Fullerton News Tribune – September 1,1888 Fullerton is a new town on the line of the California Southern Railroad from Los Angeles to San Diego. The growth of the town has been marvelous. The sidewalks are laid with cement and the growth and prosperity is unabated. The first ostrich farm in California, containing about 80 ostriches is located here. Prices of land varies according to improvements, location, and quality, from $150 to $1000 an acre.
Fullerton News Tribune -- October 9, 1913 Fullerton will have about ten miles of paved roadway when the job now under way is finished. Asphalt concrete is the material selected by the road commissioners and city trustees as best suited to the purpose here and meeting all requirements to the best advantage. Bonds in the sum of $130,000 were voted by the citizens of Fullerton to pay for the improvement of its principal roads.
Fullerton News Tribune -- January 15, 1923 Lured to Fullerton by the greatest social function in the history of the city, thousands of persons from all parts of Orange and surrounding counties today thronged here to pay homage to the municipality’s growth and acquiesce to the formal opening of “The California”, the city’s new $250,000 community-owned hotel. Adding to the charm of the harmoniously furnished lobby were handsome floral tokens of the good wishes of the business men of the community.
Fullerton News Tribune – November 1, 1923 Located ideally for its purpose, the building is a five-story and basement edifice of steel and brick construction with art stone and ornamental iron exterior of beautiful design, and interior finish of tile and hard wood. The present estimated cost of the structure places the figure well above the $300,000 mark, and sets a pace for future construction in Orange County.