The mid-century modern Mesa Verde Branch Library, the city’s 1st public library, is considered one of Costa Mesa’s architectural unsung gems, from its distinctive folded-plate roof to its elegant low-slung base and geometric colonnades.
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In 1927, construction began on Firestone Tire’s 1st manufacturing facility outside of Akron, OH. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Plant, South Gate Facility, was designed by Curlett & Beelman in the Italianate Mediterranean Revival style.
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In 1900, Dr. Cephas and Thomas Bard purchased property at the corner of Fir and Poli streets in Ventura to build a hospital in memory of their mother, Elizabeth Bard. Dr. Bard died at the new hospital in April 1902 at age 56.
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The Octagon Barn was built in 1906 as a dairy barn for William Mighell, a San Francisco ship captain. Dairy operations continued into the 1950s. The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County stepped in to save it in 1997.
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The US Army housed personnel working with & operating B-24 bombers during WWII in Quonset huts on the Santa Ana Army Air Base now in Costa Mesa. Property mgr Bruce Bear commissioned Nancy Hadley to paint an homage to the B-24 & airbase.
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LA architect William Alexander designed & built the Hangover House in Laguna Beach for his friend, travel writer & adventurer Richard Halliburton, in 1937. The Moderne house was built on a hilltop w/commanding views of the Pacific Ocean.
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La Jolla Cove is a small, picturesque cove with a white sand beach surrounded by sea cliffs in the La Jolla community of San Diego. It is within the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, a refuge area protecting marine life.
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