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The Dominguez Hills Photography Archival Project

By the late 1700s, Juan Jose Dominguez as raising hun!re!s o" horses an! cattle on the#ancho $an Pe!ro% Bran!e! ith the lemon shape! &ran! 'D#( o" the Dominguez "amily,vast cattle her!s min!e! &y va)ueros 'a term coine! "or a horse mounte! livestoc* her!er(continue! to sha!e the lan!scape throughout much o" the century that "olloe!, their hi!esshippe! o"" to +urope in echange o" money an! goo!s%

-n the picture a&ove, one notices !airy operations &eing carrie! out in the south o"Dominguez hills on the .arson estate, 1/0% To va)ueros mounte! on their horses stan!alongsi!e "our "armers ith &uc*ets "or mil* in their "oregroun!% The picture also has aoman stan!ing net to her !aughters, ith a cattle ranch in the &ac*groun!% The "amily

"armers helpe! the citys economy &y not only raising cattle, pigs, tur*eys as ell as sugar&eets, al"al"a, &eans, hay, oats, &arley an! "loers &ut also operating the a&ove mentione!!airy "arms%

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Jerrils, Jac* +% The History of a City...Carson, California..arson, .A, 1/7


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The a&ove picture is that o" a "arming practice &eing carrie! out on the lan!% A porta&le steamengine as a common sight at harvest time, particularly in the 1400s% The separators, havingno poer o" their on, ere !riven &y long ru&&er &elts running "rom the steam tractors, "orthreshing to separate the grains "rom the stal*s an! hus*s%

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Ju!ith 3er&er, '004(%Farming in Torrance and the South Bay (Images of America:

California)% 1st e!% $an 5rancisco2 Arca!ia Pu&lishing% Dominguez Hills #esearch Team


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Del Amo 6il ell 81

-n the early years o" personally overseeing the inheritance, 3regorio !el Amo "ocuse!

on leasing small parcels o" lan! to in!ivi!ual "armers% hile agricultural leasingoul! continue "or many years, !el Amo intro!uce! commercial an! in!ustrial lan!use in the 1/0s% -n 1/1, Dr% !el Amo "oun!e! the $an Pe!ro #anch 9ursery, hichsoon &egan to serve an international clientele%

ith the !iscovery o" oil on !el Amo lan!, hoever, petroleum pro!uctionimme!iately &ecame central to the 3regorio an! $usana !el Amo "ortune% They signe!the "irst oil lease in 1/0, ith the .hanslor:.an"iel! ;i!ay 6il .ompany, an!.hanslor:.an"iel! starte! pro!ucing oil in 1/% -n the years lea!ing up toincorporation, the !el Amos signe! a!!itional leases ith Teas 6il, ;arlan! 6il,


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1/, E5ive more oil ells to &e !rille! near Torrance as a result o" goo! shoing%

Torrance Herald% n!June, p%1 Discovery o" oil in general in the ong Beach area

The oil !rilling &oom o"ten associate! ith the ong Beach area ha! its &eginning in

1/1 hen $hell 6il .ompany !rille! its FAlamitosF 9o% 1 ell on $ignal Hill% This"irst stage o" !evelopment mar*e! the &eginning o" the ong Beach 5iel! an! it asnot long &e"ore intense leasing an! tonlot !rilling activity "olloe! on the south an!

east "lan*s o" $ignal Hill% The natural gas pressure as so great that the gusher rose 11 "eet% The ell pro!uce!

almost >00 &arrels a !ay hen it as complete! on June =, 1/% -t oul! eventuallygo on to pro!uce 700,000 &arrels% ithin a year, $ignal Hill G &e"ore an! a"ter aresi!ential area G oul! have 104 ells that pro!uce! 1,000 &arrels o" oil a !ay%There ere plenty o" !erric*s, people nic*name! it Porcupine Hill%

$tories o" ells !rilling out the si!e o" $ignal Hill, or into each other ere common%

