Historic Huntington Beach

Friday, August 16, 2013

There are places we remember: The Bowen buildings and our oil boom history

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ABOVE: The Bowen Buildings, once at the intersection of Lake Street and Yorktown, across from the present-day Huntington Beach City Ha...
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Monday, July 22, 2013

Boards on the beach

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ABOVE: An unidentified surfer shooting the pier, circa 1970. This pier was knocked down by a winter storm in 1983, rebuilt, and ...
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

July 4: Our "grandiose" celebration

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ABOVE: Ladies liberty, A star-spangled 1908 July 4th float in Huntington Beach.  (Photo, City of Huntington Beach archives)    A traditi...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Grunion run time!

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ABOVE: The mythical grunion run at Huntington Beach, circa 1940.  Visitors often think we're pulling their leg, along the lines ...
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