The 104th Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade will take place December 19th through the 23rd The Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade began at the turn of the century. John Scarpa, an obscure Italian gondolier, and Joseph Beek, developer of Beacon Bay, the Balboa Ferry Line and the principal force in the early development of …
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Sunday, December 09, 2012 11:00 am – 4:00 pm A weekend of and events commemorating Balboa Island’s beautiful homes and interior designs and decorations 11am to 4pm. Nine homes are on the tour and as a bonus the Balboa Island Museum will be open on the day of the tour. Refreshments in some stores will …
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While the rising population of homes in Newport and Balboa during the 1930s looks similar to the amount of houses currently, there are a few major differences in the landscape of these Orange County areas in these pictures. All pictures and information are from Jeff Delaney’s book Newport Beach. In 1912, W. S. Collins hired …
Historical buildings in Newport Beach during the 1930s from Jeff Delaney’s book Newport Beach: The high school opened in September 1930 with 200 students and two dozen faculty members. Mosaic murals in the quad were completed as a WPA art project.