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Living in Westminster
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- City of Westminster
- City Entertainment
- City Wine & Dine Spots
- Career Education
City Specs
Westminster is a city in Orange County, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance colony. Its name is taken from the Westminster Assembly of 1643, which laid out the basic tenets of the Presbyterian faith. For several years of its early history, its farmers refused to grow grapes because they associated grapes with alcohol.
Westminster was incorporated in 1957, at which time it had 10,755 residents. Originally, the city was named Tri-City because it was the amalgamation of three cities: Westminster, Barber City, and Midway City. Midway City ultimately turned down incorporation, leaving Barber City to be absorbed into the newly incorporated Westminster. The former Barber City was located in the western portion of the current city of Westminster.Things To Do
- Disneyland
- Dunot Life Museum
- Bowers Museum
- Katherine Norris
- Museum of the Republic of Vietnam
Disneyland, amusement park in Anaheim, Calif., featuring characters, rides, and shows based on the creations of Walt Disney and the Disney Company.In the early 1950s Walt Disney founded WED Enterprises, a corporate entity created to plan and build an amusement park near Los Angeles. Financing the endeavour proved difficult, but Disney was able to secure a significant portion of the funding from the American Broadcasting Company (ABC); ABC received in return the rights to produce a weekly Disney television program and a share of the park’s profits. Construction began on July 21, 1954, and was completed on July 17, 1955.
An interactive pop-up museum that alludes to major experiences of human life told through the creative world of donuts. Each fun room in the exhibit will bring inspiration and nostalgia to all our guests. It’s a space you can eat, play, and touch. Through our doors people can connect, spend quality time and make memories.
Founded in 1936 by the City of Santa Ana through a bequest from Charles and Ada Bowers, the Bowers Museum is one of California's finest and Orange County's largest museums. In 1986, the museum closed its doors for a period of self-study. In response to community needs and input, it reopened in 1992 as a new cultural center, and expanded children's programming in 1994 with the opening of the Kidseum. The museum also recently celebrated the grand opening of the 30,000+ square-foot Dorothy and Donald Kennedy Wing in February 2007. To achieve its mission, the Bowers offers exhibitions, lectures, art classes, travel programs, children's art education programs, and other special community programs.
A private gallery situated in the heart of the Newport Beach Mariners Mile district, Katherine Norris Fine Art offers one of the most extensive, prestigious inventories of nineteenth and early twentieth century American and California paintings. It is our gallery’s ongoing quest to acquire and exhibit paintings that best represent the strong artistic talents of our nations’ early years. The works of these celebrated artists include American genre scenes, portraiture and the unique American landscape on canvases of stunning vistas, luminous seascapes, autumnal woodlands, forest interiors, and radiant cityscapes. These powerful views, presented to us with brush and pigment during years past still resonate in their artistic brilliance and beauty.
The Museum of the Republic of Vietnam opened in the spring of 2016 in Westminster, California. It is the first and only museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Republic of Vietnam and its military. The museum is conveniently located in the heart of the largest community of the Vietnamese diaspora around the world - Little Saigon in Orange County. The mission of the museum is to honor veterans, preserve and study the history of the republic, and educate future generations. The museum exists as a community space open to the public where veterans and their families, students, educators, professionals, and anyone with an interest to discover more about the rich history of the Republic of Vietnam is welcome.
Wine & Dine Spots
- Cortina's Italian Market
- Zankou Chicken
- The Original Pancake House
- Pizza Press
- Baci Di Firenze Trattoria
Cortina’s is family owned and operated and has been serving the Orange County community since 1963 when Papa Tony and his brother, Victor, first opened its doors. From that day on we have built our reputation upon loyal customers and lovers of food that taste the difference and relish the freshness in our quality products. For us, here at Cortina’s, food and family are of utmost importance. We have created a menu including recipes handed down from generation to generation. Many of our products are made to this day on the premises with those traditional family recipes along with the highest quality ingredients available.
