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Historical Photo: The Hotel Laguna

LAGUNA BEACH— The picture above is a depiction of the Laguna Beach Hotel, which according to the Laguna Beach history website was built in 1895. Laguna Beach welcomed a stagecoach

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Dana Point in the 1920s Pre-Harbor

DANA POINT一 Before Dana Point was developed, it was not much more than a patch of coastal sagebrush and sandstone. This photo was taken in the 1920s and was one

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Historical Canals of Venice of America

VENICE BEACH一 Venice of America was a series of canals that opened up in 1905 to bring the old-world charm of its namesake, Venice, Italy, to the West Coast of

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First and Final Wrigley Ocean Marathon

AVALON—Spurred by the craze for long-distance swimming in the early 20th century, William Wrigley Jr., owner of Catalina Island at the time, sponsored a swim across the Catalina Channel in the

Redondo Beach pier 1950s
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Redondo Pier in the 1950s

REDONDO BEACH—Like many coastal cities in Southern California, Redondo Beach has had its fair share of piers. There have been seven piers constructed on the Redondo Beach shoreline over the