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MALL HALL OF FAME. A store map of the initial LA MIRADA CENTER, showing stores in operation as of late 1960. Advert from the Starret Corporation. A circa-1962 view of the Gateway Cities shopping hub and its Ohrbach's anchor store. As one can see, the southern section of the mall site (on the right) has yet to be developed.
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- Becoming A City
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The City of La Mirada was once part of the Los Nietos diseño, but through inheritance the original territory was broken up into other smaller pieces. One of these pieces was Rancho Los Coyotes, now known as present-day cities of Cerritos, La Mirada, Stanton, and Buena Park. This rancho was handed down through family and eventually Andrés Pico owned...
After Robert McGill's death in 1939, William "Bill" Neff and his wife, Mina, moved back to La Mirada to assume supervision of the property. As a nature lover, Bill Neff stocked the property with ducks, chickens and geese to encourage other wild animals to nest in the trees. He and Jack George constructed dams across the La Mirada Creek to form larg...
Following three elections, two of which failed, the City of La Mirada was incorporated on March 23, 1960 becoming Los Angeles County's 68th city under the name Mirada Hills. Wanting to return to the original name, Andrew McNally gave the land, "Proposition T" was introduced in the November election of 1960 to change the city's name back to La Mirad...
Today, the population of La Mirada is close to 50,000. The City continues to offer many advantages to its residents: a variety of single-family housing, excellent parks and recreational centers, a low crime rate, and quality senior housing. La Mirada places a strong emphasis on City beautification, with well maintained parkways, streets and parks. ...
Oct 12, 2023 · La Mirada (Spanish for the view) was the creation of two men, Andrew McNally, a printer and mapmaker from Chicago (see Rand McNally) and his son-in-law Edwin Neff. In 1888, McNally purchased over 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of Rancho Los Coyotes, south of Whittier, for $200,000.
An extensive selection of aerial maps of Los Angeles county, CA is represented in the library of Aerial Archives. This includes oblique aerials of Los Angeles county including views of the surrounding communities and major geographic features.
Oct 16, 2018 · These 1970s LA photos appear in a new gallery show that captures what it was really like to live in Los Angeles 40 years ago
