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Welcome
to the City of
Brea
Weclome to Brea city in Orange County, California, United
States. The population was reported as 35,410 in the 2000 census.
The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled
by citrus production, and is now an important retail center because
of the large Brea Mall and the recently redeveloped Brea Downtown. |
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City
Hall, Schools
City
of Brea, California
Brea Chamber
of Commerce
The Brea Olinda
School District operates six elementary schools, one junior high
school, a high school, and a continuation high school. Brea Olinda
High School boasts state of the art computer technology, a professional
performing arts center and complete athletic facilities, including
a synthetic track. |
| Recreation,
Attractions
City
of Brea, California - Art in Public Places Tour Map
City of Brea, California - Art in Public Places Tour Map
Brea
Events: Monthly View
E-Calendar by CommPro
Kiwanis
Club of Brea, California
Kiwanis Club of Brea, California
Edwards Theater
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The Improv Comedy
Club
Edwards Theater
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Local History
Brea's early reliance on the oil industry has waned since the "black
gold" rush began less than 100 years ago. But back then, the villages
of Randolph - Brea's first name - and Olinda grew as oil-riggers and
their families came to town. Today, Brea officials consider the city
one of Orange County's most prosperous, with new housing, an expanded
shopping mall and a large downtown redevelpment project. Brea's future
began in 1894, when landowner Abel Stearns sold 1,200 acres on the western
edge of what then was Olinda village to the Union Oil Co. The first well
was drilled a year later, and soon the surrounding hills were thick with
wooden oil towers, according to "History of Brea, California: From Early
Oil Field Days to 1950" by Purl Hardy. Randolph was built to the west
of Olinda in 1908 for oil workers and their families. It reportedly was
named for Epes Randolph, an engineer for the Pacific Electric Railway,
which stopped at the little township on its Los Angeles-Yorba Linda route,
Hardy wrote. In 1911, the town's name was changed to Brea, Spanish for
'tar'. By 1917 there were 732 people in Brea. |
Entertainment
Brea Museum and
Heritage Center Brea Museum and Heritage Center located in the
City of Brea, California USA. This Site is intended to provide you
with information on services,
events, activities and issues. We hope you enjoy touring our Site.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know
Brea
- Fullerton Adventure Boot Camp for Women - Brea, CA Women's Fitness
Boot Camp in Brea and Fullerton, Orange County, California. Also serving:
Fullerton, Placentia, La Habra, Buena Park, Anaheim
Brea
Brea Skateboard Park Brea, CA ...Skateparks Brea Brea - California
Skateparks Skateboard Parks and Information pictures videos weather
reviews and more regarding skateboarding
Golf
Courses Review & Information Plus Travel News,Articles & More
Skydive
Elsinore on TV or in a movie. Hollywood regularly uses our DropZone
for fliming.
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Visitors
Info, Maps, Traffic Weather and Local Links
City
of Brea, California : Information Resources for Brea Residents and
Visitors.
City of Brea, California. Find local hotels, realtors, job openings,
restaurants and businesses in Brea. Find local weather, city information,
yellow pages, and other info for Brea.
Brea,
California (92821) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground
Locals. read their Hotel Tips and Travel Guides for Brea,
CA .... Northern Brea, Brea, CA. Temperature, Dew Point,
Humidity, Wind, Pressure
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