Our food is 100% natural and we have made a strong commitment to keep it that way. It is prepared fresh every day in our kitchens by using only the finest ingredients. We will never use cans, freezers, microwave ovens, preservatives, or artificial ingredients. Our delicious chicken is all natural and delivered to us daily. Our beef is 100% USDA Choice and of the finest quality. Our bread is baked fresh every morning. You can expect all this and much more from a company experienced in serving excellent food for over 50 years.
The Original Pancake House was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1953 by Les Highet and Erma Hueneke. Drawing upon their many years of experience in the culinary field, and their extensive working knowledge of authentic national and ethnic pancake recipes they were able to offer without compromise this unique and original menu which has gained national acclaim. The Original Pancake House is a second and third generation family business, which takes great pride in maintaining the high standards that make our food so outstanding. We now have over one hundred franchises from coast to coast, which have won local and national acclaim. Our recipes demand only the very finest of ingredients, such as 93 score butter, pure 36% whipping cream, fresh grade AA eggs, hard wheat unbleached flour, and our own recipe sourdough starter. Our batters and sauces are made fresh in each restaurant’s kitchen.
THE PIZZA PRESS experience delivers delicious new creations, old classics, and the rare chance to create your very own pizza—prepared right in front of you! Families will marvel at our modern twist on the Roaring Twenties decor, complete with quirky newspapers from yesteryear. Whether you’re on the go, ordering in, or stopping by, discover how The Pizza Press is revolutionizing America’s favorite food.
Vittorio's dream has once again been realized with his purchase of Baci Di Firenze Tratorria. His philosophy entails offering you an environment of relaxation as if you were at home enjoying an unforgettable dining experience. His hallmarks are authenticity, freshness, consistent quality, and a great sence of humor which helps with the overall atmosphere of the restaurant. His passion for Baci permeates your taste buds in traditional dishes from Northern, Central, and Southern Italy.
Colleges / Universities
- West Coast University
- Anaheim University
- South Baylor University
- California Southern University
- Stanton University
William C. Clohan welcomes you to West Coast University. From the moment you walk in the door, our goal is that you will feel at home. At home in a place where you're genuinely welcome. At home in a place that has everything you need to succeed- from labs to computers to simulation centers to libraries to support services. To achieve our goals, we are committed to recruiting the best faculty and the most dedicated support team members, and to providing the most beautiful and well-equipped campuses that exist anywhere.
Anaheim University is a pioneering online institution of higher learning founded in 1996 with its administrative offices located in Anaheim, California. Anaheim University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. The University, through its state-of-the-art online face-to-face learning environment, provides opportunities for students around the globe to interact with the most renowned experts in their fields allowing them to both further their knowledge and advance their professional skills in a user-friendly and interactive environment. Anaheim University offers online programs in English teacher education, business administration and sustainable management.
The University endeavors to help its students achieve professional excellence by offering highly specialized courses in allied health care fields. The University offers an opportunity for professional growth, chances to achieve professional excellence, and the groundwork for establishing a satisfying professional life of commitment and contribution to society.
California Southern University is an entirely different type of university designed with the learner in mind. Widely recognized as a pioneer in distance learning and regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), CalSouthern was one of the first universities to apply an outcomes-based, active self-learning approach that combined 100% online programs and monthly class-starts – with a personal touch highlighted by one-to-one mentoring. With over 40 years, the University offers 25 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, and certificate programs in the behavioral sciences, business, nursing, education, and criminal justice. Courses are taught by world-class faculty who are leading practitioners in their fields.
Stanton University (SU) was founded in 1996 as an academic institution of higher learning which focuses those approaches of higher education that lead to student success. To meet the needs of its students, the University is organized into an educational delivery system based on the democratic process in which the student is the prime concern. In the quest for academic quality, the University has a commitment to increase and strengthen the quality of teaching in the classroom through trying varied teaching models, careful evaluation and feedback. Stanton University is a private, nonprofit, public benefit educational institution that provides services supportive of students’ efforts in succeeding academically, vocationally and personally. In order to fulfill its mission, the University strives to provide excellence in education by hiring well-prepared and experienced faculty and staff; by maintaining an updated facility that fosters educational growth in a pleasant and safe environment with modern classroom equipment and library facilities; and by providing excellent academic advising services to help students successfully complete their programs of study.