June 6, 2025
Quote of the Day
Lust is easy. Love is hard. Like is most important.
– Carl Reiner
This Day in History
June 6, 1833: President Jackson rides the Iron Horse. In Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland, President Andrew Jackson boards a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad train for a pleasure trip to Baltimore. Jackson, who had never been on a train before, was the first president to take a ride on the “Iron Horse,” as locomotives were known then.
The steam locomotive was first pioneered in England at the beginning of the 19th century by Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began operation in 1828 with horse-drawn cars, but after the successful run of the Tom Thumb, a steam train that nearly outraced a horse in a public demonstratio n in 1830, steam power was added. By 1831, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad had completed a line from Baltimore to Frederick, Maryland. Two years later, Andrew Jackson gave railroad travel its presidential christening.
The acceptance of railroads came quickly in the 1830s, and by 1840 the nation had almost 3,000 miles of railway, greater than the combined European total of only 1,800 miles. The railroad network expanded quickly in the years before the Civil War, and by 1860 the American railroad system had become a national network of some 30,000 miles. Nine years later, transcontinental railroad service became possible for the first time.
Ojai Weather
Partly sunny – High 77 / Low 52
Total rainfall for the season – 9.59 inches
Lake Casitas water capacity – 95.5%
Friday, June 6, 2025
2:35 p.m.
There are three new listings on the market:
335 Burnham Road – $1,335,000
1225 S. Rice Road #9 – $305,000
1885 Maricopa Highway #21 – $489,000
The Open House and All Listings pages have been updated. Have a great weekend!
Pic of the Day
Thursday, June 5, 2025
11:35 a.m.
There are two new listings on the market:
701 Canada Street – $2,250,000
157 La Plaza Way – $239,000
The All Listings page has been updated!
Pic of the Day
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
11:15 a.m.
There is a new listing on the market:
Creek Road land parcel – $695,000
Recently cancelled, withdrawn, or expired listings – back on the market as “new:”
- 1285 Fierro Drive – $1,120,000 (this listing had expired on 5/31)
- 1175 McNell Road – $3,699,000 (this listing was cancelled on 5/27)
The All Listings page has been updated!
Pic of the Day
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
11:55 a.m.
Two new listings have come to the market since Friday:
1797 N. Foothill Road – $559,000
12140 MacDonald Drive – $1,149,000
The All Listings page has been updated!
Pic of the Day
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