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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT FAIRVIEW STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM 9TH STREET TO 16TH STREET AND <br />JUNE 2019 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT <br />SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA <br />commissary, chapels, fire station, guard houses, and a hospital. However, the base did not have a <br />flying field as part of its facilities. Cadets received basic ground and pre-flight training prior to <br />advancement to an aviation school for flight training. A total of 149,425 individuals passed through <br />the Santa Ana Army Air Base. In late 1945, Japanese aliens from World War II internment camps <br />were also housed at the Air Base before they were returned to Japan. The base was deactivated or <br />May 4, 1946. John Wayne Airport, Orange Coast College, Southern California Bible College, several <br />public schools, and the OC Fairgrounds are all on parts of the old Army Air Base (Meadows <br />1966:124). <br />Today, Santa Ana, with a population of approximately 335,000, is the second -most populous city in <br />Orange County, second only to Anaheim, population 351,000. Santa Ana is the 11th most populous <br />city in California. <br />Q:\WKE1702\Cultural\ASR\ASR 2019 OS-21.docx (06/03/19) 18 <br />