Having a Blast in the Past at Blakey Historical Park
Westminster, California was founded as a colony in 1870 by Presbyterian Minister L.P. Webber, who sold land for $13 an acre to people of religious faith, high morals and interest in education. At Blakey Historical Park in this North Orange County City on the first Sunday of any month and you’ll see photos of the city’s first school children–most without shoes (they couldn’t afford them). Operated by the Westminster Historical Society, the fascinating place at 8612 Westminster Blvd., features the city’s first Drug Store (1874), the Warne Family Barn and Farmhouse (1915), the magnificent former Midway City Women’s Club (1929), a 1904 Windmill, Blacksmith Shop, antique Water Wagon, Fire Trucks and Ambulances, a One Horse Buggy and a Shutter Shak, one of approx. 20 remaining California Crazy buildings. Read more…>
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