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He later served as Secretary of the California State Senate until his death in 1968. [10] In 1922, the seawall was rebuilt. [10] In 1923, the city annexed Corona del Mar. In 1926, the Pacific Coast Highway was built through the city. Also a bridge over the Upper Bay was built. Balboa pavilion and surrounding docks in Newport Beach, circa 1924
Laffing Sal was a fixture at the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach, California when it opened in 1936. Decades later, the park's management learned that Funni-Frite Inc. of Pickerington, Ohio still had the original molds of Laffing Sal's head and hands, and commissioned them to make an updated Sal to stand above the entrance of their Scary Dark ...
Balboa Island is a harborside community in Newport Beach, California, accessible to the public via bridge, ferry and several public docks. [1] The community is surrounded by a paved concrete boardwalk open to pedestrian traffic, designated as a public walking trail by the city. [2] Balboa Island's Marine Avenue is home to local small businesses ...
"Mudhead", a song by Combustible Edison from their 1996 album Schizophonic! "Mudhead", a song by The Supersuckers from their 1994 album La Mano Cornuda; snake mudhead, a type of fish; Mudhead (Tatsiqto), a Pueblo clown figure; Mudhead, a free-spirited character in Firesign Theatre's 1970 album, Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
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 ...
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.
The Balboa Amusement Producing Company (also known as Balboa Studios, and Balboa Feature Film Company) [1] was a film production company in Long Beach, California, from 1913 to 1918 [2] that produced more than 1000 films, [2] around 90% of which have been lost.
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.