CIRCA 1926. Image donated to OCHS from the Tom Pulley Postcard Collection. Courtesy of Orange County Historical Society.
The Bastanchury Ranch in the Sunny Hills area of Fullerton was once considered the world’s largest orange grove. The first Valencia oranges in the county were planted in 1875 on the Richard H. Gilman Ranch, now part of Cal State Fullerton. Soon, more farmers arrived. Valencia oranges quickly became a cash cow because they were available in the summer when Navel oranges were out of season. In 1893, the Fullerton Tribune reported that oranges from Fullerton and Placentia were commanding the highest prices in the county.
Laura Saari. April 16, 2018. Orange Coast Magazine.
Dreyfus Winery, Anaheim. 1885. Betzsold Studio. Courtesy of Anaheim Public Library.
Benjamin Dreyfus & Co. Winery, built circa 1884-1885, located southwest of Anaheim near Ball and Manchester. By the time the winery was erected the Anaheim wine industry had been decimated by Pierce’s disease. The building was later used as an orange juice cannery and was torn down in 1973; image shows vineyard in foreground, with two-story brick winery building in background; figure seated atop wine vat visible in center background.
The California Vine Disease: A Preliminary Report of Investigations. Newton Barris Pierce. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1892.
A plate from the report shows the effects of the disease on Berger grapes.
Newton B. Pierce, Special Agent, Appointed, 1890. Courtesy of Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library.
Newton B. Pierce was an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Agriculture. He researched and wrote about the disease which caused the crash of the grape industry in Orange County.
Knott's "Original Berry Stand." Circa 1920. Photo courtesy of the Orange County Archives.
Walter and Cordelia Knott stand in front of their “original berry stand” at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park. In reality, several versions of the “original berry stand” were built over the decades. The license plates on the car in the foreground are from 1920, the year the Knott’s came to Buena Park to grow berries.
Camp Bonita, Irvine Ranch, 1937. Photo courtesy of the Orange County Archives.
Several buildings from this cattle camp still exist today.
Part of the World's Largest Orange Grove, Fullerton. CIRCA 1926. Image donated to OCHS from the Tom Pulley Postcard Collection. Courtesy of Orange County Historical Society.
The Bastanchury Ranch in the Sunny Hills area of Fullerton was once considered the world’s largest orange grove. The first Valencia oranges in the county were planted in 1875 on the Richard H. Gilman Ranch, now part of Cal State Fullerton. Soon, more farmers arrived. Valencia oranges quickly became a cash cow because they were available in the summer when Navel oranges were out of season. In 1893, the Fullerton Tribune reported that oranges from Fullerton and Placentia were commanding the highest prices in the county.
Laura Saari. April 16, 2018. Orange Coast Magazine.
Introduction - The Ku Klux Klan and Racial Tensions Before WWII - OC History: Did You Know?
Lighter Than Air - Tustin Hangars: Did You Know? - Orange County Air Corps Training Center
Santa Ana Army Air Base: Did You Know? - Jewish Community Blossoms in Orange County
Jewish Pioneers in OC: Did You Know? - Japanese Internment Camps
Growth of the Mexican Community in Orange County - Barrio Life