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As part of its construction of concrete roads, started by a 1913 bond issue, Orange County paved the county road through Laguna Canyon, connecting State Highway Route 2 (the forerunner of US 101 and I-5) at Irvine with Laguna Beach, by 1917. [6] [7] The road was added to the state highway system in 1933 as Route 185, an unsigned designation.
The wind-driven brush fire began about 3 p.m. Wednesday in a canyon near Laguna Beach and raced uphill, reaching a subdivision at the top of the crest.
As a winter storm continued to lash California on Friday, several major freeways and roads were shut down by the weather, including portions of Interstate 5.
The drainage divide of the canyon near its northern end separates Laguna Canyon Creek from the San Diego Creek watershed. [3] [4] State Route 133, locally called Laguna Canyon Road, winds through Laguna Canyon for the entire length of the gorge. California State Route 73 bisects the gorge east–west. The lower section of the canyon is part of ...
As this public installation was located on Laguna Canyon Road—the main artery into Laguna Beach—and across this road from a proposed massive housing development, it became the focal point and catalyst for massive public demonstrations, protesting that project. The Tell ultimately served a crucial role in the preservation of this region.
Here are areas in L.A., Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino and Santa Barbara counties with evacuation orders or warnings in place. Sand and sand bags are available.
The small town remained isolated until 1926 because the long, winding Laguna Canyon road served as the only access. [29] With the completion of the Pacific Coast Highway in 1926, a population boom was expected. To protect the small-town atmosphere of the art colony, residents who called themselves "Lagunatics" pushed for incorporation. [29]