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12: Pop Quiz on Newport Beach History (v4)

August 05, 2021 • Hosted by William Lobdell

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.