ORIGINAL Fine Art by Beach Cities local Artists, Artisans and Musicians from the South Orange County Coast, CA - San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, the Laguna's, the Viejo's and the Rancho's
Laguna Beach History
Excerpt from LagunaHistory.org
“Joseph Thurston came to Aliso Canyon with the family in November 1871 when he was 3 years old. William H. Brooks homesteaded 169 acres in the territory in 1876 near Arch Beach. He sold it later for fifty dollars.”
“John Damron homesteaded many acres in 1878 and built a home in what was then known as "The Flats" above Arch Beach. He lived there while he ranged his stock over the hill country. Although Damron did not live in what is now the city of Laguna Beach, he did homestead a large portion of what is now known as Temple Hills and ‘Rogers Addition’ which later became the business district. His homestead ran east to Canyon Acres Drive. In 1880 he sold all the land to George Rogers for $1,000. To prove up the land, Rogers planted eucalyptus trees on the level land and began building a home that later became a landmark - The Old Ranch House, where the City Hall stands today.”
"SandysRetreat" Laguna Beach Painting by Docia Reed
EXPERIENCE IT: San Juan Capistrano Village Art Fair - Second Saturday of the Month - SoOrangeCounty Original FineArt Local Landscape Paintings
EXPERIENCE IT: Beach Cities Fine Art Events- Visit us Year-Round at our local Art Gallery Events
VISIT AND SHOP: San Clemente Village Art Event - 1st Sunday of the Month; Visit the San Clemente Art Gallery Downtown - Open Daily 12-4pm - FineArt Original Ocean and Sealife Paintings Experience It! Arts and Crafts Festival in August
Friends of the Harbor Beaches: Painting by Barb Ross