The "rantic pace o" !rilling as !ictate! &y attempting to &eat the rig net !oor to

completion an! get the "lush pro!uction% Prior to the early 1/?0s a nI&er o" the south

"lan* ells ere !irectionally !rille! to the north% -n the early 1/?0s a la suit as

&rought &y one oil company an! in 1/?= the $tate passe! a no trepass la%


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+arly !evelopment as con"ine! to the southeast area o" the "iel!, &ut in 6cto&er

1/1, the completion o" $hell 6ils 9orsch 81 &egan another "lurry o" !rilling on thenorth si!e o" the anticline% By 1/, a"ter a !iscovery &y 3eneral Petroleum ';o&il(near alnut an! illo streets, the "iel! ha! &een eten!e! approimately threemiles to the northest%

Deeper pro!ucing zones ere soon !iscovere! an! pro!uction in 1/?, to years

a"ter the !iscovery ell, as approimately ==,000 &arrels o" oil per !ay% ateretension o" the "iel! carrie! it out "urther to the northest% -t as not uncommon "orne zone !iscovery ell to come in at a pro!uction rate in the thousan!s o" &arrels o"oil per !ay% $hell, at one point, ha! 7= steam, rotary rigs !rilling in the ong Beach"iel!% ;ost o" the "iel! ha! &een outline! &y !rilling &y 1/=%

The pro!ucing area south o" the .herry Hill "ault ha! &een !rille! an! the il&ur

zone, ithin the #epetto "ormation, a&ove the Alamitos zone, as !iscovere!% ater,in 1/?>, a northest etension along the southest si!e o" the "ault as !iscovere!%-n 1/?4, the De$oto 6il .onpany !iscovere! the !eepest pro!ucing horizon, theDe$oto zone, &eteen /,7=0 "eet an! 10,1=0 "eet in the upper ;iocene ;ohnian stagesan!s%

Belo the De$oto zone, sometimes inclu!e! as a part o" it, are a group o" pro!uctive san!s name! the Dolley zone% They ere !iscovere! in 1/7 &y $hell

6il .ompany in ell Dolley 81% This zone is approimately at the top o" the loer;ohnian stage an! as encountere!1=0 "eet a&ove the non pro!uctive $chist

&asement% .ommercial pro!uction as never "oun! in the Jurassic $chistconglomerate, or the $chist &asement roc*%

-n 1/= the Airport etension o" the ong Beach "iel! as !iscovere! &y Teaco, in a

"ault separate!, "aulte! northeast plunging anticlinal nose% The pro!uction as "romthe Delmontian:;ohnian FDeep KoneF% -n all, a&out 100 ells ere !irectionally!rille!% The main pro!uctive area lies un!er the ong Beach airport% There is a non

pro!uctive "ault &loc* &eteen the main "iel! an! the airport area%

The ong Beach "iel! ha! pro!uce! /0,=?=,000 &arrels o" oil through Decem&er

1/4> an! the Airport etension 10,>4,000 &arrels%

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#ose &ol para!e

Hollyoo! .hristmas Para!e

$tra&erry 5estival

5iesta Para!e

.hinese 9e Mear 3ol!en Dragon Para!e


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Anaheim Halloeen Para!e

'Ta*en "rom ;arge ;c!onal!, '1/4?(%A #armac guide to "os Angeles and %orthern$range County% 1st e!% .ana!a2 Pelican Pu&lishing company%(

