@Sky Six @jimmy six Hello, That Sugar Factory was one of a kind. We used to go into Santa Ana for a small custom warehouse that had 50-100 year old wood siding and fences as a business. They sold singles and lots of planks for various modern design platforms for offices and custom home spaces. Most of the wood was cedar or redwood as they are/were virtually pest free, naturally. We had a business that used the old redwood/cedar wood for photo frames and wall decorations with floating photos in place. The only place to get real old wood was this tiny warehouse near Dyer Road and the freeway. As the years rolled by, that place closed and now the hunt for antique (25 + years old) wood was harder to find and we stopped using “real”old wood for specific photo frames. We lived by the beach and drove into Santa Ana to get the “real wood” until they closed. (68-72) 1965 The original sugar factory changed hands several times and the last vestiges of the historic place was bought by an investment company and despite historic preservationists efforts to save some history, torn down. Now, the tall structures are well know for hotel rooms for the visiting industrial shops that have littered the whole industrial complex that runs for miles in all directions. The sugar factory was last seen in the 80s. 1983 Jnaki One day I was driving around the area across the street from the Sugar Factory location in the modern industrial area. As I turned a corner something caught my eye and I stopped to take a photo rearward. As I turned around to see it up close, it had the most unusual license plate holder. Note: How interesting this post is, as the original location of the Santa Ana Sugar Factory is about 2 miles away across the freeway divider in Tustin. Alive and well 2021... But, not doing so well in 2023... YRMV
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