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Newport Beach in the Rearview Mirror

A look back at the events and people—famous and forgotten—that shaped Newport Beach. Follow on Instagram (newport_in_the_rearview_mirror) and Facebook (@NewportInTheRearviewMirror).

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34: How Junior Lifeguards Became a Rite of Passage for Newport Kids

34: How Junior Lifeguards Became a Rite of Passage for Newport Kids

In 1984, the first swim test required to join Newport Beach's new junior lifeguard program drew all of three kids. Today... Read more

11 Jul 2023

38mins

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33: How Tragedy and a Russian Forged the World's Greatest Lifeguard Department

33: How Tragedy and a Russian Forged the World's Greatest Lifeguard Department

The rock-solid foundation for Newport Beach's prized lifeguard operation goes back more than 100 years, forged in traged... Read more

17 Jun 2023

30mins

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32: Newport Beach's J.J. Moon — The Greatest Surfer Ever Created

32: Newport Beach's J.J. Moon — The Greatest Surfer Ever Created

J.J. Moon was more Paul Bunyon than Kelly Slater. The surf hero of the 1960s was the alter ego of Ned Eckert, a very ave... Read more

23 Mar 2023

19mins

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31: Extra! Extra! The Rise and Fall of Newport Beach's Newspapers

31: Extra! Extra! The Rise and Fall of Newport Beach's Newspapers

Newport Beach’s rich journalistic history dates to 1870, only a few days after a “new port” was established in Upper New... Read more

3 Mar 2023

56mins

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30: Scouts' Honor — The Rapid Rise and Fall of Jamboree Town

30: Scouts' Honor — The Rapid Rise and Fall of Jamboree Town

When the 1953 National Boy Scout Jamboree came to town, the event created an insta-city of 50,000 Scouts and their leade... Read more

11 Feb 2023

46mins

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29: Lido Isle — The Island No One Wanted

29: Lido Isle — The Island No One Wanted

For more than six decades beginning in the 1880s. Lido Isle went through a series of owners (most of whom got the island... Read more

18 Jan 2023

24mins

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28: What's in a Name? The Stories Behind the Naming of 50 Newport Landmarks

28: What's in a Name? The Stories Behind the Naming of 50 Newport Landmarks

Ever wonder how a Newport Beach road, school, park, surf spot, canyon or even an offshore rock formation got its name? T... Read more

6 Jan 2023

25mins

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27: A Brief History of Newport's Smallest Islands — Bay, Harbor, Newport and Linda

27: A Brief History of Newport's Smallest Islands — Bay, Harbor, Newport and Linda

How many cities in California can say they are home to eight islands? Just one: Newport Beach. We take a look at the his... Read more

21 Nov 2022

23mins

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26: Growing Up in Newport with John Wayne as Your Dad

26: Growing Up in Newport with John Wayne as Your Dad

The most famous Newport Beach resident of all time? That's easy. John Wayne. When he lived in Newport in the 1960s and 7... Read more

28 Oct 2022

48mins

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25: Secrets of the Balboa Pavilion

25: Secrets of the Balboa Pavilion

Completed in 1906, the Balboa Pavilion on the Newport Harbor bayfront is Newport Beach’s oldest, most historic, and most... Read more

30 Sep 2022

28mins

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