The &eginnings o" a 5iesta

.inco !e mayo as "irst cele&rate! at the os Angeles Plaza in 14> an! rein"orce! the senseo" cultural an! political i!entity among ;eicans in los angeles%Be"ore each holi!ay aJunta, organise! a para!e that prece!e! speech ma*ing an! the "iesta% During the 1474cele&rations o" .inco De ;ayo, Jose J% .arrillo hea!e! the procession as gran! marshall an!as "olloe! &y a &an! le! &y Hinlo $ilvas%

a 5iesta !e os Angeles

a 5iesta !e os Angeles as an annual multi:!ay event cele&rating os Angeles an!$outhern .ali"ornias cultural heritage% The "irst cele&ration as hel! in April 14/% .ancele!!uring the $panish:American ar, it as revive! in 1/01 un!er the ne name a 5iesta !elas 5lores, an! it continue! through the 1/0s% The "estival as "oun!e! &y ;a ;ey&urgan! sponsore! &y the os Angeles ;erchants Association% The .ham&er o" .ommerce an!Boar! o" Tra!e &ecame joint sponsors in 14/>% The "estival cele&rate! the uni)ue history an!culture o" $outhern .ali"ornia% A!vertisements "or the 14/> event !escri&e it as inclu!ing a

para!e o" N$panish ca&alleros, ;eican va)ueros, -n!ians, an! .hinese,O a pageant, acarnival o" N?0,000 mas*ers,O an! a "loral para!e% The main para!e that year inclu!e!


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#ose &ol Para!e

The Para!e

This event &egan as a promotional e""ort &y Pasa!enas !istinguishe! Qalley Hunt .lu&% -n theinter o" 14/0, the clu& mem&ers &rainstorme! ays to promote the F;e!iterranean o" theest%F They invite! their "ormer +ast .oast neigh&ors to a mi!:inter holi!ay, here theycoul! atch games such as chariot races, jousting, "oot races, polo an! tug:o":ar un!er thearm .ali"ornia sun% The a&un!ance o" "resh "loers, even in the mi!st o" inter, prompte!the clu& to a!! another shocase "or Pasa!enas charm2 a para!e oul! prece!e the

competition, here entrants oul! !ecorate their carriages ith hun!re!s o" &looms%

During the net "e years, the "estival epan!e! to inclu!e marching &an!s an! motorize!"loats% The games on the ton lot 'hich as re:name! Tournament Par* in 1/00( inclu!e!ostrich races, &ronco &usting !emonstrations an! a race &eteen a camel an! an elephant 'theelephant on(% #evieing stan!s ere &uilt along the Para!e route, an! +astern nespapers

&egan to ta*e notice o" the event% -n 14/=, the Tournament o" #oses Association as "orme!to ta*e charge o" the "estival, hich ha! gron too large "or the Qalley Hunt .lu& to han!le%

The #ose &ol

-n an e""ort to !ra more cro!s, an!, more importantly, the attention o" the +ast .oastpress, civic lea!ers also propose! a college "oot&all game % -n 1/0, the


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The Para!e as "irst hel! on 6cto&er ?0th, 1/ as part o" the larger Anaheim Halloeen5estival that as &egun the year &e"ore% An estimate! 0,000 resi!ents an! neigh&ors "romnear&y tons cro!e! onto the si!eal*s on &oth si!es o" .enter $treet to atch the =:minute procession le! &y &ase&all superstars Ba&e #uth an! alter Johnson%

Begun as a !evice "or !iscouraging Anaheim youngsters "rom mischievous Halloeen pran*ssuch as soaping in!os, uprooting "ences an! !amaging property, the 5estival an! Para!eere instantly success"ul an! continue! to gro in size an! scope ith each passing year% -nthe mi!:1/=0s, the os Angeles Times heral!e! it as the N&iggest Halloeen party in thenation,O ith nearly 1=0,000 spectators lining the para!e route !uring the height o" its

popularity% By the late 1/>0s, the para!e as &eing televise! live each year throughout osAngeles an! 6range .ounty on RTA%

