Camarillo Old Town

Rainy Day in Old Town Camarillo (Video)

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:23:19 -0600

Finally, we had a lot of rain. Old Town Camarillo was empty around 2pm during the weekday.

Evangelical Free Church of Camarillo

John — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:49:47 -0600

Evangelical Free Church of Camarillo
2315 Ventura Blvd Camarillo, CA 93010 (805) 482-1200
Website www.evfreecam.org

Evangelical Free Church is also a wedding spot. They have a small courtyard for formal photography as well (see below).

Church Building History:
The church building was constructed in 1891. At that time it was Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Pleasant Valley Baptist Church used to own Camarillo Cemetery also (now Dizdar Park).

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church gave away burial spots to those who made donations to construct this church building. A huge donation came from Juan Camarillo.

Later, the building was sold to Evangelical Free Church in 1980. Peasant Valley Baptist Church moved to a new building, still in Camarillo (corner of Ponderosa & Lantana).

During the Summer time, I see youngsters washing cars to raise money. I WILL wash my car from them next time I see them.

Photography by: VenturaPhoto.com

Photography taken on the day of wedding.

El Tecolote - Camarillo

John — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:06:58 -0600

El Tecolote is a Mexican restaurant on Lewis Road by the railroad track. Most of us can recognize the sign. El Tecolote is a Camarillo's landmark. It's been there for a long time since when the surrounding city block was almost empty.

I didn't confirm, and I could be wrong, but there is 99% chance that Mr. Adolfo Camarillo ate there, possibly many times with the entire family. The place was established in 1946 and they have been in the same location since 1952. (Mr. Adolfo Camarillo died in 1958)

I went there for lunch a few times with my coworkers. I love Margaritas there. Food is great and people are nice. It's a popular spot in Camarillo. I hope they never turn off that sign as it's part of Camarillo.

El Tecolote
http://www.eltecolote.com/
333 N. Lewis Rd., Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone: 805.482.4318 Fax: 805.482.0628

* Some information cited from http://www.eltecolote.com/

Foggy Night - Old Town Camarillo

John — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:02:16 -0500

I happened to look out the window one night and saw the thickest fog of the year at Camarillo. I hurried out with my camera. I normally do not use tripod when I take pictures for fun. This time, I brought my tripod because I had to take long exposures.

(FYI: I always carry a tripod when I go out for wedding gigs)

After taking several photographs around the clock tower, I was going to drive to different places. But the fog disappeared very fast. I was lucky to save a few shots.

Old Town Camarillo looked amazing in the fog.

Old Town Camarillo - Before & After 45 yrs

John — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:24:19 -0500

Before - Photo dated November 3, 1961.
Ventura Boulevard (Old Conejo Road) was a part of U.S. Highway 101. New freeway was constructed in the 50's.

After: June 26, 2006

Clock at Old Town Camarillo

John — Sat, 13 May 2006 02:18:31 -0500

Day 1: Monday May 8, 2006

This ever-famous clock at Old Town Camarillo had not been working for several months. The factory people were supposed to come fix the clock. I think they are finally working on it. I saw this development Monday morning around 8:30am

Day 2: Tuesday May 9, 2006

They put a little fence around the clock. On lunch time, I saw two guys working on the clock with the big glasses off. When I came back with the camera (50 minutes later) those two men were on the ground. (I missed a good shot). What I noticed, was that the clock was about 20 minutes faster. I don't think this job is done.

Day 3: Wednesday May 10, 2006

They fixed the time. Now it's running about 2-3 minutes behind, which is pretty close. But, I hope they would adjust the time even further, so it will be super accurate. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Day 4 & 5 - Thursday / Friday

The clock is still running about 2 minutes behind.
Maybe my watch is fast?
Anyway, they still have the fence around the clock.

Day 15 - May 23, 2006 Tuesday - Job completed.
They have cleared everything around the clock. Clock is running 2-3 minutes late.
I am beginning to wonder if my clock is running faster.

Dorothy's Chuck Wagon Cafe

John — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 02:10:54 -0500

Dorothy's Chuckwagon Cafe is located at Palm and Ventura in Old Town Camarillo.
This place is very folksy and very popular. They have sandwichs, soups, and more.
It's located at Ventura and Palm at Old Town Camarillo.

Dorothy's Chuckwagon Cafe
2344 E. Ventura Blvd. Camarillo, CA 93010
Phone: (805) 987-2167

Camarillo Chamber of Commerce

John — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:56:39 -0500

Camarillo Chamber of Commerce

Address: 2400 E. Ventura Blvd. Camarillo, CA 93010
Ventura Blvd. & Glenn in Old Town Camarillo.
Phone (805) 484-4383 fax: (805) 484-1395
http://www.camarillochamber.org/

Click here for the list of all chambers in Ventura County

Old Town Camarillo Accident

John — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:50:17 -0600

Auto accident at Old Town Camarillo.
Saturday, April 1, 2006 around 2pm.
Drive careful.

Camarillo Liquor

John — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:40:22 -0600

Camarillo Liquor is located on Ventura Boulevard, at the east end of Old Town Camarillo close to the Rail Road station.