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.
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SALT WATER PLUNGE NEAR
THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
PIER
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Swimming near
the Huntington
Beach Pier has been a tradition for
over 100 years. At one time there was a
popular Salt Water Plunge near the pier
where swimmers could enjoy the water in a
comfortable area, minus the ocean waves.
Plunges stretched along the coast in many
cities, in fact, and in San Diego's Belmont
Park, you can see an historic Plunge that
has been refurbished near the beachside
amusement park. Other places with swimming
pools at the beach include Santa Barabara's
municipal pool near the wharf.
Today,
Huntington Beach has a public swimming pool
at another historic city building, the City
Gym on Palm Street.
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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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