Title supplied by cataloger. The Balboa Pavilion, built as a Victorian bathhouse and terminal for the Pacific Electric Red Car, is one of California's last surviving examples of waterfront recreational pavilions from the turn of the century and the unquestioned focal point of the Balboa Peninsula. The Pavilion was built in 1905 by the Newport Bay Investment Company, who hired freelance architect Fred R. Dorn. On July 1, 1906, the 65-foot-high Victorian style building was fully completed to coincide with the completion of the Pacific Electric Railway Red Car Line extension. The original building had a second story meeting room and a first story bathhouse. The Pavilion has also been home to the big bands of the 30s and 40s, a bingo parlor, an amusement arcade, a ten-lane bowling alley, sports fishing, harbor cruises, Catalina ferry service, seafood restaurant, shell museum, and the first home of the Newport Harbor Art Museum. In 1968, the Pavilion was named a California State Historic Landmark (CHL). In 1981, it was designated a California Point of Historic Interest. On December 15, 1983 it was added as State Historic Landmark #959. In 1984, it became National Historic Landmark (NHL) #84000914. On May 17, 1984 the property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), which is the highest honor a historic building can receive. The Balboa Pavilion is located at 400 Main Street in Balboa.. Balboa Pavilion, located at 400 Main Street in Newport Beach, as it looked in the 1940s. A large sign advertising "Sportland Bowling" can be seen high on the building, just below the tower. The Pavilion is surrounded by a drug store, bakery, cafe, post office, fast food restaurant, and bait and tackle shop.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;17 x 25 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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