It’s been awhile since I’ve done a local history post, so I thought it was high time I did so. I always enjoy looking back at the past–it’s amazing how much the Newport Beach area (including Balboa and Corona del Mar and Orange County in general) has changed since the early 1900′s…and yet how some …
Jeff Delaney, in his book Newport Beach, has a section on Balboa’s business “district”: To many, the Green Dragon (far left) was the hub of the town, the social, cultural, and political center of activity. A popular destination for lunch, it was perhaps even more popular for the bootleg liquor served in its back booths. …
The upper Newport Bay is an estuary, a place where fresh and saltwater meet and mix. As one of the few remaining estuaries in Southern California, it is home to nearly 200 species of birds. During the winter, as many as 30,000 birds can be seen here on any given day. Port Orange, also known …