Here's an ad for the Pacific Electric Railway's "Red Cars" and buses, from the Dec. 31, 1950 issue of the Huntington Beach News. Today they'd also tell you that it was "green" to take mass transit. . Update:Doug McIntosh sent me this great image of a Pacific Electric token to go with this post. Thanks, Doug!
Today's photos show what is now known as George Bellis Park, at 7171 Eighth St. in Buena Park. The first photo is undated but probably from the 1940s. The second photo is from 1956. I was curious to know who George Bellis was, did some digging, and found the answer interesting,...
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The citizens of Buena Park were alarmed when they heard that the new Santa AnaFreeway (I-5) was going to cut their town in half. The plans showed a 27-foot-high berm bisecting the community, with only one pass-through, on Grand Ave., connecting the two halves. Moreover, the plans called for only one freeway exit for the city. By most accounts, it would have ruined the city.
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The community fought tooth and nail for a better plan. Buena Park Chamber of Commerce president George Bellis was probably most responsible for getting the State to adopt a new below-ground-level plan for the freeway with three bridges connecting the north to the south, and improved freeway access.
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Bellis spent most of his life in the automobile sales and tire business, and had served as president of the Southern California Automotive Dealers Association. He was also Buena Park's representative to the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange County. Perhaps his experience with these and other trade organizations gave him experience in dealing with Sacramento.
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George Bellis was also responsible for organizing the creation of the ten-acre Buena Park Recreation Park and softball field on land rented from the Santiary District. In the 1940s, the Buena Park Lynx, the local womens softball team, was contending at national championships, and the community got behind the effort to give them a decent place to play. The park, which was later renamed in honor of Bellis, also served as the first home of Buena Park's Silverado Days festival.
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Speaking of the "Center of the Southland", the Buena Park Historical Society's Annual Board Installation event will be held Jan. 26, 6pm, at the Stage Stop Hotel, 6601 Beach Blvd.
Before I give myself a little Christmas vacation from blogging, I'm posting an assortment of images from Orange County Christmases past. The image above shows the parlour of the Keech House at 201 E. Washington St. in Santa Ana in about 1910. It remains one of the city's most attractive homes even today. Among his various accomplishments, E. E. Keech was one of Orange County's first prominent attorneys. He also founded the Orange County Law Library, was a president and founding member of the Orange County Bar Association, and trained a young Earle Stanley Gardner (creator of Perry Mason) in the law. I'm sure I'll be writing more about Keech and his interesting family in the coming year. . The next photo shows the Irvine family home (current site of the Katie Wheeler Branch Library) at Christmas 1944. James Irvine's beloved hunting dogs are asleep under the tree.
The third photo, (below,) shows the Church of Reflections (next to the Lake of Reflections) at Knott's Berry Farm at Christmas in 1963. Both the church and the lake were recently removed, although bits of the church have been incorporated into a new version of the building on the other side of Beach Blvd. This removal, along with the removal of the Little Chapel by the Lake, meets the Constitutional requirement of separation of church and theme park.
My final image for today, (below,) shows Santa Claus visiting the Orange County Board of Supervisors at the County Hall of Administration in December 1988. Supervisors Tom Riley and Don Roth are contributing gifts to a toy drive. Later, Roth resigned in a scandal that involved him accepting gifts.
If I don't post again before the 25th, I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
HAHAA NOW THIS IS....hahahahaha remember the last "Happy togheter"show at the "don't laugh sauna" when micky said that he hates those pancards with his funny face from happy togheter/well..u can't escape what ur most afraid of chunnie dear hahahaha and looks like the fans prepared something special for u this time:)))) a new UPDATED version of ur silly face from "happy togheter show" ROFL i cracked up! oh and junsu is no less funnier than u so gwencana^^ aww anyhow cassies dont be mean..u know the boys are bothered of these signs,they can't concentrate properly while they sing when they see this kind of signs:)) haha so take it easy ne? we dont want to upset the boys now dont we?
DBSK on Happy Together [Eng Sub, 3/4]
haha watch from 8:00 there is the part when micky espresses his complains about the signs ^__^
~DBSK UNITES US ALL ~
I would like to tell u a nice Xmas story:)...It starts with once upon a time:) haha jk. One day a good friend of mine,Yunnie eleen, told me a nice true story.I liked her story very much so i decided to share it with u too.I'll show you the exact conversation we had on YM.We were talking about her problems in making friends with some koreans in her country...because she is a muslim.
