tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post1943267423304051432..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Orange County: Farmland for centuries, suburb in a generationLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-37549224001079203012014-11-18T15:24:21.692-08:002014-11-18T15:24:21.692-08:00It is crazy to think how much the world has change...It is crazy to think how much the world has changed in 60 years and Orange County is a perfect example of how great of change occur. My grandfather picked oranges in Orange County back in the 1950s and 1960s. If he was alive today and transplanted to Orange County, I don't think he'd even recognize the place.<br /><br />Along with the automobile and interstate highway system, SoCal saw a huge population because there was a group of "Boosters" (land owners) in Los Angeles that wanted to increase the population and their wealth. They helped promote the beauty and sunshine so iconic to SoCal. They would spread advertisements about how the SoCal sun was a panacea for all ailments and was essentially Eden rebuilt. The amount of energy and resources spent on promoting this SoCal image, was unlike any marketing campaign and was obviously very successful. Enrique Fernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232059436734605668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-16716838648507591092014-11-07T09:49:02.991-08:002014-11-07T09:49:02.991-08:00It is pretty amazing that in a relatively short ti...It is pretty amazing that in a relatively short time period a county named after its chief agricultural product now maintains only 100 acres. I think that Orange County’s location next to Los Angeles explains how the county lost its agricultural character and became a giant suburb. Southern California’s population grew so large people needed a place to live. Given the great climate Orange County has it is no surprise people wanted to move there. David Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790160910308168582noreply@blogger.com