HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS: The History of Stanford Court Antique Store on Avenida Del Mar By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB In Downtown San Clemente, at the top of Avenida Del Mar next to the old hotel, is a large antique store called Stanford Court,...
Explore Los Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB | Artwork by David Harris Lang The Mission San Juan Capistrano was officially founded in 1776. The Franciscan Padres from Spain who established the mission relied upon...
Mediterranean Climates: Porto-Vecchio, France, and San Clemente By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB My San Clemente family now has permanent ties to Porto-Vecchio, France, a small city on the island of Corsica in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Our...
San Clemente’s Hotel History By Christine Lampert, Architect, AIA, NCARB Photo courtesy of Michelle Marie Photography Avenida Del Mar is San Clemente’s historic downtown main street. The new town of San Clemente was designed in the early 1920s by...
W e know San Onofre as the State Park just south of San Clemente. Long before the state park, there was a town of San Onofre with an interesting history. From about 1910 to 1960, driving along Highway 1 just into San Diego County, you would have passed the small town...
