La Mirada - My Town

Believe it or not I've started yet another website. In conjunction with a dear old friend, I'm now working on documenting the history of the City of La Mirada, where I live. La Mirada is a wonderful place to live. Just 17 miles from Los Angeles, out at the farthest edge of L.A. county, lies La Mirada. It's a quite town with little crime, friendly people, and a true community spirit. I've lived here since 1963.

My friend Debbie has started a website called Our La Mirada. She is posting some great pictures of times past. In fact, if you have any pictures that reflect La Mirada's past, even if they are just your kids playing in the park, let Debbie see them. Email them to her or at least tell her about them and she just might add them to her collection.

I've been taking pictures for her of places that have remained the same in our fair city. However, it became obvious that we were really creating a lot of work for ourselves, so we decided that I would cover more current events and post pictures of what La Mirada looks like now, while continuing to try and find new resources for Debbie. She now lives in Indiana, so it's a bit tough for her to scrounge around down here.

I've even talked to the city proper and they've been very supportive so far and seem glad this is happening. It appears that they are also in the midst of collecting photos for a new book, so perhaps we can all help each other out.

I'll post the websites here soon for you to look at. I'm at work right now, waiting for the last child to be picked up, so I don't have access to the URL at this moment. Debbie even has some old pictures of me on her website. You'll have to see if you can find me.

Have a great day.

Bob