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The main downtown library was moved from the Carnegie building to a larger facility in 1963 and then again in 1992. In the mid to late 20th century, the library expanded services throughout the city of Oxnard. First by offering bookmobile service (1956-1989) then by opening additional branch locations.
The economy of Oxnard includes defense, international trade, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Oxnard is a manufacturing center in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Port of Hueneme is the only deep-harbor commercial port between Los Angeles and San Francisco and moves trade within the Pacific Rim economies.
The Oxnard Historic Farm Park Foundation was formed to preserved the property in 2002 as residential neighborhood, school, and public park were built on the farmland surrounding the site. [3] The Gottfried Maulhardt/Albert Pfeiler Farm Site was designated Ventura County Landmark No. 165 in 2004 by the Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board. [4]
Oxnard Carnegie Library: 424 South C St. Oxnard: 2/71: Neoclassical public library built 1906–07 with funding from Andrew Carnegie; converted into an art museum; also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the first site in Ventura County to receive the designation 14: Point Mugu Recreation Area/State Park: Point Mugu: 2/71
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The main floor was occupied by the library, and the basement was Oxnard's city hall. [16] The library was opened on May 16, 1907. [17] Five years later, Oxnard's library had "the largest circulation of any city of the sixth class in the State." [18] In 1923, the library was expanded with the opening of a new three-story addition on the east ...
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.
In 1915, in response to competition from imported Italian lemons, which at that time had nearly half the American market, Sunkist started aggressively marketing the benefits of Sunkist lemons, promoting their use as a hair rinse, in tea, in pie and as a food garnish. By 1924, California lemons had 90% of the American lemon market. [3]