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One of San Clemente’s Original Architects, Virgil Westbrook

Nov 28, 2023 08:18PM ● By Christine Lampert

Imagine San Clemente in the 1920s as a small village and the only buildings are all Spanish style architecture. The entire town of San Clemente once had over 500 buildings...

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Signs of the Times

Nov 28, 2023 08:03PM ● By Don Kindred

For close to five decades, much of the commercial and way-finding signage in San Clemente was created or at least maintained by a small shop in the Los Molinos Business District.

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Historic San Clemente Home Tour -October 14th

Sep 26, 2023 10:35AM ● By Don Kindred

The San Clemente Historical Society is once again hosting a tour of the Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture of San Clemente after several years.

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‘World’s Best Climate’ - Sales Pitch or Science?

Apr 07, 2023 11:36AM

West of the Tracks, SC Lifeguard Series

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The Historic Fire Of 1993 Destroys Bartlett Building

Mar 06, 2023 02:08PM ● By Tom Marshall

This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the biggest fires in San Clemente history. The blaze gutted one of the oldest commercial buildings in the city ... the Bartlett Building

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Ole Hanson Houses - So You Want To Own One?

Dec 21, 2022 09:53AM ● By Tom Marshall

San Clemente’s two hundred historic 'Ole Hanson' houses, were built between the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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Halloween Traditions; Why We Do What We Do.

Sep 19, 2022 01:39PM ● By Anne Batty

Halloween is full of time-honored traditions embraced by young and old alike. But while most of us know the “what” of these traditions many of us are unaware of the “why.”

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Kenny Nielsen, a Life on the Sea - April 7, 1947 - May 22, 2022

Aug 29, 2022 02:26PM ● By Tom Marshall

There may not be a statue of Kenny Nielsen in San Clemente but there are monuments to him throughout town. If you walk on the beach trail, it’s because he led the charge to build it.

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