Long before DISNEYLAND, Universal Studios and Legoland, one of the big stops on any Southern California vacation was a trip to an orange grove where tourists would pose for the camera pretending to pick oranges.
It might seem like a quaint activity nowadays, but back then oranges were not as common a fruit outside of California or Florida. Large scale transport of fruits and vegetables was still relatively unknown, so enjoying fresh oranges was a novelty for midwesterners. An afternoon on the beach and a trip to an orange grove were delightful ways to spend a vacation in the early 1900's.
