The Gift Shop at Rancho Los Alamitos

Gift Shop Open Wednesday - Sunday, 1pm - 5pm

House by Diane Keaton
Text by D.J. Waldie - Rizzoli, New York, 2012
A luxurious, graphically compelling vision for contemporary domestic living, as observed and artfully presented by the Oscar-winning film star.House is Diane Keaton’s stunning portrayal of the way we may and do live now, in rusticated, reimagined, or repurposed spaces across the country. Sold at cost at the Rancho Gift Shop (Retail $85)

California Romantica by Diane Keaton
Text by D.J. Waldie - Rizzoli, New York, 2012
Featuring the most important, yet rarely seen, residential exemplars of the California Mission and Spanish colonial styles, this exquisite publication explores both architecture and the distinctive California lifestyle. Sold for cost at the Rancho Gift Shop (Retail $75).

Please note that Rancho members at the $100 level receive a 15% discount in the Rancho Gift Shop.

Rancho Los Alamitos: Ever Changing, Always the Same

by Claudia Jurmain, David Lavender, and Larry L. Meyer with Foreword by Kevin Starr

Unearth the storied legacy of Southern California

In elegant detail, Rancho Los Alamitos explores this evolving land and its inhabitants. Through letters, diaries, ledgers, and historic photos, the story of Southern California is powerfully illustrated.

Rancho Los Alamitos has always been a place of gathering, a home of new beginnings for those with dreams tied to a generous land. Rooted in its resilient diversity, the place has retained the distinctive flavor and grace of an older California while living in the times. This is Rancho Los Alamitos – ever changing, always the same.

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On sale now at The Rancho Gift Shop or click the "Buy Now" button to order this book online now. Total cost is $41.75 ($35.00 plus tax, shipping and handling in the U.S.). To order in volume (6 or more), please call The Rancho at (562) 431-3541.

NOTICE: Rancho Los Alamitos received the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Award for the publication, "Rancho Los Alamitos: Ever Changing, Always the Same". The award was presented at the AASLH annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Oct. 3-6, 2012. Congratulations to Claudia Jurmain and her co-authors, David Lavender and Larry L. Meyer, for their superlative work.

Recipes from The Rancho's Own Volunteers

Favorite Foods Favorite Places

A collection of recipes from the Volunteers at Rancho Los Alamitos

More than 250 favorite recipes lovingly compiled from the kitchens of the more than 200 volunteers who tend and care for The Rancho. The collection includes some of Fred H. Bixby's BBQ recipes plus photos and quotes from volunteers about their favorite places at The Rancho.

Favorite Foods Favorite Places
A collection of recipes from the Volunteers at
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens

. . . $31.00 (includes tax, shipping and handling in the U.S.)

On sale now at The Rancho Gift Shop or click the "Buy Now" button to order this book online now.

A Southern California Tribe Examines Its Contemporary Identity

O, My Ancestor: Recognition and Renewal for the Gabrielino-Tongva People of the Los Angeles Area
by Claudia Jurmain and William McCawley

"O My Ancestor is a most admirable and necessary undertaking, with rich and moving testimony and a fullness of detail that makes it compelling."
- James D. Houston, author of Bird of Another Heaven

Illustration at left: “The Ascension of Chinigchinich into the Heaven of Stars” by Jean Goodwin. The woodcut illustration is from the 1933 edition of Chinigchinch by Father Gerónimo Boscana published by the Fine Arts Press in Santa Ana.

O, My Ancestor: Recognition and Renewal for the Gabrielino-Tongva People of the Los Angeles Area

. . . $27.50 (Includes tax, shipping and handling in the U.S.)

On sale now at The Rancho Gift Shop or click the "Buy Now" button to order this book online now.

Bauer Pottery

The Bauer Pottery Company has reissued many of the pieces first brought to us by the J.A. Bauer Pottery Company of Los Angeles. The J.A. Bauer Pottery Company was the “originator of California Colored Pottery” and today their design pieces are sought-after collectibles. Now Bauer has fired up the kilns again and is recreating its classic 1930s and ‘40s Southwest-inspired designs. Many of the original pieces are part of The Rancho Los Alamitos collections.

We do not ship pottery. Please stop by the Gift Shop during public visiting hours to see our collection. We suggest that you call in advance and let us know the items you are interested in so that we can ensure the items are in stock for you.

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Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach, California 90815 - (562) 431-3541
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