Aug. 13 - 15, 1915

Fri. Aug. 13, 1915

Worked around. In aft I went around and solicited orders for prunes, plums, etc. - sold about 150 pounds. Fixed up auto. Floyd and I played horse-shoes in eve.

Sat. Aug. 14, 1915

The Springs owned by a family member is still in operation today.

Mother is going to The Springs for a rest and visit. Ethel, Floyd, Mother and I went to the city. 12 o'clock train broke down (the motor car) and they had to get an engine to haul it in so we didn't get there until 3 P.M. Watched a Co. take movies in the S.P. station.

Rosslyn Hotel postcard from 1915 (this is a famous landmark and still stands today)

1915 Hotel Rosslyn Dinner menu

Went uptown and bought our tickets for "The Clansman" - 9th row in the eve - 50 cents. Went to the Hotel Roslynn and had supper - 25 cents walked around and sat in park. Saw "The Clansman" or "birth of a nation" in eve - fine - 12 reels. Left Mother at King Edward Hotel. She is going tomorrow A.M.

This film was a huge success though extremely controversial for it's racial depictions.
It is widely acknowledge, then and now, to have inspired the rebirth of the KKK.

King Edward Hotel which still stands 

We took Santa Fe 12 o'clock train home - everyday is moderately warm and fine.

Anaheim train station 1915

Sun. Aug. 15, 1915

Did not go to church. Grandpa had a falling out with Harners while we were away and says he will not have anything more to do with them, so when we went to Newport in the afternoon we did not take them along. Ethel drove there and I drove home. Wrote a card to Mother and took it down to mail.

Newport Beach 1915

Aug. 10 -12, 1915

Tues. Aug. 10, 1915

Pruned some trees. Floyd and I gathered up prunnings and burned them. I made a black-board sign and put it out in front with Satsumas, peaches, plums and prunes on it. Yesterday and today we sold 70 pounds of Satsumas. Peaches, big red plums (yellow inside) prunes and apples are ripe, but there are no oranges now.

In the eve Floyd and I went to the High School courts and played a set of tennis H6-1F. Read in the eve.

Wed. Aug. 11, 1915

Anaheim business district 

I got up about 7 and picked 50 pounds of Satsumas and Floyd and I delivered them in the auto - got 1 cent per pound.

I took the muffler off this A.M. and the engine sounded classy. Went down to the store with the muffler off and we delivered 38 pound of prunes at 1 1/2 cent. In the eve Floyd and I read and played a tie game of checkers.

Thurs. Aug. 12, 1915

Worked in the A.M. Then we took a fumigating canvas and made a tent out of it. Floyd and I played horse-shoe and in the eve the folks and Harners went out riding and heard the band. Floyd and I walked down and went to The Mason and saw Charlie Chaplin.

Author note: Charlie Chaplin made many short films in 1915. Here is one of them A NIGHT IN THE SHOW.

Aug. 7 - 9, 1915

Sat. Aug. 7, 1915

Downtown Anaheim 1920

Worked around, drove to town in afternoon and bought a little chair for the auto - Drove around, back, and cleaned up the car and went to Roots in the eve for awhile.

Sun. Aug. 8, 1915

Pier and beach goers in Seal Beach 1915

We were going to take the 2 Harner ladies and go to the beach all day, but they backed out, so Mother, Floyd and I drove to Santa Ana and as there were no services in the Cong. Church we went to this Baptist and heard a good sermon. In afternoon we took Ms. Harner and went to Seal Beach. Floyd and I had a fine swim.

Aunt Ethel is thinking seriously of going into the bakery business in her new bungalow and we talked of that all eve.

Mon. Aug. 9, 1915

1915 Selfie of my grandfather Harold and his cousin Floyd

Worked around. Greased and oil the car in afternoon. Went downtown and in eve Floyd and I went to the library. I forgot several days ago I made a large kite and Floyd and I have had it up 2 or 3 times. Today we took a picture of ourselves by tying a string to the shutter and pulling it.

Aug. 4 - 6, 1915

Wed. Aug. 4, 1915

People watching "moovies" be made at the brand new Universal City in 1915.
5 cent admission came with a chicken lunch.

Left about 10 and Ethel drove us to Hollywood and we saw her place - nice place alright. Then we drove to Universal City and ate our lunch and watched them make Moovies. Then to Santa Monica, Ocean Park, and Venice and then home via L.A. I had a slight headache in eve so went to bed kind of early.

Pier Ave, in Santa Monica 1915

Windward Ave in Venice, Ca in 1915

Thurs. Aug. 5, 1915

Last Tuesday I got the picture I took on our trip and they were good, Worked around most of the day.

Fri. Aug. 6, 1915

Fairyland Theatre in Long Beach about 1915 is described as one of the most elaborate of its time.

