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Harbor Boulevard runs in Orange County from Costa Mesa through the cities of Fountain Valley, Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Anaheim, Fullerton, and La Habra.It crosses into Los Angeles County upon entering La Habra Heights, then 2 miles later, it turns into Fullerton Road in the unincorporated community of Rowland Heights just over the Los Angeles County line.
Santa Ana: 112: Seal Beach City Hall: Seal Beach City Hall: August 11, 1983 : 201 8th St. ... Dana Point Youth & Group Facility, W. basin, Dana Point Harbor
Dana Point (/ ˌ d eɪ n ə-/) is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States.The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census.It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast, and with ready access via State Route 1, it is a popular local destination for surfing.
OC Streetcar, formerly known as the Santa Ana/Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project, is a streetcar line connecting Downtown Santa Ana to the Depot at Santa Ana which is currently under construction and expected to open in 2023. [184] OCTA has also proposed connecting the two systems via Harbor Boulevard and the West Santa Ana Branch corridor.
The beach is named after Edward L. Doheny who in 1893, borrowed money to dig the City of Dana Point's first oil well and struck oil 200 feet deep, creating an oil empire from the initial investment. [3] And on May 31, 1931, right before he died, the beach was donated for public use. [3] This became the California’s first state beach. [4]
The resulting Free Harbor Fight and 1906 annexation of the Harbor Gateway ensured Wilmington and San Pedro would serve as the main port of Los Angeles. It also explains the considerable distance between the harbor and the city's main rail yards, a situation not addressed until the construction of the Alameda Corridor nearly a century later. [12]
The channeled mouth of the Santa Ana River between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. The Santa Ana River watershed shares boundaries with many adjacent river basins. In the northwest is the San Gabriel River, which empties into the Pacific at Long Beach.
Later the point and the small harbor town south of it were called Barra de Arena ("sandbar") and finally Point Arena ("sand point"). Point Arena is a narrow peninsula jutting about 1/2 mile (800 m) into the Pacific Ocean. This sandbar creates a natural hazard to navigation, hence the need for a lighthouse and fog signal.