Huntington Beach
Old Photos and Information for Surf City
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The most recent
history of Huntington Beach is 100-year venture into tourism,
oil & space exploration and soft industries with corporate
headquarters locating to the city. Huntington Beach's rich
history of photos began with the Newland House, the Red Car, a
pleasure pier, ocean plunge, pavilion and attractions not
strikingly different from today. Shortly after Huntington
Beach adopted its name, an oil boom began when several veins
were discovered on the land near the beach. For approximately
100 years, the derricks, offshore platforms and pumps have
dotted the terrain and appeared in the landscape of photographs.
While the pumps surprisingly still sit next to houses, a hotel
in the downtown region and are plentiful near the wetlands, many
have been capped as the price of land goes up. This picture
gallery includes an assortment of photos obtained through
various sources and is brought to you for your enjoyment. We'd
like to thank those who have contributed to the cause of helping
educate and remind us of our roots in the West Coast Mecca of
Huntington Beach, California, also known as Surf City.
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PHOTO OF JOHN
GUSTAFSON ON HIS 3-WHEELER BICYCLE
END OF THE PIER CAFE AT HUNTINGTON BEACH
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PIER
GALLERY
John Gustafson
was Mr. Huntington Beach, the man always
wearing a smile as he rode his huge 3-wheel
bike up and down the pier, bringing goodwill
and good food to tourists and locals alike
for many years. Though John passed away, his
wife and daughter carry the torch in his
name with a fantastic restaurant with
Cinnamon Rolls to warm your heart and
stomach at Alice's
Breakfast in the Park in
Huntington Central
Park. Alice and John Gustafson owned and
operated the End of the Pier Cafe for years.
In the storm that took down the previous
pier, their pier business was destroyed.
Alice and her daughter now operate a popular
country-style cafe with knock-your-socks off
breads baked fresh daily, omelets,
sandwiches, burgers and outdoor dining
overlooking Lake Huntington. Alice's is pet
friendly and will cook items for dogs, plus
it sells bags of duck feed for $1/each.
Alice and the
Gustafson family are part of what makes
Huntington Beach the old-fashioned, friendly
place many remember from years gone by.
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Those who have
visited or lived in Huntington Beach for
more than 10 years may remember the oil
derricks along Pacific Coast Highway.
Walking to the beach, surfers, tourists and
locals all had to walk around them to get to
the ocean. Finally, they were capped and
none remain along the waterfront. Tourists
often send emails asking if the oil
platforms along the ocean are noticeable and
create an atmosphere not pleasant for
visiting. The answer is that while you will
have these platforms in some of your scenic
photos in which you include ocean vistas,
they are situated offshore far enough that
they are not strikingly noticeable. Today,
you can see an occasional machine pumping
oil near a house, at the wetlands or even
along Edwards Hill and Golden West streets.
But you will not see anything like the
picture above, taken years ago.
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