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....
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...
