OTPA Events
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May Preservation Month Free Workshops
Become a Preservation Enthusiast with our May NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH WORKSHOPS! OTPA is proud to offer a month’s worth of workshops, open to the community, free of charge! No RSVP is needed, choose your favorites to attend according to your interests and schedule, one or all! PRESERVATION 101SUNDAY, MAY 4 11:30am – 12:30pm PITCHER PARK – 204…
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State of Old Towne Forum 2025
6:00 PM | Thursday, April 17th, 2025Council Chambers at City Hall April 17th, 2025 A crowd of more than 125, mostly Old Towne residents, attended the OTPA State of Old Towne Forum to hear President Rob Boice pose questions on key issues facing the City of Orange. The panel featured Mayor Dan Slater, Councilmember Arianna Barrios,…
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39th ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2025
2025 General Meeting January 16, 2025: OTPA hosted the 39th Annual Meeting: Pledges Preservation Focus and Approves 2025 Board. The venue was the Son Light Christian Center, the occasion was OTPA’s Annual Membership Meeting, and the theme was preservation. OTPA President Rob Boice, one of OTPA’s original founders, welcomed and pledged that every…
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Treats in the Streets 2024
OTPA was proud to be able to work with Brandy Romero from There’s No Place Like Orange to act as the umbrella nonprofit responsible for safeguarding the generous financial contributions made by the community to save this cherished Orange event! Thank you to our generous donors for making this year’s Treats in the Streets possible.…
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2024
2024 Halloween Decorating Contest Winners with Pics! October 18, 2024 THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE HALLOWEEN ENTHUSIASTSTHAT DECORATED FOR ANOTHER INCREDIBLE YEAR! Halloween crept up on Old Towne Orange, and the Old Towne Preservation Association has announced the results of its 7th Annual Haunted Halloween Decorating Contest. Brandy Romero, chair of the decorating contest, noted that…
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38th Annual Membership Meeting 2024
BIGGEST CROWD EVER ATTENDSOTPA 38TH ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 2024: The 2024 Membership Business Meeting of the Old Towne Preservation Association featured an exclusive Sneak Preview tour of the expanded Hilbert Museum of California Art, hosted by Museum Director Mary Platt. In welcoming remarks, Orange Mayor and former OTPA President Dan Slater thanked OTPA for…
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2023
2023 Halloween Decorating Contest Winners with Pics! October 23, 2023 OLD TOWNE MORE HAUNTED THAN EVER BEFORE WITH RECORD NUMBER OF DECORATED HOMES Halloween is creeping up on Old Towne Orange, and the Old Towne Preservation Association has announced the results of its 6th Annual Haunted Halloween Decorating Contest. Janet Clinkscales, chair of the decorating contest, said…
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2022
2022 Halloween Decorating Contest Winners with Pics! October 22, 2022 Orange and Black Award ~ Best Theme ~ 413 E Maple! Creepy Street Award ~ 500 E Palmyra! Spirit of Old Towne Award ~ Most Old Fashioned~ 714 E Maple! Horror House Award ~ Scariest ~ 331 S Pixley Harvest House Award ~ 274 S Center! Reanimation…
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Old Towne Orange Historic Home Tour 2022
Old Towne Orange Historic Home Tour (2022) Oct. 8th – 9th | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM One of Southern California’s most popular presentations of historic heritage. Join us on as we go back in time to explore period homes, gardens and structures in Old Towne, California’s largest Residential Historic District.
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36th Annual Membership Meeting 2022
OTPA 36TH ANNUAL MEETING January 12, 2022: OTPA’S 36th Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled at 6 pm on Wednesday, January 12 at Ruby’s Diner at the Metro Station. The agenda for the meeting includes:OTPA ANNUAL REPORT:We’ll cover highlights of your Association’s work in 2021 and plans for 2022. ELECTION OF THE 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Nominating Committee, chaired…
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2021
2021 – Old Towne Orange Halloween!!Scroll Down for Photos! October 21, 2021 One of the fantastic things about Old Towne Orange is that there are a lot of residents of Old Towne who certainly go all out this time of year! Historic homes just seem like such a natural background for hauntings and ghoulish decor! …
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OTPA Community Ice Cream Social 2021
OTPA was excited to throw a free old fashioned ice cream social for OTPA Members to mingle and celebrate Old Towne Orange in a family fun event with their neighbors enjoying entertainment and delicious treats!
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2020
2020 – Old Towne Orange Halloween!!Scroll Down for Photos! October 20, 2020 One of the fantastic things about Old Towne Orange is that there are a lot of residents of Old Towne who certainly go all out this time of year! Historic homes just seem like such a natural background for hauntings and ghoulish decor! …
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OTPA On-the-Road Discovery Tour of Old California Lighting Company
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2020 OTPA sponsored a successful On-the-Road Discovery Tour on February 22 to the studio of the folks who light up Old Towne, the Old California Lighting Company. Headquarters in Orange a few minutes from the Plaza, Old California Lighting is an old world workshop where craftsmen create interior and exterior lighting fixtures…
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2019
2019 – Old Towne Orange Halloween!!Scroll Down for Photos! October 19, 2019 One of the fantastic things about Old Towne Orange is that there are a lot of residents of Old Towne who certainly go all out this time of year! Historic homes just seem like such a natural background for hauntings and ghoulish decor! …
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Old Towne Orange Historic Home Tour 2019
Old Towne Orange Historic Home Tour (2019) October 9th-10th Thank you for visiting Old Towne Orange and attending the 2019 Historic Home Tour November 9-10, 2019. Although the weather on Saturday reached 90 degrees, we still had a great turnout. On behalf of the Old Towne Preservation Association (OTPA), I would like to thank the City…
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OTPA on the Road – L.A.’s Broadway Theatres Tour
Saturday February 23, 2019 – 9AM – 3PM (ish) We’re excited to announce that our next On-the-Road Discovery Tour will explore the great Broadway movie and stage show palaces that once made downtown Los Angeles the entertainment center of Southern California. Massive department stores and magnificent theaters drew generations of Angelenos to the city center. …
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Halloween Decorating Contest 2018
2018 – Old Towne Orange Halloween!!Scroll Down for Photos! October 18, 2018 One of the fantastic things about Old Towne Orange is that there are a lot of residents of Old Towne who certainly go all out this time of year! Historic homes just seem like such a natural background for hauntings and ghoulish decor! …