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The Balboa Pavilion in Newport Beach, Orange County, California, is a California Historical Landmark and a National Historic Place.Established on July 1, 1906, the Balboa Pavilion played a prominent role in the development of Newport Beach by attracting real estate buyers to an area formerly designated as "swamp and overflow" land.
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, February 14, 2015. The Balboa Pier is one of two piers in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. The other ocean pier on the Balboa Peninsula is the Newport Pier. The Pier Plaza. The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The Newport Bay investment Company ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Newport Beach, California" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Balboa Peninsula. The Balboa Peninsula (also referred to as "Balboa" or "the Peninsula") is a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. It is named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the first European to sight the Pacific from the Americas. [1] Balboa is primarily residential with some commercial areas.
In 1910, the McFaddens sold Newport, Lido and Balboa Island for US$35,000. Newport Beach and Balboa Island, 1921. In 1912, the seawall was partially replaced by a cement barrier (cheap German cement). [10] in 1914, water lines to the island were first laid. [10] In 1916, Balboa Island was annexed to city of Newport Beach.
Originally, Balboa Island was little more than a mudflat surrounded by swampland. Today's Newport Harbor emerged only after dredging millions of tons of silt. In the late 1860s, James McFadden and his brother, Robert, purchased a large portion of the future site of Newport, including the oceanfront of Newport Beach, much of Balboa Peninsula, and the sandbars that were to become Balboa Island ...
The Balboa Fun Zone also features a raised patio open to the public offering views of Newport Harbor. [5] The patio is handicap accessible from East Bay Avenue. In 1959, Richard Prather set parts of his book Over Her Dear Body in the Fun Zone. "On my right.... was a small sandy beach, a few feet beyond it the color and movement of the Balboa ...
Bay Island is Newport Harbor's only natural island. Although not underwater, it was a mud flat with one small hill of dry land when R. J. Waters and Rufus Sanborn (Vice President of the Citizens National Bank of Los Angeles) bought it in 1904 for $350. [2] They recognized good duck hunting there and organized a gun club.