Are you a Yorba Linda oldtimer or newcomer?
How do you classify yourself? Are you an old-time Yorba Lindan or a relatively new resident? Here’s how to tell:
Oldtimer: You bought refreshing root beer floats at the A&W drive-in at Imperial Highway and Yorba Linda Boulevard.
Newcomer: You enjoy the poppy blooms on the vacant field at the same location.
Old: You remember horn blasts calling volunteer firefighters to the Lemon Drive station.
New: You hear horn blasts from trains and errant car alarms.
Old: You saw Hank Wedaa’s name on City Council election ballots.
New: You see Hank Wedaa’s name on City Council election ballots.
Old: You signed PATCH (Prevent an Airport Through Chino Hills) petitions.
New: You signed YLRRR (Yorba Linda Residents for Responsible Redevelopment) petitions.
Old: You participated in civic discussions at the Village Café on Main Street.
New: You participate in civic discussions at Java Joe’s on Yorba Ranch Road.
Old: You shopped for necessities at stores in what is now called Old Town.
New: Where’s Old Town?
Old: You visited Dr. Richard Cochran’s office/home on Olinda Street for medical needs.
New: Your HMO or PPO shuffles you from office to office throughout the county.
Old: You recall when every Yorba Linda Boulevard intersection had a service station with a kid who ran out to pump your gas, check your oil and wash your windshield.
New: You stop along Yorba Linda Boulevard for quickie oil changes.
Old: You hitched a ride to Fullerton Union High School for grades 9 through 12.
New: Your mom drives you to Esperanza, El Dorado or Valencia highs.
Old: You boarded the Pacific Electric Railway at the Imperial Highway station.
New: You enjoy Polly’s fresh-baked pies in the reconstructed train building.
Old: You walked to work to sort citrus at the packing plant on Yorba Linda Boulevard.
New: You drive your car to workouts at the fitness center in Packing House Square.
Old: You visited Main Street’s City Hall, rented from the Masonic Lodge, to watch the foolishness at City Council meetings.
New: You watch the foolishness at City Council meetings from your Laz-E-Boy lounger or computer desk chair at home.
Old: You kept chickens, goats, horses or other animals.
New: You call Code Enforcement to complain about crowing roosters, clucking hens and horse manure.
Old: You got mad at wrongheaded political columns penned by publisher Bill Drake in the weekly Yorba Linda Star.
New: You get mad at wrongheaded political columns in the print Yorba Linda Star and online at ocregister.com/yorbalinda.
Oldtimer: You bought refreshing root beer floats at the A&W drive-in at Imperial Highway and Yorba Linda Boulevard.
Newcomer: You enjoy the poppy blooms on the vacant field at the same location.
Old: You remember horn blasts calling volunteer firefighters to the Lemon Drive station.
New: You hear horn blasts from trains and errant car alarms.
Old: You saw Hank Wedaa’s name on City Council election ballots.
New: You see Hank Wedaa’s name on City Council election ballots.
Old: You signed PATCH (Prevent an Airport Through Chino Hills) petitions.
New: You signed YLRRR (Yorba Linda Residents for Responsible Redevelopment) petitions.
Old: You participated in civic discussions at the Village Café on Main Street.
New: You participate in civic discussions at Java Joe’s on Yorba Ranch Road.
Old: You shopped for necessities at stores in what is now called Old Town.
New: Where’s Old Town?
Old: You visited Dr. Richard Cochran’s office/home on Olinda Street for medical needs.
New: Your HMO or PPO shuffles you from office to office throughout the county.
Old: You recall when every Yorba Linda Boulevard intersection had a service station with a kid who ran out to pump your gas, check your oil and wash your windshield.
New: You stop along Yorba Linda Boulevard for quickie oil changes.
Old: You hitched a ride to Fullerton Union High School for grades 9 through 12.
New: Your mom drives you to Esperanza, El Dorado or Valencia highs.
Old: You boarded the Pacific Electric Railway at the Imperial Highway station.
New: You enjoy Polly’s fresh-baked pies in the reconstructed train building.
Old: You walked to work to sort citrus at the packing plant on Yorba Linda Boulevard.
New: You drive your car to workouts at the fitness center in Packing House Square.
Old: You visited Main Street’s City Hall, rented from the Masonic Lodge, to watch the foolishness at City Council meetings.
New: You watch the foolishness at City Council meetings from your Laz-E-Boy lounger or computer desk chair at home.
Old: You kept chickens, goats, horses or other animals.
New: You call Code Enforcement to complain about crowing roosters, clucking hens and horse manure.
Old: You got mad at wrongheaded political columns penned by publisher Bill Drake in the weekly Yorba Linda Star.
New: You get mad at wrongheaded political columns in the print Yorba Linda Star and online at ocregister.com/yorbalinda.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 PM
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