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ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS HISTORY
THE SCHMID COLLECTION
Presented by: Aaron Rosenberger
Sponsored by: The Walter Schmid Center for International Business
1902-1995Farmer,
Businessman, Real Estate
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Walter Schmid
ENTREPRENEURS
Entrepreneur Merriam-Webster’s definition of an
Entrepreneur: Entrepreneur: One who organizes, manages,
and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/entrepreneur
Bernardo YorbaPart of the Yorba family who built Orange County’s first house, outside of Mission San Juan Capistrano
He created the first gravity-driven irrigation system in California
He founded Mission San Juan Capistrano on Nov. 1, 1776
Photo credit: San Diego Historical Society
Father Junipero Serra
Father Junipero SerraHe founded the first nine of the twenty-one missions Spain established in California
George HansenHe shaped the city of Anaheim into a grape-growing community, which was shipping grapes to as far away as China by the 1880’s
George HansenDug a five-mile ditch to provide irrigation for the city of Anaheim
Founder of Irvine Ranch
He and his descendents once owned a quarter of Orange County
James Irvine
James IrvineHe created the Irvine Company which became a powerful force in agriculture and later real estate development
Founder of Santa Ana
Contributed to the split of Orange County from Los Angeles County
William Henry Spurgeon
President of the first Board of Supervisors for Orange County
Founder of Santa Ana
William Henry Spurgeon
The McFadden Brothers
Founders of what is now known as Newport Beach
They operated one of Southern California’s largest ship yards, ran their own railroad line, and worked in real estate
Richard O’Neill
He bought a 205,000 acre ranch in 1882 some of which would become parts of Orange and San Diego Counties
Richard O’NeillMission Viejo and Rancho Santa
Margarita were built on O'Neill's former ranch.
George and Edward Amerige
Photo courtesy of the Fullerton Public Library Photo Courtesy of the Fullerton Public Library
Edward
George
Founders of the City of
Fullerton
George and Edward Amerige
They bought 430 acres of land for approximately $68,000 and established the town of Fullerton on July 5, 1887
Clarence Utt
He planted the first citrus trees in the Lemon Heights area, which became Tustin and Santa Ana
He helped organize and was the first president of the Tustin Unified School District
Clarence Utt
Charles C. Chapman
First to ship Valencia Oranges by rail
Photo Courtesy of Fullerton Public Library
Charles C. ChapmanFullerton’s first Mayor
Established the Fullerton News in 1902
Chapman raised funds to bring Chapman College to Orange.
Charles C. Chapman
Charles C. ChapmanThe College was first incorporated under the name California Christian College, and later changed to Chapman College and is now Chapman University
Lewis Moulton bought more than 22,000 acres of ranch land in South Orange County
He married Nellie Gail, an accomplished painter
Lewis Moulton & Nellie Gail
Lewis Moulton & Nellie Gail
She was a founding member of Laguna's College of Art and Design
Nellie Gail was president of the Laguna art gallery
Laguna Art Museum
Lewis Moulton & Nellie Gail
Moulton Ranch eventually became Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, and Aliso Viejo
Lewis Moulton & Nellie Gail
He helped put three Orange County cities on the map: Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, and Stanton
Founded city of Stanton
Phillip Stanton
Built Seal Beach pier in 1906
Phillip Stanton
Established the Pacific Electric Railway
Bought land in areas not yet reached by existing public transportation
Henry Huntington
Henry Huntington
Created trolley lines connecting Orange County cites
His railroad put Bay City, Pacific City, and Balboa on the map
Henry Huntington
Henry Huntington
Helped create the cities of Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, and Newport Beach
Glenn Martin
Made the first successful flight in California history
Built a biplane design and assembled it in an abandoned church in Santa Ana
On August 1, 1909 his plane flew a few feet off the ground for 12 seconds
Glenn Martin
Turned Laguna Beach into the premier art colony of Southern California
Frank Cuprien
Founded the Laguna Beach Art Association
Transformed the town’s community center into an art gallery
Frank Cuprien
Joseph Allen Beck
He started the first ferry service between Newport Beach and Balboa Island
Joseph Allen Beck In 1920, the first car was ferried across
the bay for 10 cents
Ferry services continue to this day with three 64 ft. boats that can carry three cars each time
Joseph Allen Beck
Started with small berry farm in Buena Park
Walter and Cordelia Knott
Grew a roadside chicken dinner business into two full-fledged restaurants
Walter and Cordelia Knott
They created a Ghost Town to keep customers busy who often waited hours to eat at their restaurant
Walter and Cordelia Knott
This Ghost Town turned into America’s first modern amusement park, now known as Knott’s Berry Farm
Walter and Cordelia Knott
A civil engineer who was active in Orange County for fifty years
Courtesy of the Orange County Register
Nat Neff
Nat NeffIn 1914, he was appointed Division Engineer of the Orange County highway department
Nat NeffResponsible for engineering the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway, Harbor Boulevard, Ortega Highway, and the Prado Dam
Started a small family-run contracting firm on Main St. in Santa Ana
John Simon Fluor Sr.
