Mark Your Calendar!

Join us for OTPA's 17th Annual Awards Dinner & Gala
on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at The Woman's Club of Orange.
We'll also be celebrating OTPA's 25th anniversary!
More details and ticket information will be posted early 2011.
Please check back with us regularly.







OTPA's 16th Annual Preservation Awards Banquet a Success!

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.

If you missed this event then you missed a good time. Without error or mishap PJs Abbey provided us with a wonderful venue at the Woman’s Club and delicious food and plenty of drink. Sandy Quinn, emcee extraordinaire, kept the evening's event running smoothly and also kept everyone in stitches with his clever comments and quips. To Quinn and his team, thank you all for your hard work. And we especially want to thank all who attended for preserving that which we love... these old homes and our neighborhood.

Click here to see read all who generously donated and sponsored our event.


This Year's Winners Are...

Al Ricci & Leason Pomeroy were jointly awarded The Plaza City for the Cuddleback Building at 100 Glassell. The 1905 building hosts Francoli Gourmet Italian Restaurant, Felix Café, Plaza Barber Shop, and also Contego Law.

For exceptional landscape and garden enhancement on an historic site, the Pitcher Park award was presented to Zach and Megan Jensen located on east Palmyra.

The Good Neighbor award was presented to Janet Crenshaw and Al Ybarra for their board and batten barn on north Cleveland. “Thanks to the Design Review Board for letting us do it,” said Crenshaw.

Phil Brigandi took home the Spirit of Old Towne award for contributing the most to the mission of OTPA, which is to preserve and enhance the unique Old Towne Orange area through education, communication and community involvement.

The next category announced was rich with well qualified nominees. The Sweet, Sweet Orange award was presented to Rosie and Dale Smart for outstanding restoration of an historic site in Old Towne. The Smarts reside on S. Shaffer. “We are humbled by this award,” said Dale.

One of the most difficult categories for the judges, the Sweet, Sweet Orange award was a packed category with five well qualified nominees. Following are four of the nominated structures, which illustrate outstanding examples of craftsmanship in various architectural styles.


 
  1930 Prairie, 260 S. Shaffer Jerry Miller, ProPreview Photography.  


  1913 Craftsman Bungalow, 458 S. Grand Jerry Miller, ProPreview Photography.  


  1914 Craftsman Bungalow, 245 S. Olive Jerry Miller, ProPreview Photography.  

  1887 Victorian 265 S. Orange Jerry Miller, ProPreview Photography.  


  1898 Victorian, 325 W. Palmyra Jerry Miller, ProPreview Photography.  


OTPA Special Merit Award is presented to a person, group, program, process or building that has contributed to preservation in Old Towne. This year’s winner is Chapman University for four nominated structures.

And finally, with sincere gratitude Quinn presented the final award of the evening - the Dale Rahn Volunteer of the Year award. With genuine surprise Diana and Gary Zdenek happily accepted.



Al Ybarra and Janet Crenshaw accept their
Good Neighbor award from Glory Johnson, co chair of dinner committee.







Accepting the Dale Rahn volunteer award, a surprised Gary and Diana Zdenek thank OTPA.







Zach and Megan Jensen accept the Pitcher Park award
and thank their parents in attendance for helping with all their landscape improvements.



  
  To View Our 2009 Winners Click Here