Floral Park Home Tour Today and Tomorrow.

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This hidden gem from the 1920's in OC has won the Best Neighborhood in USA in 2005 a nationwide competition and the Best Neighborhood in OC sponsored by OC Register. There are over 600 vintage homes in Floral Park and It is currently being processed as the Registered Historic Neighborhood of America. www.floralpark.com
 
Yes and no. That neighborhood is the tail that wags the dog. The expense of separating, as well as practicalities such as there being no place to put a city hall and no business district from which to raise revenue, makes it much easier for them to stay where they are, but exert an awful lot of pressure.
 
Property value in Floral Park and everywhere else in So Cal are dependent of the new home prices. During the last boom prices of new homes in Irvine resonated to surrounding areas like Santa Ana, Corona, Costa Mesa and even in Garden Grove. Greedy home sellers immediately raised their selling price. Nothing that I can really do would actually help out the prices in Floral Park.



I can only bring awareness to the readers that there are actually charming neighborhoods in OC. To the LA Angelenos OC consists of endless tracts of pink stucco boxes and that is not true. Like IR said it is sad to see that such a neighborhood of merit in the midst of bad neighborhoods. North Tustin was able to break away from the stigma of Unincorporated Area of Santa Ana and it took years for it to establish its identity.



We all know the result of the declining home value in the Inland Empire, San Diego and North LA County but there is still an unknown in OC even though the verdicts are in at VOC, Ladera, and Talega. The unknown pricing of new homes in Irvine is the cliffhanger that is giving hope to the home sellers.



Without its revelation the saga of the WTF soap opera series will continue. In the meanwhile viewers like all of you and me will just have to wait! The waiting is nerve wrecking and there is no closure. Irvine is the last hold out and also the last straw that may or may not break the camels back.





[quote author="acpme" date=1209307092]stop trying to boost your property values, troll.</blockquote>
 
<a href="http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/rfs/720925358.html">Here</a> is a gorgeous house in Floral Park that is up for sale (not MLS listed). I have been inside this home on a couple of occassions and the owners have kept all or nearly all of the original fixtures, etc. The foliage sure needs trimming, though. The price has come down. When it was originally for sale in '05 or '06 the list was close to $1.7M. I would also add that if I had the money, I would buy it in a heart beat.



[Edited to fix broken link. Thanks, Alan!]
 
[quote author="EvaLSeraphim" date=1214356925]<a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/forums/search_results/de743b6807926304d1d158f4c6ceec20/">Here</a> is a gorgeous house in Floral Park that is up for sale (not MLS listed). </blockquote>




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[quote author="skek" date=1214379699][quote author="no_vaseline" date=1209461389]It was so snarky, unprovoked, and abrupt I knew he was kidding. I lol'd.</blockquote>


So did I. Given the number of random troll posts recently (Dubai property, anyone?) and the fact that BK and acpme have been teaming up on certain other posters lately (who wants to grow a fruit tree in their yard anyway?), the timing was perfect.</blockquote>


Floral Park initially were larger estates homes during the 20's with orchard plantation around the homes. Many were avocado and exotic asian citrus and fruit crops like Lychee, Loquat, and rambutan. Later phases of FP home the developer subdivided the orchards for additional home developments. Some lots were infilled so the street character of the homes became much more interesting because in between two 1915's homes are several 1920's and 1930's houses. Homes from different eras grouped together created a lot of visual interest.
 
Do a Redfin search and look for the properties on Santa Clara. Once has a *huge* lot that backs to Bonnie Brae. Per the overhead satellite map, they still have an orchard, but I don't think it's a commercial one.



Oh yeah, if you want to see an overhead shot of Floral Park circa 1938, go <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ochistory/pool/page4/">here</a>, and click on the 3rd pic in the second row.
 
[quote author="Astute Observer" date=1214445661]bk, is there any of these fruit crops still there, or all the orchards are gone due to the infilling and subdivision?</blockquote>


Excellent question. Many trees were left in the original locations in people's yards. Trees in conflict with the house footprints were removed during the 30's and 40's. During the last FP Home and Garden Tours children sold avacado, fruits, and lemonades growned from their backyards. One kid made $300 from selling wagon loads of avocados.
 
My husband grew up in Floral Park. He has fond memories of selling avocados at the Home Tour, he'd make a few hundred dollars each time. His parents still live in the same house which sits on 2 acres of land. They have a pool and a tennis court. It's beautiful and you really can't find anything like it unless you go up to the Orange Hills.
 
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