Los Alamitos Race Course offers quarter-horse as well as thoroughbred racing.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)The community is considered a throwback to classic neighborhood Americana.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)Los Alamitos is closer to the Long Beach aiport than to the one in Orange County.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Los Alamitos is in the L.A./Long Beach/Anaheim commuting triangle.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)