The voice of Brea business since 1913.

March 27, Chamber of Commerce hosts their first meeting at Olsen's Café with 62 members, adopting the theme "Boost Brea."

Whittier Bus Line attracts outside workers to move to Brea.

Road Improvement District is established to improve roads and create Central Avenue to connect Brea with Brea Canyon and La Habra.

Ed Peterkin opens Brea Cash Market and uses his ice truck to transport children to school, later replacing his truck with a real bus for the school.

Chamber of Commerce leads the "Incorporate Brea" movement.

Brea is incorporated and recognized as Orange County's 8th city, with a population of 732.

E.E. Lentz serves as Brea's first "speed cop" by arresting all who broke the 15 mph speed limit.

Edison lights up the streets of Brea.

WWI pilots in training in Riverside often use the Brea Aviation Field to land, creating an interest in aviation for many of Brea's young men.

All but 3 families have automobiles; Brea residents were often the first to buy new cars.

Mabel McGee is elected as Brea's first female official.

Chamber President Ed Peterkin leads Brea in many patriotic efforts during WWI, secures firefighting equipment, and is chosen to start the city's first trash collection.

Brea is one and a half blocks wide and three blocks long.

Many doctors settle in Brea and make a strong impact on the community during the flu epidemic.

The Chamber coins the slogan "Oil, Oranges, and Opportunity," helping Brea to win first place at the Anaheim Valencia Orange show.

Chamber advocates for the creation of a "county free" library and starts collecting books for the future library.

Brea Grammar School is ranked one of the highest in the country, with teachers paid well above the average teacher salary.

Michael George begins plans to build a Brea theater with the support of the Chamber of Commerce.

Craig Building is completed and Chamber moves in, as do the American Legion, Post Office and shops.

Red Lantern Theatre is finished, managed by Judy Garland's uncle.

The $55,000 municipal plunge is finished, today the oldest, continuously operating civic-owned pool in Southern California.

Brea-Olinda Union High School District forms with 90 freshmen and sophomores attending.

City Hall and Park opens; Chamber moves there from the Craig Building.

Brea's 14-year-old Bill Griffith wins Southern California's Soap Box Derby Championship.

Girl Scout enrollment explodes with 98% of 7th graders and 99% of 8th graders joining.

Chamber adopts formal bylaws, incorporates and hires full-time staff.

Stanford track star Paul Moore, a Brea native, breaks the world record for the three-quarter mile.

Brea resident Frank Burrill's idea to teach driver's education in public high schools becomes the 'Stanley Bill for Driver Education.'

Brea celebrates water lines being supplied by the Colorado River.

Sister City Foundation is established to better understand culture and lifestyles.

Brea enacts general plan, first zoning ordinance and master plan for water and highways.

57 Freeway funding is collected.

Brea's 50th anniversary is celebrated with the Golden Jubilee and formation of the Historical Society.

Many of Kirkhill Rubber Company's products go to space as part of the Apollo program.

57 Freeway is completed.

Brea Mall opens with an ice rink.

Brea Plaza opens.

Hanno, Japan becomes Brea's Sister City.

Arts in Public Places program implemented.

Civic/Cultural Center opens; Chamber moves there from City Park.

Norma Arias-Hicks becomes both Brea's first woman mayor and Hispanic mayor.

Sales tax revenue grows from $536,000 in 1974 to $2.8 million in 1982.

Fender Musical Instruments opens a plant in Brea.

Brea Boys and Girls Club is founded.

Downtown Brea is redesigned as a community gathering place with restaurants, shops and entertainment.

Brea recognized as one of the "Top 5 places to Live on the West Coast" by Sunset Magazine.