Searching our past blogs, I found that our last visit with Ruby to Rancho Los Alamitos was in June of 2021 when the Covid-19 Pandemic was going on and we were wearing our masks! In March of 2024 we had Eric, Shirley, Ella, Taelor and Evan visiting the Rancho with us. Enough time had elapsed that we wanted to visit with Ruby once again, if for nothing more than nostalgia!
Rancho Los Alamitos is a Long Beach City Landmark and twice-listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Rancho is located on Tongva-Gabrielino land known as Povuun’nga. From the Tongva people who lived and gathered at Povuun’nga through waves of newcomers from Spain, Mexico, the United States, and beyond, the site has nurtured a great diversity of peoples and cultures over thousands of years. Today, the 7½-acre site includes four acres of nationally significant historic gardens, a ranch house (1790-1933), and a restored barnyard of the early 20th-century working ranch. During our visit we get to wander garden trails, learn from knowledgeable docents and volunteers, meet the barnyard’s resident livestock (horses, sheep, goats, chickens, and ducks), and explore California history.
The history of Rancho Los Alamitos is always of great interest! We always need a picture with the saddle!!!
The barn is always full of neat things to explore! Grandma and Ruby are enjoying themselves!
The hired hands' bunk room with all the necessities...
The Tack Room with these beautiful saddles and all horse-related accessories.
Right now, there are five horses and a donkey on the property. This Shire is a British breed of draught horse. The Shire has a great capacity for weight-pulling; it was used for farm work by the Bixbys. Today, Shire horses are not bred often due to several factors, including: With the advent of machinery and technology, the decline in demand for heavy draft horses in modern agriculture and transportation.
The Foreman's bunk trailer with all the comforts and necessities of ranch living.
The Blacksmith has his own shop on the property to service all of the livestock
We had many views of the Rancho Adobe Home. Whether from the side, front or back, it is a magnificent home!
These Moreton Fig trees in front of the house are spectacular. Susan Bixby planted them in the early 1890s. Their broad canopies and sprawling above-ground roots frame the ranch house.
Beautiful mosaic decoration on the chimney of the ranch house
The four and a half acres of gardens are peaceful to walk through. There is so much to see when going through the gardens!
Complete photo album at this link
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