By Christine Lampert Based on an article by Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB A Coastal Dream in Early California Halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, a remarkable chapter of California history began along the Pacific coastline. In 1906, the Goldschmidt...
By Christine Lampert Virgil Westbrook, blueprints in hand, during construction of the community pool in 1928. Imagine San Clemente in the 1920s as a small village where nearly every building reflected Spanish style architecture. At one time, the town had over 500...
By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB Photo courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society There once was a beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival mansion on the hill just south of the San Clemente Pier, right above the Beachcomber Motel. It was built in 1928 by...
El Caminante Bar & Bungalows in Capo Beach El Caminante Bar & Bungalows was once the famous Swallows Motel, hangout to the rich and famous in the 1940s, but it fell into disrepair in the late 1900s. The recent renovation and upgrades to the hotel have...
Pictured is a map of a 12-acre parcel of land, just above where T-Street is today. It shows San Clemente’s lost resort that Ole Hanson intended to build were it not for The Great Depression. Photo: Courtesy of the San Clemente Historical Society Historical...
