A Beautiful History / Laguna Beach

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LAGUNA BEACH

• A Beautiful History

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• Located in sunny Southern California, Laguna
  Beach is known for its beautiful shores and
  year-round warm climate.
• The community of this coastline town is as varied
  as the art that is created along the shores.
• On the following pages we are going to uncover
  the history of Laguna Beach.

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SETTLING IN

• Surrounded by rolling hills and a long stretch of
  beach, the territory has always been able to stay
  isolated from the hustle and bustle of urban
  development.
• The first people began settling in the 1870s, and
  in 1887 it was officially founded, but it wasnt
  until 1927 when it was incorporated as the City
  of Laguna Beach.

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ART

• The blue waves, the sandy beaches, the rolling
  hills, and the soaring bluffs called artists from
  far and wide by the early 1900s.

It was inevitable that Lagunas art colony would
create a distinctive style branded California
Impressionism. The first art gallery opened in
1918 it is now known as the Laguna Beach Art
Museum.
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PICTURESQUE

• Filmmakers, photographers, and writers were also
  inspired by Lagunas scenery and community.
  Starting in the 1910s, dozens of silent films
  were shot in this quiet haven.
• Movie stars and starlets of the era were known
  for lounging around the town and mingling with
  its 300 residents while on breaks from their long
  productions.

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GROWING

• For years, this small town existed in relative
  isolation, with Laguna Canyon Road being its only
  access.
• In 1926, the Pacific Coast Highway was completed
  and the population shot up to 1,900.
• By the time the 60s came around, Laguna Beach had
  quadrupled in area and had over 10,000 people.

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NEW WAVES

• The culture of Laguna has always been very
  eclectic people of all walks of life have been
  beckoned to this seaside city.
• In the late 60s, Laguna Beach became a focal
  point of Californias alternative scene.
• In the present day, Laguna Beach has a populace
  of 24,000, where bohemians and creative people
  live alongside the wealthy.

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A CLIMATE FOR FUN RELAXATION

• Its not hard to see why so many people flock to
  these shores.
• Laguna Beach has a mild Mediterranean climate,
  clear skies year-round, a low annual
  precipitation level, and the water ranges between
  60 F in February to 75 F in September.

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Showcase

• Nowadays, Laguna Beach is famed for its art
  festivals
• Pageant of the Masters
• Festival of the Arts
• Sawdust Festival
• Art-A-Fair

Hundreds of artists and hundreds of thousands of
tourists visit between July and August.
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Contact Us

• For more information about a Laguna Beach
  vacation, visit us at
• http//www.sunsetcove.com/
• or call us at
• 949.376.5396

Sunset Cove Villas offer two and three-bedroom
rentals on the water. These accommodations are
turnkey, including everything you need to have a
great vacation.