On this day in 1776, after an aborted first attempt a year earlier, Father Junipero Serra received permission to establish Mission San Juan Capistrano. The statue of Serra shown above is over the entrance of to Mission San Buenaventura, in Ventura, California. Is it just me, or does this look like the work of the WPA?.
On this day in 1986, the Orange County Performing Arts Center formally opened with a peformance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Seal Beach will celebrate it's 95th birthday in October with a series of special events. Check out their Founders Day website for more information.
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The thread in the comments section of my Monday post is still going strong. Click over and read/contribute if you haven't already.
