Angels Stadium - 1966
I thought this was a really cool picture of the stadium and surrounding area. It's amazing how much things change.
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And orange groves and strawberry and beet fields as far as the eye could see
Ah, life in OC before The Sprawl.
dude...I was born in 1983
and still remember a bit of orange groves between tustin and the irvine area but this is totally surreal….
by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Feb 19, 2009 10:49 AM PST reply actions
I was born in 1979
When my parents moved into our house they didn’t even have postal service.
Just oranges, oranges and more oranges.
"I've got more action than my man John Woo
And I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" - Shure Shot, The Beastie Boys
by Zoe Necrosis on Feb 19, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Back then, 'bout the only other thing in Anaheim
Was Disneyland. And, of course, Knott’s Berry Farm just up the road in BP (and it hadn’t morphed into a “theme park” yet).
Angels fan since '67
As someone who's been to Anaheim only three times
this is a pretty cool picture. The stadium looks like it was picked up from another city and plonked down in some fields.
Looks like it got swept up and landed in Kansas!
Recipient of the 2008 "The Iron Man" award from scottnak of Halos Heaven!
my gut reaction to that picture was...
WOW! great shot. if you look really close you can see ga in left field.
If he wasnt so lazy.....
he woulda posed…..
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 19, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
it would be cool
to get a picture from almost the same angle today just to compare how different the 2 look now
Mike Scioscia For President
Cool picture
Now the last bit of open flat land in Orange County is very tiny, basically the old El Toro MCAS…cough….I mean “Great Park” and some areas of land east of Jeffrey, north of the 5 and west of Sand Canyon.
"great park" that's flying along. fun question...
what will happen first: the great park, the high speed rail to vegas, pauley pavilion remodel or an nfl team comes to l.a.?
aren't we already there?
oh wait… i forgot. we’re going to tax everybody and their mother even more so we can still throw money away aimlessly. my bad.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 19, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Aimlessly?
But we have to help all those irresponsible people who didn’t make their mortgage payments. We wouldn’t want them living in apartments for heaven’s sake! Can’t afford to pay your taxes this year? Well maybe they’ll introduce a new tax to help you pay your taxes! I think it makes complete sense.
Why forget the OBVIOUS
Illegal Aliens.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Feb 19, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
lol
gotta make sure we pay for the people WHO COULDN’T AFFORD THE HOUSE THEY BOUGHT to stay in it.
c’mon dude. paying taxes is the American thing to do.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 19, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
double ha!
where’d you get a hand grenade?
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 19, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 19, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
you hear that? bears. now you’re putting the whole station in jeopardy.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 19, 2009 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Brick KILLED a GUY
12/19/08 - Thank you KLJ for coming into my life.
by norcaliangelsfan on Feb 20, 2009 2:25 AM PST up reply actions
Please stop with these bigoted comments!
by Higz on Feb 19, 2009 9:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I must be missing all of your SARCASM
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Feb 20, 2009 7:23 AM PST up reply actions
Oh Higgy
Please explain what is Racist???
You lost me there bro. Please Enlighten us all as to what was said that was so Racist???
Please think clearly now….we are all waiting.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Feb 20, 2009 7:19 AM PST up reply actions
Dude,
It’s a running joke, ever since Jeff Miller in the OCFishWrap claimed that all Angels fans were racist.
Angels fan since '67
Jeff Miller
has many leather bound books and his office smells of rich mahogany, he’s kindof a big deal
hahahahahahahahaha
WIN
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 20, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
So since the tax dollars of the responsible will be used to pay the mortgages of the irresponsible...
…the responsible will get the mortgage interest credit, right?
Whoops! Sorry…I forgot who’s in charge now…
sucks, doesn't it?
and that’s the beginning of socialism.
give all the help to the irresponsible, and punish the responsible. that way, we’re all on a level playing field….
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 20, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lucky!
he’s just been paying for my gas. i haven’t let him pay my mortgage yet.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 20, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
my bad, dude
i guess i’m too used to get shafted for the sake of everybody else.
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 20, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Can I
run my business into the ground, and then ask for a bailout?
How about paying taxes. CA will be paying tax returns with IOUs ‘cause they don’t have the money. Can I pay my CA state taxes with IOUs ‘cause I don’t have the money?
