Popularity Stirs Need for Beach Lifeguards San Clemente beaches had become such a huge tourist attraction by 1931, that the city council voted to approve the first beach lifeguard service to help prevent any drownings. Just south of the pier was the first lifeguard...
History Lesson: The San Clemente Pier By Christine Lampert, Architect, AJA, NCARB Ole Hanson, the founder of San Clemente, built the pier and then gave it back to the community as a gift. The pier was a great place for locals and visitors to fish and to enjoy the...
By Christine Lampert Original Publication The founders of San Clemente built the San Clemente pier as an attraction to the people coming to buy lots in the new master-planned community. Ole Hanson was the visionary of the founding group that planned on creating a town...
Legendary football coach Pop Warner once lived at 412 Cazador in San Clemente, a home owned by his brother. San Clemente has long been one of the best-kept secrets in Southern California, and that is one reason why so many famous people have quietly spent time here....
I magine driving through San Clemente in the 1930s or 1940s on the two-lane road that was the only way to get from Los Angeles to San Diego. Suddenly, there are flashing lights behind you, and you are pulled over for speeding. San Clemente had a reputation as being...