" yunnieleen: myb they wont befriend me coz of my... sazlina zainal yunnieleen: huh, i dunno.. sazlina zainal yunnieleen: appearance? sazlina zainal yunnieleen: huhu kity cia: LOL? kity cia: meaning? sazlina zainal yunnieleen: that's like a border 4 me.. sazlina zainal yunnieleen: u knoe what sazlina zainal yunnieleen: here sazlina zainal yunnieleen: korean r not much into friendly atmosphere wif muslim sazlina zainal yunnieleen: bcoz sazlina zainal yunnieleen: me n fren planned 2 go 2 one korean village here sazlina zainal yunnieleen: n we tried 2 make friends wif them sazlina zainal yunnieleen: but initially, they like saw us wif cold impression sazlina zainal yunnieleen: i think myb bcoz we were wearing scarf~ sazlina zainal yunnieleen: n after that then we came up wif plan sazlina zainal yunnieleen: 2 make a t-shirt sazlina zainal yunnieleen: wif dbsk n some of korean lang printed on d shirt
i asked her to take pictures of the T-shirt so i can show it to you all^^ so here it is
this is the front of the T-shirt
this is the back of the T-shirt "it's a TVXQ thing you wouldn't understand!!!" hahaha so clever of u girls *claps
sazlina zainal yunnieleen: then they suddenly become friendly sazlina zainal yunnieleen: haha kity cia: its like dbsk unites them all kity cia: lol sazlina zainal yunnieleen: Lol kity cia: ))))))))))))) kity cia: whoaa sazlina zainal yunnieleen: dun laugh kity cia: claps for dbsk! kity cia: and for yunnie sazlina zainal yunnieleen: it's true babe kity cia: cause she is so inventive kity cia: did u ever tried to talk to them before the t-shirt? and they rejected you? sazlina zainal yunnieleen: hurm.... sazlina zainal yunnieleen: yeap, from d seller of d shop sazlina zainal yunnieleen: we juz like said 2 them certain korean words sazlina zainal yunnieleen: like aniyang haseyo sazlina zainal yunnieleen: they smiled but not as friendly as we would have expected sazlina zainal yunnieleen: after they wore that shirt, then they started 2 accept us lol sazlina zainal yunnieleen: n been so friendly sazlina zainal yunnieleen: n i recall u said dat~~~~ sazlina zainal yunnieleen: YEAH~ DBSK UNITES US ALL~! "
And the boys are back in Korea for the MBC Starry Night End of Year Contest (watch out for that later tonight!), the 5th TVXQ Debut Anniversary and the SBS Gayo Daejun!~
ah~ speaking of airports...reminds me of our trip to california can't wait!!!!
"I have a dream!" that every californian DBSK fan would come to greet us at LAX airport on the 15th of january 2009 :))) joke joke..it would be nice though:)))
Credits: as tagged + TVXQbaidu + fangirlmitz Please take out with full credits~
Singles Magazine made a very nice description of our boys.Check out the translations from Yuhno-shii forum !
This year, Tohoshinki's 4th Korean Album - MIROTIC manage to sweep though Japan's largest music charts, HMV topping 1st on the list for the Asia category. In November, USEN 2008 on-demand chart has ranked Tohoshinki's ballad "Doumini coopere Kimi wo Suki ni natte Shimattandarou" 1st on the chart (Statistics from January 4, 2008 to December 4, 2008).
In addition, in year 2004 Tohoshinki came out with a Christmas Album "Christmas Gift from 동방신기" which was ranked 9th in the chart listing as well. Following Tohoshinki's 1st ranking is SS501's Mini Album "U R MAN" and 3rd rank, Jay Chou's album "Capricorn".
A company in Japan also states that, Tohoshinki in Japan is in fact, receiving a high degree of welcome and by continuing touring/promoting in Japan, good results will soon surface. Tohoshinki will also appear on NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen on 31st of December, 2008.
Take out with full credits Source: Baidu Translated by: lollyribena @Xietinloveshero
"TVXQ's popularity in Japan is not to be blocked." Japan's daily newspaper "Yomiuri" printed a special interview with TVXQ and ended up selling out extremely quickly. This has become much talked about.
In their Pop Style Section on the 17th, "Yomiuri" had 'Facing the World, Five Not-So-Ordinary People' as their topic, and used two spreads to report on TVXQ's story before debut and their success story in Japan.
TVXQ's fans even called to order in order to get their hands on this issue of the newspaper. Because of the high demand, they started becoming out-of-stock, a miraculous sight.
On the 18th, through a member of their forum, "Yomiuri" announced the good reception and sales of their issue with TVXQ on the 17th. Those involved with this issue, through the member of the forum, said, "Readers, we thank you for all the orders for our issue with TVXQ's special on the 17th. Our company wishes to have enough copies to satisfy everyone's orders, but as of now we are out of stock. Please forgive us for not being able to satisfy everyone's orders."
A newspaper selling out because of the printing of a Top Star interview, no matter which country it happens in, is a first in history.
4 time Oricon Weekly number one spot winner TVXQ will perform for their first time at NHK's Red/White Concert on the 31st. Also, they will also appear on the TBS New Year's Special Music program "CDTV SP Premiere Live" to be broadcasted on the same day. Now, we can really feel their high popularity.
