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Title: Collection on the development of Newport Beach, California
Date: 1966-1995
Collection Number: MS-R142
Extent:
1.2 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises municipal documents and other materials related to the planning and development of the City of Newport
Beach, California.
Important Information for Researchers
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. Some materials are in the public domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head
of Special Collections and Archives.
Collection on the Development of Newport Beach, California. MS-R142. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California.
Transferred from the UC Irvine Libraries Government Documents Division, 2005.
Processed by Joanna Lamb, 2009.
Incorporated in 1906, the City of Newport Beach was initially a small, isolated tourist destination, with seasonal residents
occupying self-supporting villages such as Lido Isle and the Balboa Peninsula. During the 1940s and 1950s, more permanent
residents moved to Newport Beach due to importation of water from the Colorado River, highway expansion, and the growing military
population.
Newport Beach began a period of marked expansion in 1958 when the Ford Aeronautic research facility and the Hughes Superconductor
plant opened and in 1959 Irvine Company donated 1,000 acres for the UC Irvine campus. Throughout this time Newport Beach invested
public funds in recreation spaces, landmark restoration, and a hospital. In the 1960s through the 1980s, the city continued
to embark on large-scale community planning projects.
Biography/Organization History
| 1842 | Jose Andres Sepulveda acquires Rancho San Joaquin (including the Newport Upper Bay and most of the mainland shoreline of the lower bay) through a Mexican land grant. |
| 1864 | Joss Sepulveda sells holdings to partners Flint, Bixby and Irvine. |
| 1870 | The Steamer Vaquero enters Newport Bay; a landing is established and the area is named Newport. |
| 1876 | James Irvine acquires what becomes the Irvine Ranch from his partners, the land and areas that will later become the City of Newport Beach . |
| 1888 | The McFadden brothers build an ocean wharf. |
| 1889 | The McFadden brothers move their shipping business from inside the bay to the new outside landing on the peninsula. |
| 1903-1907 | The subdivisions of Newport are established as West Newport, East Newport, Bay Island, Balboa, Corona del Mar, Balboa Island, and Port Orange. |
| 1905 | The Pacific Electric Railroad reaches Newport, establishing a connection between Los Angeles and Newport. |
| 1906 | Newport Beach becomes a city and annexes Balboa. |
| 1910 | The McFadden brothers sell Newport, Lido, and Balboa Island. |
| 1921 | The Santa Ana River is rechanneled from Newport Bay to the sea. |
| 1922 | The first sanitary sewers are installed. |
| 1923 | Corona del Mar is annexed by the city of Newport Beach and the Eddie Martin Airport opens (now John Wayne Airport). |
| 1926 | The Coast Highway opens. |
| 1941 | The Metropolitan River District begins receiving water via the Colorado River Aqueduct. |
| 1943 | El Toro Marine Base opens, attracting thousand of recruits to the area with many settling in the Newport area. |
| 1950 | Monies are secured for the construction of Hoag Hospital in Newport. |
| 1958 | Hughes semiconductor plant, Ford Aeronautics, and Newport Dunes open. |
| 1959 | Newporter Inn opens. |
| 1960 | The first high rise apartment development opens. |
| 1965 | UC Irvine opens with 1,600 students. |
| 1967 | Fashion Island opens. |
| 1971 | Voters reject building a freeway through the city. Fun Zone is saved from redevelopment, thus marking the beginning of a preservation and anti-growth movement. |
| 1973 | Orange County bus lines are extended to Newport. |
| 1976 | Sheraton Hotel builds a 300 room complex on Emkay Development Company land. |
Felton, James P., and Hilary Kaye, eds. 1988. Newport Beach: The first century, 1888-1988. Newport Beach, California: Newport
Beach Historical Society.
Meyer, Samual A., ed. 1957.
50 golden years: A history of the city of Newport Beach, 1906-1956. Newport Beach, California: Newport Harbor Publication Company.
Newport Beach Public Library. Newport Beach chronological timeline. 2009 [cited 1/26 2009]. Available from http:/www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/nbpl/AboutNBPL/newport_beach_time_line.html.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises municipal documents and other materials related to the planning and development of the City of Newport
Beach, California. The bulk of the collection is from the 1970s and includes reports, directories, manuals, legal documents,
newsletters, and publicity related to city planning, retail, and housing developments.
This collection is arranged alphabetically under two divisions, the City of Newport Beach Planning and Development records
and Related Orange County Materials.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Newport Beach (Calif.) -- History -- Archives
City planning -- California -- Newport Beach -- Archives