Buena Park’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Buena Park. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area of Buena Park was the site of the Tongva village known as Juyubit. The village was located alongside Coyote Creek at the foot of the West Coyote Hills. It was consistently recorded as one of the largest villages in Tovaangar. Being established alongside creeks in a valley, the village prospered. Oak trees provided acorns, while native grasses and sage bushes regularly produced seeds. Rabbit and mule deer were common sources of meat. Juyubit was a center for trade through a series of trails with coastal and mountain villages.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Buena Park’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Buena Park’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFloods - California - Bueena Park…, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Buena Park
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Buena Park, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Floods - California - Bueena Park through Yoba Linda (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.