$tra&erry "estival

$tarte! in 1/=4, The 3ar!en 3rove .ham&er o" .ommerce put on the "irst 3ar!en 3rove$tra&erry 5estival as a ay to &ring together the east an! est si!es o" 3ar!en 3rove%#esi!ent Tom Hoie, a pu&lic relations pro"essional, suggeste! a "estival to cele&rate theareas then proli"ic stra&erry "iel!s% That "irst "estival as hel! on a vacant lot in theBroo*hurst Triangle, an area &or!ere! &y 3ar!en 3rove Blv!%, Broo*hurst $t%, an!Broo*hurst ay% An! Hoie, true to his pro"ession, sent locally gron stra&erries to amonastery in +urope the "estivals "irst P# ploy% The 1/=/ 3ar!en 3rove $tra&erry5estival as the "irst to inclu!e a para!e, an! ha! as its gran! marshal silent movie matineei!ol 5rancis S% Bushman% There ere no other cele&rities in the para!e, nor ere there "loatsor &an!s, as there are to!ay% The para!e consiste! simply o" a line o" anti)ue cars thatmotore! !on Broo*hurst $t% to estminster Blv!%

6n the "estival groun!s visitors enjoye! carnival ri!es an! strolle! long ro o" &ooths herethey coul! &uy a i!e array o" stra&erry treats, "resh stra&erries, other "oo! an!merchan!ise%

-n 1/=/ Hoie came up ith the i!ea "or the "irst #e!:Hea! #oun!up contest, hich is stillan annual "estival event% To!ay prizes are aar!e! in eight re!hea! categories o" &a&y,to!!ler, cutest, teen, prettiest, classiest, re! hea! ith the most "rec*les, an! $tra&erryBlon! -mage% -n earlier contests prizes ent to the curliest, tallest, &est cre cut an! prettiest

re!hea!s, as ell as the argest #e!hea!e! 5amily an! the Best #e!hea! $mile% The Berry,Berry Beauti"ul Ba&y contest, $tra&erry -!ol Rarao*e contest an! the competition "or TinyTots Ring an! ueen ere a!!e! later an! remain to!ay%

Hollyoo! .hristmas Para!e

The &rainchil! o" &usinessman Harry Blaine an! the Hollyoo! Boulevar! Association,

hich promote! the thorough"are as the Forl!s largest !epartment store,F $anta .laus anelure! shoppers aay "rom !ontons !ominant Broa!ay retail !istrict ith in*ing lights,


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!aily processions "eaturing a rein!eer:!ran sleigh, an! plenti"ul, &rightly !ecorate!.hristmas trees% +ach 9ovem&er &eginning in 1/4, etravagant holi!ay !ecorationstrans"orme! a one:mile stretch o" Hollyoo! Blv!% &eteen Qine an! a Brea into $anta.laus ane%

The "irst year, 100 living "irs ere !ug up "rom the "orest near Big Bear an! place! alongHollyoo! Blv!% in oo!en planters% 6nce "ully !resse! in nearly 10,000 incan!escent light

&ul&s, the trees lit the path "or a nightly para!e% Joine! on his sleigh &y a silver screen star,$anta .laus greete! passers&y as a team o" si live rein!eer pulle! him !on the &oulevar!%A"ter 9e Mears Day, the trees ere replante! on the groun!s o" the Hollyoo! Bol% Tocomplete the intertime trans"ormation, Hollyoo! Blv!% too* on a ne name% 5or onemonth, signs at intersections rea! F$anta .laus ane,F an! merchants up!ate! their streeta!!resses to re"lect the temporary name change% -n 1/?1, the Hollyoo! .ham&er o".ommerce epan!e! $anta .laus nightly procession into an annual etravaganza, sincerename! the Hollyoo! .hristmas Para!e% A ne stan!ing tra!ition &egan ith the ma*ingo" the "irst 3ran! ;arshal, .ome!ian Joe +% Bron in 1/?%

Therea"ter, throughout the ?0s an! into the =0s, many ell *non cele&rities, inclu!ingBette Davis, +velyn Qena&le an! ;ary Pic*"or! all "lippe! the sitch lighting the .hristmastrees, there&y o""icially &eginning the holi!ay season%

