Garden Grove has been a "capital of" from the early days until the city was incorporated in 1956; the chili-pepper capital of the world in the early 1920s, the poultry capital of the world a little later, the egg capital of the world not long after that, and the strawberry capital of the world in the late '50s. The last is what gave Garden Grove the Strawberry Festival, a parade and carnival held every Memorial Day weekend.

The city has other claims to fame. A man named R.Q. Wickham was renting a home in Garden Grove in 1888 when he launched a political movement that would lead to the formation of Orange County.

Today the city has a large Korean community, as well as growing Vietnamese and Hispanic populations that promise an even richer and more diverse future.

Police, fire, ambulance/paramedics: Dial 911

Police Department:
phone 714-741-5704
Fire Department:
phone 714-741-5600

Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center
1260 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, 92643
714-537-5160

Garden Grove Park Information
Number of parks in city: 12
Park information: phone 714-741-5035

Branch libraries:
Garden Grove Branch Library West Phone: 714-897-2594
11962 Bailey St. Garden Grove
Garden Grove Regional Library Phone: 714-530-0711
11200 Stanford Ave. Garden Grove
Chapman Branch Library Phone: 714-539-2115
9182 Chapman Ave. Garden Grove
Special collections: Native-American studies, consumer health, Korean language materials.
Number of branch libraires: 3

Post Office locations:
10441 Stanford Ave.
11947 Valley View St.

Cable TV:
Time Warner Communications, phone 714-895-6886
Gas:
The Gas Co., phone 800-427-2200
Electricity:
Southern California Edison, phone 800-655-4555
Telephone service:
Verizon, phone 800-483-4000
Trash collection:
City of Garden Grove, phone 714-283-3300
Water:
City of Garden Grove, phone 714-741-5078