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Three Arch Bay is a 29-acre (12 ha) private gated community located in the South Laguna neighborhood of Laguna Beach, California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is named for a formation of three natural arches in the rocky cliffs along the ocean.
Finney's Cafeteria, also known as Gebhart Building, [2] Eshman Building, [3] The Chocolate Shop, [4] and Museum of Chocolate, [5] is a historic four-story building located at 217-219 W. 6th Street in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.
Laguna Beach was first settled in the 1870s, but was founded officially in 1887 and, in 1927 it incorporated as a city. Beginning in 1944, a council-manager form of government was adopted. [2] Residents of Laguna Beach elect five non-partisan council members who serve four-year staggered terms, with elections occurring every two years. The ...
The restaurant's busiest period was in the 1940s, with as many as 10,000 customers forming lines down Broadway, but by 2009 Clifton's regularly serves 1,800 to 2,000 daily. [ 8 ] Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti , Councilman Jose Huizar , June Lockhart , and new owner Andrew Meieran at the re-opening of Clifton's Cafetaria in 2015.
Leon Finney, who was born in Mississippi in 1916. His father was T. J. Huddleston Sr., a prominent funeral home owner. [1] His son, Leon Finney Jr. was born in 1938. [2] He moved to Chicago in 1940 to escape the racist environment of the South.
The restaurant chain closed in 2011, but was reopened by Finney's son Leon Jr. in 2017 after a video of actor Denzel Washington looking for the restaurant, where he ate as a child, went viral on social media. [9] [5] Leon's is known for its hickory smoked [10] rib tips and hot links, which are served over fries and drizzled with barbecue sauce ...
Durlin Brayton, a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and self-employed carpenter, bought a kiln and built a small ceramics workshop out of his home in Laguna Beach, California around 1927. Alongside his wife, he produced a small set of dinnerware – place settings, teapots, pitchers and bowls – notable not only for the hand-pressed mold ...
The artistic foundation of Laguna Beach was marked by the arrival of San Francisco artist Norman St. Clair. His art inspired many residents of the area to start painting the landscapes of Laguna Beach and Laguna Canyon. The community's later desire for art-based gatherings later led to the formation of the Festival of Arts.