Angels fan since '67
oh man
that would be amazing, wouldn’t it?
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 20, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I am going with the train ...
although even that won’t be here for 15 years, I would say.
It would be sweet though. No more 8 hour drives to Vegas. It would kill Barstow Station and Baker’s economy though.
by matthiasstephan on Feb 20, 2009 2:26 AM PST up reply actions
no to the nfl
if it means the stadium in city of industry. f that i don’t need that crap
man
it’s sad to see what’s happened to that area. I remember driving from south county to north county and passing through orange groves, where have the oranges in orange county gone? (South of the border thanks to NAFTA)
NAFTA
came along decades after the disappearance of the orange groves, and has nothing to do with it whatsoever. The reason the oranges aren’t there anymore is because building subdivisions is far more profitable.
TRUE!
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
by Dono Romantico on Feb 20, 2009 7:34 AM PST up reply actions
I found some photos...
…of the Halos first home. I hope the current “Field of Dreams” remains vibrant for the next 50 years.
The LA Times pics @ UCLA
- Here’s the archive shot.
- Opening Day.
- “A thousand bucks if you hit it here.”
- And the birth of The Lassie Foundation.
by Halotosis on Feb 19, 2009 7:50 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Thank you!!!
I MUST have a print of the “Opening Day” pic. I will email the name on the page but if anyone knows who to contact about getting a rather large print of that pic, please let me know.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Feb 20, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Where's the Del Taco
how are ever gonna lure the free agents without del tacos
Watching the Halos from Princeton University. The random Halo fan in a sea of Bosux and Skankee fans.
by princeton11loveshalos on Feb 19, 2009 10:03 PM PST reply actions
Holy Chicken Soft Tacos, Batman
You know what I just discovered? The first Del Taco was opened in 1961.
Who
Made all that money off the property around the stadium. Someone got very, very rich or very, very, richer.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
ps
That pic is surreal.
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Feb 20, 2009 1:47 AM PST up reply actions
WOW
That is a great picture. I was stationed down in Pendleton a few years back and I went to A LOT of Angels games, and afterwards I had A LOT of wings from guess where? 10 plus runs and they were free, but I’m getting off track. That is a great perspective on how things used to be. and I agree with Sorbo182, it would be cool to see a picture of today’s park in a side by side.
That was the OC that I grew up in.
With little cityscape to obstruct views, that stadium was visible for miles to the south as long as you avoided the eucalyptus trees that framed the orchards. One of the lost charms of OC was the dichotomy of rural farmlife with a large concrete and steel structure plopped in the middle, full of lights and noise and traffic and people and an occasional Halo victory.
Remember that streets and rooftops absorb heat from sunlight during the day, and keep the ambient temperatures warmer at night. Without all those streets and homes and office buildings, the temperature would get very cool once you left the stadium parking lot. Frosty cold, even. So within seconds of leaving the ballpark at night, you would slip from the warmth of the buildings and asphalt and people, and the smells of grass and beer and cigars (yes, smoking was OK back then) and mustard on hot dogs; to the sweeter smells of orange blossoms and tilled earth and crickets chirping, and frosty breath, and the pitch dark county roads. Leaving the park sometimes felt like stepping across into the twilight zone.
by Stirrups on Feb 20, 2009 10:49 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
My Girlfriend just linked me this slideshow of Big A Pics..
God I love her.
If you’ve got some time. Some cool shots post 94’ Northridge quake and stuff.
Enjoy
by MidwayCityLivestock on Feb 20, 2009 2:11 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
P.S. there's tons of good shots if you're patient.
Pay special attention to the color of the Big A during the Periwinkle Era. I forgot it was that color.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Feb 20, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
me too!
boy, everything was green when Edison was in charge, huh?
Kotch would've had that.
by howiestheman on Feb 20, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Man...these are some great shots...
I believe one of the early pics in ’76 against Detroit was of Mark Fidrych.
Also, some great shots of Yaz and Rice (enemies that that were)…
I love the view from the Rocks
Must be the same view Lackey’s Strike Force girls get every night…
Light Up That Halo!
MidwayCityLivestock
Thanks so much for sharing that. It was awesome!
"why do you we still have quitlin?" -VladdyG
No problem
I’ll pass along the thanks to Mrs. Livestock too.
by MidwayCityLivestock on Feb 20, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
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