His company expanded into the worldwide construction giant known as Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation built the Alaska Pipeline
John Simon Fluor Sr.
Founded a small airfield that evolved into today’s John Wayne Airport.
Eddie Martin
He sold Orange County Airport in 1937
He started Martin Aviation, a manufacturer of unique aircrafts
Eddie Martin
Created the City of San Clemente
Photo courtesy of San Clemente Historical Society
Ole Hanson
Ole HansonIn 1925, Hanson and his sales team sold the first lots in San Clemente from a small sales tent in the middle of the city
Ole HansonBy the end of their first day, $125,000 worth of property had been purchased
Sister Elizabeth Lirette
First administrator at St. Joseph’s Hospital of
Orange, she was influential in making the hospital what it is
today
Sister Elizabeth Lirette She worked with other ministries such as
Taller San Jose, which aids uneducated and unskilled Latinos in gaining an
education
R.C. Hoiles
Raymond Cyrus Hoiles bought the Orange County Register in 1935
R.C. Hoiles R.C. invited
Register readers to engage in public dialogue
Founded Carl’s Jr. Drive-Up Restaurants
Carl Karcher
Carl Karcher Opened his first full-service restaurant in
Anaheim, Carl’s Drive-In Barbeque
Carl Karcher 2004 Carl’s Jr.® restaurant chain earned
revenues of approximately $1.4 billion
Co-founded Orco, a concrete-block company in Santa Ana in 1946
Peter Muth
Peter MuthOrco became one of the nation’s largest
manufacturers of concrete blocks
Copyright © 2004 Robert A. Hansen
An accomplished baker, she launched her legendary pie business in Orange County
Marie Callender and son Donald
Marie Callendar and son Donald
The first pie and coffee shop opened in Orange in 1964 and the restaurants were sold for 90 million dollars in 1986
Images courtesy of mariespies.com
Founder of Fender Guitars
Leo Fender
Leo FenderCreated the legendary Telecaster and
Stratocaster
Fender was inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music halls of fame
The world’s largest lima bean producer
Opened South Coast Plaza of Costa Mesa in 1967
Henry Segerstrom
Henry Segerstrom Founder of South Coast Plaza, which
generates almost $1 Billion in annual sales
Founded Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., producers of recreational vehicles, headquartered in Riverside
John C. Crean
John C. Crean Fleetwood Enterprises is one of the
nation’s largest producers of recreational vehicles and is the leader in building, retailing, and financing manufactured homes
Images courtesy of Fleetwood.com
Founder of William Lyon Homes Inc., which is now one of the nation’s largest homebuilders
William Lyon
William Lyon Co-purchased Aircal in 1981 and sold it
five years later for a $150 million dollar profit
Surfboard designer
His board designs made a lasting impact of the sport of surfing
Hobie Alter
Hobie Alter Also designed the Hobie 14 Catamaran
that revolutionized the sailing world
One of the most influential inventors of the 20th century
Founded National Technical Laboratories, now known as Beckman Coulter Inc.
Arnold Beckman
Arnold Beckman He received multiple awards, including
induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Built the world famous, million-dollar Crystal Cathedral of Garden Grove
Reverend Robert H. Schuller
Reverend Robert H. Schuller He is the founder, leader, star, chief
fundraiser, and largest donor to his religious empire
Creator/Founder of Disneyland
Walt Disney
Walt Disney In 1955, Anaheim orange groves
became Disneyland, which now attracts more than 13 million visitors a year
Instrumental to the founding of the University of California, Irvine
Joan Irvine Smith
Joan Irvine Smith She fought Irvine Ranch board
members for a 1,000 acre donation of the ranch to build University of California, Irvine
Inventor who moved to Santa Ana in 1957Holder of 63 patents
M. Lowell Edwards
M. Lowell Edwards Founder of Edwards Laboratories, now
known as Edwards LifeSciences Corporation
The success of his medical center established Orange County as a center of the health industry
Pharmacist who formulated a concoction of nasal drops to fight congestion
The formula became known as Allergan
Gavin Herbert
Gavin Herbert Started his own pharmacy in Orange
County and became one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical firms
Ross W. Cortese Builder of the Leisure World communities in Orange County and across the nation
Ross W. CorteseBought 3,000 acres at Moulton Ranch where he built Leisure World Laguna Hills
In 1963 Cortese was named builder of the year by the National Association of Home Builders
Transformed Birtcher Development & Investment Company into one of the largest commercial-property managers of the nation
Art Birtcher
Art Birtcher Reshaped Southern California through
high-profile developments such as the $200 million Xerox Center in Santa Ana
Land baron who built much of Orange county starting in 1958 with Bren Co.
