Historic Newport

Do you remember Karam’s restaurant? It used to be the creme de la creme of Newport dining, with valets dressed in full tuxedos. Here at Karam’s in 1953 was a fundraiser for George Hoag to see if he could kick-off efforts to build a new hospital in the area. It apparently went pretty well for a first-event, raising $100 per …

While “throwback” photos are usually reserved for Tuesdays and Thursdays, tomorrow is a much more meaningful day for everyone.  Instead, please enjoy this photo on a more positive anniversary: 97 years ago today, we laid the first rocks down for our jetties.

Everyones favorite car salesman, Cal Worthington, with his “dog, Spot”. While they were retired in the mid 80s, the memories of all the “Spots” live on! Cal left us September 9th, 2013 at the age of 92. Did you ever call Cal when you needed a car?

It looks a bit different now, but here’s a snapshot of Charlie’s Chili from May of 1975. That mustache is serious business! ‪#‎tbt‬ ‪#‎throwbackthursday‬ Photo courtesy Orange County Archives. Photo by Werner Weiss, from the Werner Weiss Collection, Acc#2013.6.

Do you remember Carl’s Liquor on Balboa? Photo taken in 1974

I cancelled the old TBT because I’m having serious nostalgia for the old Balboa Market. Here are some photos of one of the most iconic buildings in Newport, torn down to put a parking lot on it. The city will be doing something similar with the old Blockbuster building– a building I personally find to be beautiful, but I know …

Do you remember the Stuft Shirt Restaurant?