Williams/Bathgate House
The Williams family is credited with bringing the citrus fruit industry to San Juan Capistrano. Guy Williams built this “outstanding example of a farm residence” at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Chet Holifield Federal Building
The Dept of Homeland Security and IRS currently have offices in the Chet Holifield Federal Building, locally known as the Ziggurat, in Laguna Niguel. Built in 1968 for North American Aviation, it became federal property in 1974.
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Crystal Cove State Park
Crystal Cove State Park was previously owned by the Irvine Company where James Irvine II allowed friends, family and employees to build cottages. The historic district contains 46 beach cottages from the 1920s and 30s.
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Bananas, the Triceratops Dinosaur
Bananas, the Triceratops Dinosaur, is installed above the New Mandarin Garden Restaurant in the Old Town Square in San Clemente in 2018. It is a unique identifier for the Chinese food restaurant and the surrounding commercial enterprise.
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Main Beach Lifeguard Tower
Part of a Union Oil gas station was moved across the street by a team of horses for this first Laguna Beach Lifeguard Dept. home. Citizen activism saved it from demolition in the 70s and it was lifeguard HQ into the mid 80s.
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Anderson Street Water Tower
Originally built in the late 1800s, the tower at 1 Anderson St was replaced in the 1940s with a 75K gal tank standing 90 feet tall. In 1984, new owners replaced the tank with a replica enclosing a 2,800 sq ft, 4-bedroom home.
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Stedman Street Clock
Built by Brown Street Clock Company in 1905 for $150, this clock was installed for Stalmer’s Jewelers around 1910. Billie Stedman bought Stalmer’s in 1928 and moved the clock with his business to its present location in 1940.
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