La Mirada - Fernandez, Raymond
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Olive trees and lemon groves once covered the beautiful rolling hills of the city of La Mirada. Andrew McNally, of the mapmakers Rand McNally and Co., purchased twenty-three hundred acres of land and began planting orchards, envisioning a collection of country estates. The area attracted dairy farmers and citrus growers that operated alongside the McNally Ranch, well-known for its olive oil. During the building boom after World War II families flocked to the area, drawn by idyllic spaces like Neff Park, and voted to incorporate in 1960. Join authors Glen Cantrell and Raymond Fernandez as they share the story of a thriving La Mirada.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Olive trees and lemon groves once covered the beautiful rolling hills of the city of La Mirada. Andrew McNally, of the mapmakers Rand McNally and Co., purchased twenty-three hundred acres of land and began planting orchards, envisioning a collection of country estates. The area attracted dairy farmers and citrus growers that operated alongside the McNally Ranch, well-known for its olive oil. During the building boom after World War II families flocked to the area, drawn by idyllic spaces like Neff Park, and voted to incorporate in 1960. Join authors Glen Cantrell and Raymond Fernandez as they share the story of a thriving La Mirada.
Autorenporträt
Raymond Fernandez moved to La Mirada in November 1981 during the year of the El Niño Rains. He had been in the insurance industry for twenty-seven years and currently sits on the La Mirada Historical Preservation Council Committee. Raymond is married and has two beautiful children, Isabel and Presley Fernandez. He wants the readers to know especially of the youth and vibrancy of the city today and how we got here from a historical perspective. He loves spending time with family and sincere people.