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The Henry T. Oxnard Historic District is a 70-acre (28 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Covering approximately F and G streets, between Palm and 5th streets, in the downtown core of Oxnard, California, the district includes 139 contributing buildings and includes homes mostly built before 1925.
Oxnard (/ ˈ ɒ k s n ɑːr d / ⓘ) is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California, United States. On California's Central Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
It is located at Naval Base Ventura County/Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Ventura County, California. The nearest city to the installation is Oxnard. The Naval Air Warfare Center consists of both the NAS Point Mugu airfield and a rocket launching site for the U.S. Navy. The center has been an active development and test facility for the Navy ...
Oxnard Airport (IATA: OXR, ICAO: KOXR, FAA LID: OXR) is a county-owned, public airport a mile west of downtown Oxnard, in Ventura County, California. [1] The airport has not had scheduled passenger service since June 8, 2010, when United Express (operated via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines by SkyWest Airlines) ended flights to Los Angeles International Airport.
Scenes depicting Midway Island were filmed at Point Mugu, California. "Point Mugu has sand dunes, just like Midway. We built an airstrip, a tower, some barricades, things like that," said Jack Smight. "We did a lot of strafing and bombing there." [6] More recently, scenes for A Few Good Men were filmed at NAS Point Mugu. [7]
Because it sits atop a hill, the tower actually reaches a height of 1,814 ft (553 m) above sea level. N/A KCBS Tower: 972 (296) 1986 Mount Wilson N/A 2nd tallest non-building radio tower in California. Because it sits atop a mountain, the tower actually reaches a height of 6,631 ft (2,021 m) above sea level. [6] 4 Aon Center: 858 (262) 62 1973
By May 31, 2002, the last day the purchase was still available; citizens and leaders of Oxnard rallied and passed the decision securing 265 acres of wetland, simultaneously preventing the LNG terminal from being constructed. [1] The California Coastal Conservancy plans to restore the historical wetland and increase the size of the protected ...
At the request of Rev. Laubacher, the Sisters of Mercy, who by now had expanded their mission to Southern California, were invited to come from El Centro, California to Oxnard to establish St. John's Hospital (now known as St. John's Regional Medical Center). J.A. Driffel, manager of Oxnard's sugar beet factory, and Rev. Laubacher led the ...