"Photographs (including the sunrise self portrait) by Arthur Mullen, February 2019."
STRONGHOLD AT DAWN, by Arthur Robert Mullen III, February 2019
Author: Arthur Mullen
Roger Sherman, also of Connecticut, was known to have given one of the shortest speeches in history at a bridge dedication ceremony when he said, "I think it will hold up all right," while testing the strength of the bridge with one foot.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE MAIER & ZOBELEIN BREWERY, 1900’S
"In the year 1881, at a time when it was thought that no good lager beer could be made in California, Maier & Zobelein secured possession of the famous brewery, which now bears their name, and, after years of diligent toil, succeeded in placing upon the market a quality of beer that is well known from the Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard... The brewery has recently been turned into a corporation, so as to give the employees and friends an opportunity to take a more direct interest in its welfare, and extend its business still further."
THE FAMOUS SYCAMORES — The Los Angeles Brewing Company, 1903
"On the ground now occupied by this brewery, stand five old sycamores that have defied the elements for over ninety-five years. Legendary history tells us that this spot was famous as a meeting place for the Spaniards and Indians: that here the swarthy 'Dons' of Mexico and the weather-beaten sachems of the plains met to smoke the pipe of peace."
Aliso Tree — Los Angeles, rooted in history. 