1908 Swimsuits Huntington Beach

Man at Woman Swim the Huntington Beach Surf

Huntington Beach California has long been known for its surf. In this photo above a man and woman are dressed in the appropriate attire for enjoying the Pacific Ocean in 1908. The swim wear styles and beach attire have changed considerably since that time. During this era, Huntington Beach had tent camping, tent cities for recreational travel and enjoyed the influx of folks from Los Angeles with a new Red Car train that stopped at a station in Huntington Beach. The city changed its name with the contributions of Henry E. Huntington, a wealthy investor living in Los Angeles. You can see his estate at the Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino.

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Huntington Beach
Pier
 
 Hunting Beach
Arches
 
Girl at Sign
Huntington Beach
Red Car
 
 
Franklin Roosevelt
4th of July Parade
1908 Swim Fashion
Huntington Beach
 Robin William
Golden Bear
Guys in Shorts
Huntington Beach
John Mayall
Golden Bear

Kenny Rankin

Golden Bear
 Band
Golden Bear
Steve Martin
Golden Bear
 
Bachman Turner
Overdrive
Golden Bear
Golden Bear building and signage from the 1980s
 

Golden Bear

 
Soap Box Derby
 
Huntington Beach
 
 
Main Street
Post Office
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Post Office 2005
 
Realty Co. Office
 

Beach Carousel

 
Evangeline Hotel
 
OldPix/Man on 3 while bike at Huntington Beach Pier
End of the Pier Cafe
John Gustafson
Huntington Surfer
 Surfing Huntington
 
 
Hoyt Axton
Golden Bear
Main Street Biz
 
OldPix/Matthew Helme and His Family pose for photo in front of Historic Helme Building
Matthew Helme(15)
Helme Building
Salt Water Plunge
Huntington Beach
 
Carnegie Library
Huntington Beach

Kenny Rankin

Golden Bear
Linda Rondstadt
Golden Bear
New Riders of the
Purple Sage
Golden Bear

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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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