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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSRockport, Massachusetts PUBLISHERS 01966 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Telephone: (978) 546-7398 www.twinlightspub.com ISBN: 978-1-934907-45-0 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS (opposite) The Wedge (frontispiece) Newport Beach (jacket front) Balboa Pier (jacket back) PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSLittle Corona Beach PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Book design by: SYP Design & Production, Inc. www.sypdesign.com Printed in China PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS2 PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 3 ith its golden sand beaches, Today, Newport Beach is comprised of Wpicturesque harbor, and near-perfect year- ten neighborhoods — the Airport District, PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSround PUBLISHERS temperatures, Newport Beach is Back Bay, BalboaPROPERTY Island, Balboa Peninsula, OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS one of Southern California’s most desirable Balboa Village, Cannery Village, Corona del destinations. Once overlooked as swampland Mar, Fashion Island, Mariner’s Mile, and the in the 1800s, it has since transformed from a Newport Coast — each with its own brand busy, 19th-century shipping port to today’s of unique charm. This is an affluent seaside chic seaside village, complete with mega city comprised of Fortune 500 companies, yachts, extravagant boutiques, and lavish charming villages, magnificent beaches, and PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSoceanfront PUBLISHERS homes. a busy 21-square-mile PROPERTY harbor area. During OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS During the late 1800s, prominent summer, the city’s population increases landowners James and Robert McFadden, dramatically, as beachgoers and surfers flock along with James Irving, took note of Captain to its wide, sandy shores and vacationers Samuel S. Dunnels’ steamship Vaquero fill posh boutiques in search of the ultimate when it had successfully navigated the shopping experience and a chance to catch region’s upper bay — a waterway deemed a glimpse of resident celebrities who have PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSfar tooPUBLISHERS dangerous an undertaking. They chosen a laid-backPROPERTY atmosphere over the OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS recognized an extraordinary opportunity bustling Hollywood scene. and moved their shipping business to The natural beauty of massive rock formations carved over the years by the artful the coast where McFadden Wharf (now Newport Pier) would yield a vital economy hand of a crashing surf and changing Pacific and draw settlers to what was otherwise winds, dazzling Pacific sunsets, and colorful thought of as an unproductive region. The iconic villages are exquisitely captured by PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSPacific PUBLISHERS Electric Railway rolled in shortly after the keen eyePROPERTY of photographer Eddie Yerkish. OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS and, in 1906 this “new port” was fittingly His artful images make it easy to see why so incorporated as the City of Newport. many come here to live, work, and play. Oceanfront Boardwalk (opposite) PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYBikers, rollerbladers, and those OF who TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS enjoy a leisurely stroll can be found all along this colorful beachfront path. The trail begins at the end of 36th Street and extends nearly 3 miles to the Balboa Peninsula. Along the route are beachfront homes, restaurants, and great ocean views complete with a friendly Southern California vibe. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS4 PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 5 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Palm Trees The Wedge (above and pages 8–9)) PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSGraceful palms PUBLISHERS stretch their PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS A dramatic sunrise casts a calmness silhouettes against an early evening over the waters of a popular surfing sky during a typically amazing spot called the “Wedge.” Located at Newport Beach sunset. A fiery ball is the eastern-most edge of Balboa suspended among hues of blazing Peninsula, the Wedge, formerly known orange and soft purple, bringing to as the “Hook,” can produce huge mind a simpler time of surf boards southerly swells—a result of the jetty and harmonious Beach Boys tunes. extension project of the 1930s. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS6 PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 7 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS8 PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 9 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS The Wedge (above) Inspiration Point (opposite) PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSFeatured in thePUBLISHERS classic film Endless Along Ocean Boulevard, in the com- PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Summer, the Wedge, despite its serene munity of Corona del Mar, Inspira- appearance, is an area well known for tion Point boasts sweeping views of generating dangerous ocean swells. Newport Bay and Catalina Island. This When the waves are up, even the is one of the area’s most popular spots most skilled surfers and swimmers for watching the sunset. The breath- practice extreme caution. taking views are often enhanced by sailing ships, gliding gulls, and distant migrating whales. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS10 PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 11 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Great Blue Heron (top) The Wedge (bottom) Little Corona Beach PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSWildlife abounds PUBLISHERS along the shores of A damaged surfboard is a testament PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Artfully sculpted by wind and water, Newport Beach. Here, a great blue to this area’s powerful breakers. From a massive rock formation frames the heron scans the crystal clear waters May to October, the well-known cau- blue horizon at Little Corona Beach. for a fresh seafood dinner. Known as tionary Blackball Flag—a black circle A steep, paved path from atop the a rest stop for birds migrating from on a yellow field—is displayed dur- bluff leads to a small, protected cove as far away as Canada and Alaska, ing periods of extremely hazardous where tide pools thriving with crabs, approximately 200 different species conditions. When the flag is visible, no sea urchins, and other tiny marine life, of birds can be spotted around Upper surfing is allowed at the Wedge. can be explored in and around the Newport Bay. jagged rocks. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS12 PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 13 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Ebb and Flow (top and bottom) Sheltered Cove (top and bottom) PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSWith mesmerizing PUBLISHERS beauty, the ebb PROPERTY