B4 i end this post i wanna share a special comercial with you
hyun bin LG kyaa i have the same phone^_^ let's shine togheter hyun bin shii^^
ugh i hate this holiday break, i get bored easily! all the series i'm watching are taking a break for the second season arghhhhh what am i gonna watch nao??? "worlds within"is taking a break,"true blood" is taking a break,"gossip girl" is taking a break...and they only start next january and february:((( otoke????
DBSK ENDORSEMENT
I found an interesting article from Time Magazine about Lee Soo Man(dbsk's manager) read the article here: time magazine article
Fan: If you don't reply, we'll meet at the Han River on December 25th! I know you'll go on a date with me. Keke! Changmin: I definitely don't want! Hahaha
^ oh Minnie, you are so mean....lol , just tell her you have a date with me....keke
Fan: Oppa, today is my birthday~~~~~ Changmin: Happy Birthday!
Fan: What did this person eat to grow such good looks? Changmin: Ah~ Yeah...It's not like this~ (Fan probably sent a picture of Changmin)
^ what do you mean it's not like this.....lol
Fan: It's oppa right? Keke, you must stand in a stable position! Changmin: Hahahhaha ^^ (Fan sent a picture of Changmin and Chun in the Singles magazine standing sideways)
^ Changmin is a PRO model .....xD ....so that's why
Fan: Oppa, today is my parents' marriage anniversary! I didn't give them anything...T_T No~ Changmin: Tell your parents thank you for giving birth to you, and then wash the dishes and clean up~
^ puahhaha, very typical and straight forward minnie~ ...xD
Fan: This will taste good for sure oppa! Buy this for me to eat! T___T Come on Baby~ Changmin: ;;; I'll buy it for you to eat ^^;; (The fan sent a picture of Changmin, LOL O_O She wants to eat him?)
^ buhahhahaa ..... so cute~
Fan: T__T Wen I sleep with a snuffy nose I snore! T___T It's always so stuffy. Changmin: If it's like this...be careful when you sleep~
Fan: Let's make handsome Chang laugh~ Changmin: Using what?
^ lol, very blunt indeed
Fan: You want to eat pizza right? You want to eat it? Changmin: It's tasty for sure~ (Fan sent a picture of pizza)
Fan: Oppa I really do hurt~ Changmin: If it's like this, eat some medicine and hurry and go to bed~
Fan: I can do it! Although oppa has it really hard, you guys can still show us your hardworking and smiling side. ♥ I have it really hard to, but I will work hard to show you my smiling side! Youngwoong Jaejoong fighting! Choikang Changmin Fighting! Uknow Yunho fighting! Micky Yoochun fighting! ... TVXQ fighting! .... and Xiah Junsu fighting ^^ Changmin: Fighting! ^^
Fan: Changmin Goon whose looking better and better lately...perfect movie face...amazing~ You're really good keke~ Changmin: ^^ Thank you ^^
Fan: When frustrated, eat jjajjangmyun. When worrying, eat noodle soup. When healing, eat fried rice. What does oppa want to eat? Changmin: Sleep.
^ puhhahahhaa, here comes Minnie's food..... lol ...... when he can't handle it ....SLEEP is the word...xD
Fan: Because oppa is mine. Nothing can change this. Tetetejjimbom. Changmin: ;;;
^ umm, changmin is MINE!!...xD
Fan: If oppa cries, I'll cry too, do you know? T___T Thank you oppa for working so hard. ♥ Love you forever ^^ Changmin: ^^
Fan: I prepared this for oppa! I made these muffins at school and wrote TVXQ! on top of it with walnuts! ♥ Changmin: Muffins! Ahwa~
Fan: 12-26 ♥ Exciting date! I want to have a date with this man~ I must succeed! Fighting! Eukyangkyang Changmin: ^^
Fan: I live for oppas~~! Changmin: Living only for us... Can't do that ;;
^ keke, me 2
Fan: Don't you want to see the sea? On really cold days the vast ocean is especially pretty... ^^ Changmin: It's really pretty right ^^
Fan: You are my life. Changmin: ^^ Hahaha
Fan: I just ate pork! Are you jealous? Keke~ Changmin: No~ Not jealous! Haha
^ ROFL .....
Fan: I strongly recommend this movie! (She talks about a movie here) Oppa will like it a lot if he watches it! Changmin: It must be really interesting ^^ Fan: GO Changmin: ;;;
Fan: ^^.... Changmin: ^^
Fan: That man will become my man. Haha Changmin: That won't happen as you wish...T_T (Fan had a picture of Changmin)
^ ..... sad huh ~
Fan: ^^ Do this again... Changmin: I did it! Ha~ (Fan had a picture of Min smiling and doing a thumbs up sign)
^ xD, must be VERY cute~
Fan: Oppa, you don't want to reply me? Changmin: Yes.
