Author: Rick Bremer
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A Special Visit
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Two of our members, Steve and Paula H are members of the Greater Los Angeles Airstream Club and travel to many places with their trailers. On December 8, Steve arranged […]
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Some Heartfelt Donations
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We recently received very special donations from two of our volunteers. Steve and Marian Dodge donated their USA Trains FEF-3 steam engine with 12 Arristo-Craft Union Pacific Passenger cars. Steve […]
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En Memoria 2024
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This year, our volunteer crew was invited to participate in Fairplex’s version of the Dia de los Muertos celebration. On Nnovember 2 we were happy to answer the request by […]
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We’ve been busy!
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Since the 2024 LA County Fair, we have been hard at work keeping the Garden Railroad maintained, improved and ready for the next fair in 2025! Here are a few […]
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Special Recognition
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In June, the office of County Supervisor Hilda Solis reached out to us inviting volunteers to County Offices to receive a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Fairplex Garden […]
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The 2024 LA County Fair is in the books!
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WOW! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of our over 35,000 visitors who stopped by to see our 100th Anniversary exhibit! We received a stream of positive, and […]
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Welcome fellow Garden Railroaders!
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During every fair our volunteers are happy to welcome tens of thousands of visitors to our layout to answer questions and share our exhibit. We even host visits by model […]
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A Social Media Treat
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Thanks to the Media crew! Thanks to the Fairplex Social Media and COmmunications department, another clip of our centennial has been posted. You can check it out at https://www.instagram.com/p/C6EzNm2Pe2S/
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Welcome to the fair!
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Our 100th LA County Fair got off to a great start! Thousands of people visited the Garden Railroad each day and saw a volcano erupting, dinosaurs chasing, and our old […]
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In the news again!
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Before the 2024 LA County Fair, local reporter David Allen interviewed me and a photographer took many photos. The resulting story went online today and appears in print on Wednesday, […]
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All work and some play!
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As we are all working very hard to get ready for our 2024 fair, we thought it would be a good time to relax a bit with some good food […]
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Getting ready for the Fair
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It’s the time of the year where we get ready for our ‘big show’- the annual Los Angeles County Fair! Over 60,000 visitors came through our layout in 2023 and […]