Bren developed his building empire that culminated with his ownership of the Irvine Company
Donald Bren
Established the Don Koll Company, Inc.
Donald Koll
Donald Koll The Don Koll Company is a specializes in
the construction of custom homes and multi-tenant industrial business parks
Changed his family owned business from Orange County Title to First American Title
Donald Kennedy
Donald Kennedy First American is now a Fortune 500
enterprise and was valued at $2.2 billion in 2004
He founded Arnel Development Company in 1968
Owned Seattle Mariners from 1981-1989
George Argyros
George Argyros
Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Chapman University
Ambassador to Spain
Has five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Courtesy of the Gene Autry Collection
Gene Autry
Gene Autry Purchased the Los Angeles Angels, at
the time a new expansion team Moved the Angels to Anaheim
Co-founded the company Ceradyne Incorporated in 1967
Joel Moskowitz
Joel Moskowitz Ceradyne Incorporated is an advanced
technical ceramic corporation Named Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the
Year in Orange County
Orange County residents who created a trans-pacific oil kingdom from Tokyo to Singapore and back to California
Harold and Betty Hutton
Harold and Betty Hutton
Philanthropists, supporting a number of organizations including the Harold Hutton Sports Center at Chapman University in 1978
Founded clothing line St. John Knits Inc. from their garage in the San Fernando Valley
Kelly Gray
Gray Family
Gray Family In their first year they made nearly
$100,000 in sales, and they now post profits of almost $400 million per year
Developer of Little Saigon in Westminster
Courtesy of Eugene Garcia, Orange County Register
Frank Jao
Frank Jao Renovated a section of Westminster
into America’s largest and most established Vietnamese community
Courtesy of daytrippen.com
Founded Anaheim Trucking Company
Former Mayor of Anaheim
Charlie Pearson
Founded Oakley Inc.
Jim Jannard
Jim Jannard Introduced new features to sunglasses
including: hingeless arms, tougher lenses, and titanium castings
Forbes listed Jannard’s net worth at $1.5 billion in 2005
Fernando NieblaFounded Infotec Development which focuses on designing large computer networks for the defense department
Philanthropist who interests include the Hispanic Education Endowment Fund
Created the Leatherby Insurance Company
Founded Unicare Financial Corporation
Ralph Leatherby
Ralph Leatherby Founded The Center for Entrepreneurship and
Business Ethics at Chapman University Endowed the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman
University
Donald R. Beall
President and chief executive of Rockwell International
Donald R. Beall Transformed Rockwell from a military-
based company to a technological-driven firm
Rockwell became NASA’s leading contractor for the space shuttle program
Walter B. Gerken
Chairman at Pacific Life and Annuity Company of Newport Beach
Walter B. Gerken Founded "PIMCO" Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC in 1971 He endowed the Walter B. Gerken Chair
Enterprise and Society at UCI
James Doti 11th President of Chapman University
James Doti Chair of the Association for Independent
California Colleges and Universities Has raised endowment for Chapman
University from $36 million in 1994 to $175 million in 2005
Co-Founded computer chip-engineering firm Broadcom in 1991 in Redondo Beach
Broadcom’s profits rose to nearly $2 billion a year
Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli
Purchased the Mighty Ducks Hockey Team in 2005
Henry T. Nicholas Co-Founded Broadcom in 1991
His net worth is a reported $1.1 Billion
Resources The Orange County
Register’s 100 most Influential Individuals of Orange County
Fullerton Public Library
San Clemente Historical Society
The Gene Autry Collection
Daytrippen.com
Eugene Garcia – Orange County Register Back-In-Style.com
Max Dolberg Fleetword.com OCBook.com SFGAMworld.com Robert A. Hansen Mariespies.com Chapman Department
of PublicationsResources:
Special Thanks to:
Waltmar Foundation, Director of Waltmar Foundation Dr. Shauna FarleyDr. Pradip K. Shukla Dr. Lynne M. Pierson Doti Craig Williamsand Korey Ward