^ ahh~ you are being mean oppa~
Fan: This person's name is Shim Changmin~ Look at me and love me ♥. So I have something to say too~ Oppa I love you~~~~ ♥ Changmin: ^^ Keke~
Fan: Hey boy! ^^ What are you doing? Changmin: Not much~ ^^
Fan: Oppa hello! Changmin: Hello~
Fan: Are U man? Changmin: ^^ Yes, is there a problem...?
^ buhahhahahaha, this must be a the BEST question that the fans have ASK.....ROFL
Fan: I started dreaming at 10, dreamed that I was going into oppa's dorms! So I took off my shoes immediately wand wanted to go in. Then my brother came home and I woke because of the noisy doorbell! Aiyayaya! I wanted to go in....If I sleep again, will I continue that dream? Changmin: Impossible
^ hai~ .....minnie.... you just crush a fangirl's dream ....xp
Fan: You who doesn't reply! Changmin: Me??
^ acting if he doesn't know.....there, Mr. INNOCENT ....lol
(The following one is from 11-27) Fan: Changmin oppa, I bought this just for you. Please enjoy it! Changmin: Hahhaahhaaha Fan: Changmin oppa, let's get married. I'll buy the ring~ ^^* Changmin: I'll buy it for you. Fan: Changmin oppa ah, did you eat the pork I bought you? I took this picture especially for oppa~ It's pretty right? ♥ Changmin: I'll buy it for you. Fan: Changmin oppa, are you buying me pork or a ring? ^^ Changmin: Both.
Wear warm clothes,eat lots of vitamins and get urself into xmas spirit as fast as u can because there's only two more days left until Santa's arrival ^__^ TIPS FOR GETTING INTO XMAS SPIRIT: download all SMTown's Winter collection from dbsk archives kekekke ok enjoy and have urself a merry christmas! i know it's hard without snow but with a little luck it will snow soon(i hope!) xD oh and btw we need a new poll and we're out of ideas...if u have any please don't hesitate to email us and let us know.write to us everything and anything u want us to post here..if u have any fanmade stuff about dbsk,drawings and stuff like that and u want people to see it...let us know just email us ok?You should already know that many people from all over the world visits this blog to get updated with dbsk news so u should take advantage of this chance i'm offering u now...email us and let other fans see ur creations and ur love ^_^ looking forward for ur emails!
bleeding_star_me@yahoo.com (lelis) and kity_cia@yahoo.com (kity)
Here's an ad for the Pacific Electric Railway's "Red Cars" and buses, from the Dec. 31, 1950 issue of the Huntington Beach News. Today they'd also tell you that it was "green" to take mass transit.
Today's photos show what is now known as George Bellis Park, at 7171 Eighth St. in Buena Park. The first photo is undated but probably from the 1940s. The second photo is from 1956. I was curious to know who George Bellis was, did some digging, and found the answer interesting,...
The citizens of Buena Park were alarmed when they heard that the new Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) was going to cut their town in half. The plans showed a 27-foot-high berm bisecting the community, with only one pass-through, on Grand Ave., connecting the two halves. Moreover, the plans called for only one freeway exit for the city. By most accounts, it would have ruined the city.
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Before I give myself a little Christmas vacation from blogging, I'm posting an assortment of images from Orange County Christmases past. The image above shows the parlour of the Keech House at 201 E. Washington St. in Santa Ana in about 1910. It remains one of the city's most attractive homes even today. Among his various accomplishments, E. E. Keech was one of Orange County's first prominent attorneys. He also founded the Orange County Law Library, was a president and founding member of the Orange County Bar Association, and trained a young Earle Stanley Gardner (creator of Perry Mason) in the law. I'm sure I'll be writing more about Keech and his interesting family in the coming year.
The third photo, (below,) shows the Church of Reflections (next to the Lake of Reflections) at Knott's Berry Farm at Christmas in 1963. Both the church and the lake were recently removed, although bits of the church have been incorporated into a new version of the building on the other side of Beach Blvd. This removal, along with the removal of the Little Chapel by the Lake, meets the Constitutional requirement of separation of church and theme park.
My final image for today, (below,) shows Santa Claus visiting the Orange County Board of Supervisors at the County Hall of Administration in December 1988. Supervisors Tom Riley and Don Roth are contributing gifts to a toy drive. Later, Roth resigned in a scandal that involved him accepting gifts.
If I don't post again before the 25th, I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas! 
this is the back of the T-shirt
It does not require much explanation. Blah
ugh i hate this holiday break, i get bored easily! all the series i'm watching are taking a break for the second season arghhhhh what am i gonna watch nao??? "worlds within"is taking a break,"true blood" is taking a break,"gossip girl" is taking a break...and they only start next january and february:((( otoke????
