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Description
Order Number
00079507
Title
Newport
Peninsula
,
circa
1925
,
view
1
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Newport
Harbor-Views
,
Aerial.
;
G-001-416.1
4x5
Date
1925
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
The
city
of
Newport
Beach
,
located
in
Orange
County
,
includes
the
areas
of
Corona
del
Mar
,
Balboa
Island
,
Newport
Coast
,
San
Joaquin
Hills
, and
Balboa
Peninsula
(also
known
as
Balboa)
. For
thousands
of
years
,
members
of the
Tongva
and
Juanen~o/Luisen~o
nations
long
inhabited
this
area
. In
1870
,
Captain
Samuel
S
.
Dunnell's
steamer
named
"
Vaquero
"
made
its
first
trip
to a
marshy
lagoon
for
trading
, and
ventured
into an
unnamed
harbor
,
which
Dunnell
decided
to
call
"
New
Port
". In
1875
,
James
and
Robert
McFadded
acquired
a
small
wharf
and
warehouse
on the
west
end
named
"
Newport
Landing
". In
1902
,
James
McFadden
sold
his
Newport
townsite
and
about
half
of the
Peninsula
to
William
S
.
Collins
,
who
soon
partnered
with
Henry
E
.
Huntington
. In
1905
city
development
increased
when
Pacific
Electric
Railroad
established
a
southern
terminus
in
Newport
connecting
the
beach
with
downtown
Los
Angeles
. In
1906
,
three
major
events
happened
: The
Balboa
Pavilion
and
Balboa
Pier
were
completed
;
Pacific
Electric
"
Red
Cars
"
began
service
to the
Balboa
Peninsula
and
Pavilion
,
bringing
thousands
of
summertime
visitors
from
Los
Angeles
; and in
August
, the
scattered
settlements
which
included
the
Peninsula
,
West
Newport
,
Balboa
Island
, and
Lido
Isle
, with a
combined
population
of
206
citizens
, were
incorporated
as the
City
of
Newport
Beach
.
It
is
currently
one
of the
wealthiest
communities
in
California
and
consistently
places
high
in
United
States
rankings
.
Notable
residents
include
and/or
have
included
:
(Actors/Entertainers)
Buddy
Ebsen
,
Dale
Evans
,
Emma
Stone
,
Errol
Flynn
,
George
Burns
,
Humphrey
Bogart
,
James
Cagney
,
Joey
Bishop
,
John
Wayne
,
Lauren
Bacall
,
Roy
Rogers
,
Shirley
Temple
;
(Athletes)
Carsten
Ball
,
Dennis
Rodman
,
Ekaterina
Gordeeva
,
Francois
Botha
,
George
Yardley
,
Ilia
Kulik
,
Joffery
Lupul
,
John
Welbourn
,
Kevin
Kouzmanoff
,
Kobe
Bryant
,
Matt
Barkley
,
Tiger
Woods
;
(Authors/Writers)
Dean
Koontz
,
Frank
Rumbauskas
;
(Business
people)
Donald
Bren
,
John
H
.
Meier
;
(Musicians)
Anton
Newcombe
,
Dick
Dale
,
Mark
McGrath
,
Mike
Ness
, etc.
among
many
others
.
Population
has also
grown
by
leaps
and
bounds
; in
1910
there were
445
residents
, in
1950
population
was at
12,120
, by
1990
it
stood
at
66,643
, and as of
January
1
,
2009
,
population
was
86,252
.
Description
View
1
:
Aerial
photograph
shows
the
Newport
Beach
Peninsula
as
it
looked
in
1925
.
Most
of the
territory
is
uninhabited
, but there are a
few
dwellings
scattered
here and there. The
photograph
is
looking
from the
Newport
Beach
strip
(lower
portion)
,
toward
Newport
Heights
(upper
portion)
Subject
Dwellings--California--Newport Beach.
Beaches--California--Newport Beach.
Aerial photographs.
Newport Beach (Calif.)--Aerial views.
Newport Beach (Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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