Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror
A look back at the events and people—famous and forgotten—that shaped Newport Beach. Follow on Instagram (newport.in.the.rearview.mirror).
Podcasting since 2021 • 43 episodes
Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror
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43: The Legend of Ron Salisbury and How the Cannery Was Saved
The history of the Western Canners factory on the Balboa Peninsula —both the cannery, which opened in 1935, and later the iconic restaurant—is woven deeply into the fabric of Newport Beach history.After churning out up to 5,000 cans of s...
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42: The Balboa Bay Club's Beginnings
Founded in 1948, the nationally renowned Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach has had many roles over the decades: a haunt for some of the biggest Hollywood stars, a stop for every Republican U.S. President since Dwight Eisenhower (Nixon even set u...
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41: The Big Gamble — Building Eastbluff
In the early-1960s, the Irvine Co. decided to build a relatively new type of residential community by creating an all-inclusive village that included a variety of housing types for different life stages and incomes, long ribbons of greenbelts, ...
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40: W.S. Collins — Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both? (Part 2)
“W.S. Collins: Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both?” takes a deep dive into the life of the most intriguing figure in Newport history: W.S. Collins. The farsighted land speculator is best known for buying the entire Newport Bea...
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39: W.S. Collins — Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both? (Part 1)
“W.S. Collins: Balboa Island Visionary, Con Man or Both?” takes a deep dive into the life of the most intriguing figure in Newport history: W.S. Collins. The farsighted land speculator is best known for buying the entire Newport Bea...
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