McFadden Square Centennial

McFadden Square Centennial. . , 1870 - Captain Samual Dunnells sails into bay, establishing a "new port" , 1875-1888 - McFadden brothers ship from Newport Landing , 1888 - McFadden's wharf completed , 1891 - Santa Ana and Newport Railroad begins service , 1892 - McFaddens receive title to over half of the peninsula , 1894 - First Grammar School opens with 18 students , 1899 - Southern Pacific acquires Santa Ana and Newport Railroad , 1905 - Balboa Pavilion completed. Pacific Electric Red cars reach Newport Beach , 1906 - September 1st City of Newport Beach incorporated. Newport Beach population - 265 , 1907 - West Newport canals dredged, creating Newport Island. Newport News becomes City's first newspaper. Harbor Roosters formed, first name for Chamber of Commerce , 1909 - Balboa Island Ferry begins service. First Tournament of Lights , 1910 - Newport Beach population - 445 , 1912 - Glenn Martin flies from Newport Bay to Catalina, setting longest over-water record , 1913 - First Balboa Theater opens , 1914-1915 - Santa Ana River flood inundates Newport Bay with mud, silt and debris , 1916 - Balboa Island annexed to City , 1917 - Movie "Cleopatra" filmed in Newport Harbor. First Yacht Club launched , 1919 - City of Newport Beach receives title to tidelands , 1920 - Newport Beach population - 894 , 1920-1921 - City and County jointly complete jetty, channel, dam and river projects , 1921 - Balboa Pier constructed. Newport Fish Cannery opens. City dedicates first library. , 1922 - Southern California Yachting Association holds first regatta in Newport Bay. Arches Service Station and Cafe opens. Duke Kahanamoku brings surfing to Newport Beach , 1923 - City of Newport Beach annexes Corona del Mar. Life Savings Corps organizes. The Eddie Martin Airport opens (Orange County Airport) , 1924 - American Legion founds Post 291 , 1925 - 1st Highway Bridge over Upper Newport Bay opens , 1928 - Block-long Rendezvous Ballroom opens in Balboa. Transpac Yacht Race to Hawaii starts from Newport Beach. Newport hosts Star Worlds Sailing Championship. Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford open Coast Highway to Laguna Beach. Movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" is filmed in Corona del Mar , 1930 - Newport Harbor High School opens. Newport Beach Population - 2,203 , 1933 - Long Beach earthquake damages buildings in Newport Beach. South Coast Boat Building Company opens , 1934 - The Irvine Company establishes Salt Works , 1936 - Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Newport Harbor improvements by telegraph. Fun Zone opens in Balboa , 1939 - Newport and Balboa piers destroyed in storm and rebuilt in 1 year , 1940 - Newport Beach Population - 4,438 , 1941 - Bayshores is first Irvine Company residential development in Newport , 1943 - Harbor Island annexed , 1945 - Corona del Mar Elementary School opens , 1947 - James Irvine dies at 80 , 1948 - First Newport-Ensenada Yacht Race , 1949 - Horace Ensign Middle School opens. Snow falls in Newport Beach and Orange County , 1950 - Newport Beach Population - 12,120 , 1951 - Orange Coast YMCA organized , 1952 - Hoag Hospital opens , 1953 - Boy Scout Jamboree held at Irvine Ranch , 1955 - City Charter becomes effective , 1956 - Newport Beach Population - 19,500. City celebrates Golden Jubilee , 1957 - Artist Rex Brandt creates new official City Seal , 1958 - Hughes and Aeronautics plants open. Dunes Aquatic Park at Newport Dunes opens , 1960 - Newport Beach Population - 26,561. First Newport Beach high-rise building is built , 1961 - Newport Harbor Art Museum opens at Balboa Pavilion , 1962 - Corona del Mar High School opens , 1963 - Official Newport Beach City flag adopted, designed by 11-year-old Jeff Wilcox , 1965 - A.J. McFadden places historical marker at McFadden Newport Pier. UCI opens with 1,600 students , 1966 - Rendezvous Ballroom burns and is demolished , 1967 - Fashion Island opens , 1969 - Western Salt Works in Back Bay demolished by flood , 1970 - Intrepid, with local skipper Bill Ficker, win's America's Cup. Newport Beach Population - 49,442 , 1971 - Newport voters reject Coastal freeway through City , 1975 - Upper Bay becomes a marine preserve and wildlife refuge , 1977 - Newport harbor Art Museum moves into Newport Center , 1979- Orange County Airport is renamed in John Wayne's honor , 1980 - Newport Beach Population - 62,556 , 1981 - City's 75th Anniversary celebrated , 1985 - Airport curfews and flight limits established , 1990 - Newport Beach Population - 66,643 , 1991 - Dory Fishing Fleet centennial celebration , 1994 - The Newport Beach Central Library opens at Newport Center , 1996 - Newport Beach celebrates Film Festival Inaugural , 2000 - Newport Beach Population - 75,662 , 2002 - Newport Coast and Santa Ana Heights annexed , 2004 - Corona del Mar's 100th Anniversary , 2005 - Newport Harbor Nautical Museum purchases Fun Zone , 2006 - Newport Beach celebrates its Centennial. Newport Beach Population - 83,361. Newport Beach Rose Parade float wins 2nd place trophy. Back Bay Science Center built on Shellmaker Island , 2017 - 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Newport Beach Historical Society