Whittier was a rural community, and the land to the East and South of Whittier’s business district was blanketed with acres of orange, walnut, lemon, and avocado orchards. The roads between Whittier and Laguna Beach, passed by vast acres of orchards and crops in Orange County.
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Photo, Orange County Archives
Categories: 1934 - 1939, Whittier Art Gallery