Structure Type: built works - performing arts buildings

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: [unspecified]

400 Main Street
Balboa Island, Newport Beach, CA 92661-1330

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The Newport Bay Investment Company erected this beachfront pavilion to entice Los Angelenos to travel to vacation at Newport Beach; the Pacific Electric Company's Red Car line built its southern terminus at Newport Beach in 1906, allowing city dwellers to make the trip in one hour;

The Balboa Pavilion is a rare survivor of the large-scale beachfront recreation buildings common on the Southern California coast c. 1900-1910; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, level of significance: State.

California Historical Landmark: 959

National Register of Historic Places (May 17, 1984): 84000914 NRHP Images (pdf) NHRP Registration Form (pdf)

PCAD id: 4064