Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror

12: Pop Quiz on Newport Beach History (v4)


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In our fourth, multi-choice pop quiz on Newport Beach history, find out:

  • Why you would find horses on the beach at between the the late 19th Century and the 1930s.
  • What was the castle on Collins Island converted to in the 1940s.
  • Who were the previous tenants of the Mariners Mile building (a classic in Southern California modern architecture) now occupied by the upscale A'marees boutique.
  • What were three things that Newport Beach could "crow" about, according to a Los Angeles Times article in 1883.
  • Why a Newport Beach man generated international headlines in 1940.
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Newport Beach in the Rearview MirrorBy Hosted by William Lobdell

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