[audiobook] Glen Cove Revisited (Images of America) by Joan Harrison in Arts-Photography

Description

As one of the West Coasts most unique and beautiful resort cities; Laguna Beach has thrived as an enduring enclave of art culture; a destination of hidden beaches; and a coastline rich in natural wonders; which its officials and residents strive to maintain. Settlers arrived in the 1870s; and by the summer of 1918 Lagunas first art gallery opened; featuring works by a growing collective of local artists. Hundreds of visitors came on opening day and; in the next month; 2;000 more visited the small art gallery. In 1932; Laguna started what would become a world-renowned event called the Festival of the Arts and later added the equally famous Pageant of the Masters. Since its simple beginnings as a small village situated where Laguna Canyon opens onto the Pacific shoreline to the reason there are traffic jams on Coast Highway during hot-month weekends; this southern Orange County jewel has continued to be a great draw for beachgoers; painters; and nature lovers the world over.