Stockton and Kearny Campsite marker: The plaque [pictured right in 2010] explains that the united forces of Commodore Robert Field Stockton and General Stephen Watts Kearny camped near the site of this marker on Riverdale Avenue, west of where Orange-Olive Road ends, on January 6, 1847, en route to Los Angeles. The soldiers reportedly slept in one of the irrigation ditches made by the Yorba family which ran alongside the Santa Ana River.

Olive Heights Citrus Association: This building in which the packing house operated [pictured right in 1982] was constructed of concrete in 1928 on the western side of the railroad tracks at 104 Railroad Street (Orange-Olive Road) [see 1929 Sanborn Map] following the destruction of its original wooden building by fire at the site across the street [see 1922 photo].

The last citrus packing house to remain in Olive, operations ceased in 1984 after the company merged with the Olive Heights Citrus Association plant in Corona. In 1987, the property was sold to a developer. Fire gutted the structure in December 1988, and the building was razed in 1997.

Olive Volunteer Fire Department: This adobe brick building, built in 1948 [pictured right in 1982], stood near the northeastern corner of Railroad Street (Orange-Olive Road) and Anaheim-Olive Boulevard (Lincoln).

As the town of Olive began to diminish over time, nearly all the original response area of Olive VFD was annexed into neighboring cities. In 1987, the property was sold to a developer. Fire Station 20 was deactivated in 1996, and the building razed in 1997.

Thankfully, my sister suggested I capture the images of the Sunkist packing house and fire station on film using her Pentax camera. She sadly, and correctly, believed that one day these buildings would disappear forever.

First National Bank of Olive: This building, constructed by the order of Henry C. Meyers in 1916 [pictured right circa 1916], sat on the northwestern corner of Anaheim-Olive Blvd. (Lincoln Ave.) at Railroad Street (Orange-Olive Road). The bank operated out of this building until it closed in 1933. The building was used for other operations until it was razed in 1966 due to the realignment of Lincoln Avenue.

Meyers Garage: About 1913, Henry C. Meyers started this business in the brick building [pictured right in 1913] on the southwestern corner of Anaheim-Olive Blvd. and Railroad Street.

Olive Garage: A couple of years later, the Olive Garage business replaced Meyers Garage at this site. The brick building [pictured right circa 1925] still stands today at 606 E. Lincoln Avenue in Orange, occupied by C.C.c.c. Heating & Air Conditioning since around October 1983. The Olive Garage business completely relocated to 2845 Orange-Olive Road in 1984, where it continues to operate today in the modified 1920s gas station building.

Lincoln Ave. Animal Hospital: The rectangular-shaped building constructed on the north side of Lincoln Ave. in 1955 was used by Lincoln Ave. Animal Hospital through the late 1960s. [Signage for the business is pictured top right in February 1967.] Note the house next door to the pet clinic; this structure would also be used for business operations by La Casita Restaurant about 20 years later. Also, further down the road, on the south side of Lincoln Ave. is Troy's Burgers. These two businesses remain at their respective locations today.

After Lincoln Ave. Animal Hospital left this site, J.C. Optical [pictured bottom right in 2009] began operating out of this building at 203 E. Lincoln Ave. in 1973 and remains here today.