Worked around. Drove downtown and left a film. Floyd and I went to the Fairyland Show in the eve.

July 31 - Aug. 3, 1915

Sat. July 31. 1915

Anaheim House and yard

The weather is always the same - warm and sunny so I won't put it down every day.

Worked around - our trunks came and we sorted them over. Floyd and I fixed up our room with pennants etc so that it is classy.  

Sun. Aug. 1, 1915

Seal Beach Pier in 1915

Read paper in A.M. Drove to Seal and Long Beaches and back.

Long Beach in 1915

Mon. Aug. 2, 1915. 

My Grandpa's Mother Florence and Grandfather Truman Griggs

Aunt Ethel went to the city to close her deal. She and mother have not gotten along very well together so far. Grandpa Miss and Mrs. Harner, Mother and I drove to Laguna late in afternoon. I drove home in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Laguna Beach in 1915

Tues. Aug. 3, 1915

Ethel stayed in L.A. over night. Worked around, drove downtown. Ethel home 6:30 and she and Mother alright now. She now owns the bungalow in Hollywood.

Anaheim in 1915

July 29 - 30, 1915

Thurs. July 29, 1915

UP - fine morning and sea calmer - not so sick - Had little orange, coffee and bun for breakfast. Monkeyed around all day _ saw flying fish and 2 big ones. Sea very calm in afternoon and not sick at all - nothing more to eat, tho, but a Herseys. 

Likely what the ship grandpa took looked like inside

Arrived in San Pedro 7 P.M. and were met by Aunt Ethel, Floyd, and Grandpa. Floyd nearly as tall as I now. Ethel drove home by way of L.A. Home 10 P.M. ate little and to bed - Floyd and I sleep together.

The view docking in San Pedro in 1913

Fri.  July 30, 1915

My Grandpa's grandfather's (Truman Griggs) house in Anaheim, Ca.

It is fine moderate weather here - a little foggy in A.M. till about 9:30 or so. Monkeyed around in the A.M.

Last night Mother and Aunt Ethel had a few words. Ethel, after we got here and Mother had a bad headache, would not give Mother her bed, but told her she would have to sleep on a couch.

Went down and got my bike at the express office - cost $4 and something to ship it out. Floyd and I went up to H. School and played 2 sets of tennis - I beat.

Anaheim High School shown in 1915 was built in 1912. Demo'd in 1934 due to earthquake damage

July, 27 - 28, 1915

Tues. July, 27, 1915

Art Smith (at left) with his biplane and fairgoers at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Spectators in the prop wash as Art Smith revs his engine for takeoff at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco  1915

Downtown and in the afternoon I went to the expo. Mother resting? Saw fine aeroplane flight by Art Smith. Walked up the Zone in the eve and went to room - about 9 - to bed.

One part of The Expo was called The Joy Zone possibly what Grandpa means when he says Zone.
This is The Creation Ride

A wider view of The Joy Zone

Wed. July 28, 1915

Downtown and got our ticket and made reservations on S.S. Queen for Los Angeles this afternoon. Took an auto to Golden Gate Park - thru the museum - back got our suit cases and took an auto to the dock. Walked uptown after checking our luggage and had lunch, looked around - down and took boat at 4 P.M. Quite rough when we got out and I got sick again - fed the fish for amusement. Lay down and to bed - did not eat any supper.

July 25 - 26, 1915

Sun. July 25, 1915

Fine sunny A.M.

Big white-caps waves - very pretty. Took pictures, watched them play on deck, "etc".. Towards new I got a little sick. Threw up a little ( Threw up a couple of times after the first time, yesterday) and went to cabin and slept again till we were near Frisco. The boat sure did roll some in the A.M. sometimes so much that you could hardly stand on deck (like this) [drawing of boat keeled over]. Yesterday after leaving Flavail we passed a boat and it sure did roll - 1st I have ever seen tossed upon the ocean blue.

Photos taken on board The Northern Pacific from Portland to San Francisco

Grandpa Mother Florence on deck of The Northern Pacific from Portland to San Francisco

Got in Frisco about 3:30 and went to a boarding house that some people that we had got acquainted with were going to - had a small room with a bed and a cot $1 a day. Went downtown in late aft. and in the eve we went to a large Cristian Science church near where we stay.

Mon. July 25, 1915

A view down the Avenue of Palms at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.

Very cool in Frisco esp. in morning and evening. Foggy in A.M. till 10 or 11 o'clock.

Went down and had SS. Co. telegraph for our tickets that a conductor took and didn't give back at Portland. Then out to The Expo and walked and saw all day and evening. Home about 9 and to bed. 

The sky above the fair was illuminated by a light show at night.

More info on the Pan Pacific International Exposition