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Article: SAN FERNANDO AT 89: TALES WILL BE TOLD.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- September 2, 2000
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Byline: Dominic Berbeo Staff Writer
SAN FERNANDO - Riding the electric street car with his dad from San Fernando to downtown Los Angeles every Sunday in the 1920s remains one of Ysidro Regalado's favorite childhood memories.
``But nothing was better than coming back home over the hill to see an ocean of citrus groves - lemons, grapefruits and oranges,'' the 85-year-old San Fernando native remembers.
``They had huge blossoms that smelled like a strong perfume. It was beautiful.''
On Sunday, stories like these and others of Regalado's will be featured at the city of San Fernando's 89th Birthday Celebration and Family Festival. The city ...