During orl! ar --, in the true spirit o" the season, the metal .hristmas trees ere !onate!to the ar e""ort an! the para!e as suspen!e! "rom 1/ to 1/% Hoever, the "irst.hristmas Para!e a"ter the ar ha! a recor! num&er o" people coming out to cele&rate% -n1/>, no&o!y coul! have *non that a "avorite .hristmas song oul! come out o" thePara!e% But thats eactly hat happene!% hen 3ene Autry ro!e his horse, .hampion, !onHollyoo! Boulevar! 'or $anta .laus ane( an! hear! all the chil!ren yelling, F Here comes$anta .laus, Here comes $anta .lausF, he coul!nt help &ut come up ith the i!ea "or thesong he co:rote ith 6a*lely Hal!eman% To years later, Bill elsh an! to cameramen

&roa!cast the "irst local televise! para!e to the people o" os Angeles%

.hinese 9e Mear 3ol!en Dragon Para!e

6ver one hun!re! years ago, the .hinese community &egan to participate in the para!e o" the.ity o" os Angeles% -n 14/4, the .hinese lion an! !ragon procession ere regar!e! as one

o" the most &eauti"ul unit in the .itys Annual a 5iesta Para!e% ith this initial participationin the para!e, the .hinese community as applau!e! "or its contri&ution to the cele&ration%The 5iesta committee imme!iately re)ueste! that the .hinese community permanently join inthis annual event% During these early years, the .hinese ;erchants Association organize! an!sponsore! the lion !ance procession, in a!!ition to one or to para!e "loats% At one point theorganization also arrange! "or the use o" a !ragon "rom the .hinese community in;arysville, .ali"ornia% +ventually, they raise! U1,=00 to ac)uire a !ragon that re)uire! =men to maneuver%

-n 1/=>, the .hinese .ham&er o" .ommerce o" os Angeles '"ormerly .hinaton .ham&ero" .ommerce o" os Angeles( joine! in the cele&ration% 9e !ragonhea!s ere importe!

"rom Hong Rong an! local "amily association mem&ers ere hire! to per"orm the cultural!ances% -n the early 1/>0s, the lion an! !ragon !ancers oul! visit every .hinese &usiness


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along the para!e route% 5inancial support "or the para!e inclu!e! "un!raising !inners an!!oor:to:!oor solicitations to gather support "rom the .hinaton &usiness community%

-n the 1/70s, actor an! martial arts master Bruce ee as the 3ran! ;arshal o" our para!e%$ince then other 3ran! ;arshalls have inclu!e! Davi! .arra!ine an! Reye u*e "rom the

television series NRung 5uO, Hugh He"ner o" Play&oy ;agazine, in!say agner "romNBionic omanO, Dr% Haing $% 9gor "rom the motion picture NThe Rilling 5iel!sO, Rieu.hinh "rom NJoy uc* .lu&O, an! 3arrett ang "rom televisions N$tar Tre* QoyagersO% 6verthe years, many other cele&rities have also participate! in our 3ol!en Dragon Para!e%

3orgeous an! comple in !esign, the color"ul !ragons, ma!e up o" cloth an! proppe! up &y&am&oo poles, move in precise patterns to the !rums, cym&als an! gong% The green on the!ragon stan!s "or an etraor!inary harvestV yello is "or the solemn empireV prosperity isrepresente! &y gol! or silverV re! is ecitementV an! the !ragons scales an! tail areshimmering silver that sym&olize joy% -t is har! to re"rain yoursel" "rom "eeling ae! &y thesight o" eaving !ragons along the route%

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;arge ;c!onal!, '1/4?(%A #armac guide to "os angeles and northern orange county% 1ste!% .ana!a2 Pelican Pu&lishing company%

illiam Davi! +stra!a '004(% The "os Angeles la1a: Sacred and Contested S2ace% Teas2The


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A .hinese .ham&er o" .ommerce '01?(% The olden ragon arade 7 A "os AngelesTradition% @69-9+ Availa&le at2 http2CC%lagol!en!ragonpara!e%comC% @ast Accesse! April 01%

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