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Laguna Beach California is one of the most beautiful coastal communities in Southern California. Located in Orange County about 1 hour south of downtown L.A, this quiet coastal community boasts some of the best private & public coastal beaches, gardens, great restaurants and shopping.
The City of Laguna Beach is well known as a unique beach community and artist's colony with seven miles of City beaches running along its nine square miles. The resident population enjoys the ambiance provided by the sandy beaches, canyons and coastal hills. During the summer, several million visitors are drawn to the resort environment for its picturesque beaches, art festivals and the Pageant of the Masters. Laguna's village scale shopping district, blufftop walkways and tram system create a pedestrian environment and scale which is unique in Southern California.
The City provides a broad array of services, including police, fire, paramedic, marine safety, recreation, parks, public works, community development, transit, information technology and animal control. The City employs more than two hundred full-time employees and an additional hundred part-time employees during the peak summer months.
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Laguna Beach History
The area was named Lagonas by the coastal Indians who first lived there, and who were attracted by two rare freshwater lagoons in the nearby canyon.
Laguna got its name lfrom the Ute-Azteca Indian word for lakes, Lagonas. Spaniards who arrived later called it Canada de las Lagunas (Canyon of the Lakes) and in 1904, the area became known as Laguna Beach.
But by the time the first non-Indian settlers arrived in the 1870s, the area now known as Laguna Beach had more than mere physical allure. Unlike most of the rest of Orange County, it was never included in any of the Spanish land grants.
Under the Timber-Culture Acts of the 1870s, anyone who agreed to plant 10 acres of trees in the area over 10 years and live there while they grew was granted 160 acres to call his own. The cove-filled coastline attracted a handful of homesteaders. But the land was too steep and rocky for agriculture or ranching.
Instead, Laguna quickly gained a reputation as a beachfront resort. Even in the days of mule trails and stage coaches, inlanders from such new towns as Santa Ana and El Toro would make the daylong trek to the quaint seashore village. They'd set up tents and stay the weekend. Some would build summer homes - hasty clapboard cottages with few embellishments, but spectacular views. A few still stand.
By 1888, Laguna Beach was the permanent home to about 15 families, but come summer, the beaches would be lined with rows of canvas tents. Today, a similar influx arrive. Civic officials estimate the city of 24,000 attracts 40,000 visitors daily during the summer.
The community's long-standing status as one of the county's biggest art colonies can be traced back to shortly after the turn of the century, when a San Francisco watercolorist named Norman St. Clair arrived by stage and started painting the surroundings.
Back in San Francisco, St. Clair became a one-man visitor's information bureau, persuading fellow artists to follow his trail. Within 10 years, more than 30 artists had settled in the coastal village. In 1918, they created the Laguna Beach Art Association, a body that exists today.
In the early 1930s, the artists created two of its most popular and enduring annual events: the Festival of Arts and the Pageant of the Masters. Over the years, the city's reputation as a creative getaway has attracted such notables as Bette Davis, John Steinbeck, Victor Mature, Erle Stanley Gardner, Tennessee Williams and Timothy Leary.
The city now claims more than 75 art galleries. In addition to great art there is also a large number of excellent hotels, resorts, shopping and of course great restaurants.
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With 7 miles of ocean beachfront, Laguna Beach holds the distinction of having one of the greatest number of localized beaches of any city on the California coast. The list includes the northern beaches of Irvine Cove, Crescent Bay, Shaw's Cove, Boat Canyon, Diver's Cove, Picnic Beach and Rockpile. Central Beaches include Main Beach, Sleepy Hollow, St. Ann's Street, Thalia Street, Oak Street, Brook's Street and Mountain Road Beach. Southern Laguna Beach (South Laguna Beach) beaches include Bluebird Canyon, Pearl Street, Wood's Cove, Moss Point, Rockledge, Victoria Beach and Treasure Island. Guarded by a premier force of lifeguards, Laguna Beaches are operated under the City of Laguna Beach Lifeguard Services.
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Nearby Laguna Beach Points of Interest
Fashion Island Shopping Center (6.99 miles)
Balboa Island (7.27 miles)
AMTRAK Station - San Juan Capistrano, CA (SNC) (7.61 miles)
Concordia University - Irvine (7.66 miles)
Dana Wharf (7.75 miles)
AMTRAK Station - Irvine, CA (IRV) (8.41 miles)
University of California - Irvine (8.48 miles)
John Wayne/Orange County Airport - SNA (10.35 miles)
Vanguard University of Southern California (10.51 miles)
Orange County Beach Cities (13.1 miles)
Laguna Beach Restaurants & Places to Eat Laguna Beach has some of the best restaurants and dining in Southern California. Click the link below for a complete list of restaurants in the Laguna Beach area. Laguna Beach Restaurants click here
Laguna Beach Hotels MASTER LIST
1. Aliso Creek Inn & Golf Course 31106 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
2. Best Inn Laguna Beach 1404 N. Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
3. Best Western Laguna Brisas Spa Hotel 1600 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
4. Best Western Laguna Reef Inn 30806 Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
5. By the Sea Inn - Laguna Beach 475 North Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
6. Capri Laguna Inn On The Beach 1441 S. Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach CA 92651
7. Casa Laguna Inn and Spa 2510 South Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA 92651
8. Holiday Inn Laguna Beach 696 S. Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
9. Inn at Laguna Beach 211 North Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
10. Laguna Shores Resort 419 N. Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA 92651
11. Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach 30801 S. Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach CA 92651
12. Seacliff Laguna Inn 1661 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
13. Sunset Cove Villas 683-685 Sleepy Hollow Lane Laguna Beach CA 92651
14. Surf & Sand Resort 1555 S. Pacific Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA 92651
15. The Hotel La Casa del Camino 1289 South Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach CA 92651
16. Vacation Village Hotel 647 South Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach CA., 92651
Laguna Beach is a seaside resort and artistic community located in southern , approximately 24 miles (39 km) southeast of downtown . Its population was 23,727 at the 2000 census.
The land in and around Laguna Beach rises quickly from the shoreline into the hills and canyons of the . The town's highest point, at an elevation of 1007 ft. (307 m.), is Temple Hill in the Top of the World neighborhood. Due to its hilly topography and surrounding parklands, there are few roads into or out of town: only the connecting to to the northwest and to to the south, and crossing the hills in a northeastern direction through Laguna Canyon.
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (often referred to as Laguna Beach) was an documenting the lives of several teenagers living in , a seaside community located in . It differs from the usual reality show in that it is rather structured as a traditional narrative (seen more commonly in fictionalized television dramas or ) than a straightforward observant .
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