[PDF] Pintores andaluces del siglo XVII (Historia del Arte Espantilde;ol nordm; 37) (Spanish Edition) by Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz at Arts-Photography

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For over 100 years; Huntington Beach; a.k.a. �Surf City; USA;� has come to represent the true beach culture of Southern California. Originally called Pacific City; it was when railroad magnate Henry Huntington first ran his train line down in 1904 from Los Angeles; approximately 40 miles north; that the then-quaint beach town took on the name that made it famous around the state and around the world. In 1914; the legendary George Freeth put on a surfing exhibition the day the city�s vaunted concrete pier was opened; which christened Huntington Beach as a soon-to-be surfing mecca. It became a boomtown after oil was discovered in 1920 and; several decades later; morphed once again into a cradle of aerospace engineering when companies such as Boeing arrived. Throughout its tumultuous and dramatic history; Huntington Beach has always boasted a cast of colorful and profound characters. From the first mayor; Ed Manning; to Medal of Honor�recipient Chris Carr; from the Zamboni family (who invented the ice-cleaning machine) to baseball star Jeff Kent: the list is almost endless. But it is not just professional athletes; actors; and rock stars; it is the teachers; crossing guards; merchants; and activists that give Huntington Beach its well-earned reputation as one of the most interesting and charismatic cities in the state.