Laguna Beach in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

(The Laguna Greeter)

Eiler Larsen

— 1890 - 1975 —

(The Laguna Greeter) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

1. (The Laguna Greeter) Marker

Inscription.
Eiler Larsen made this artist colony his "Greeting Corner" of the world. Giving all a friendly wave and warm smile he became known as Laguna's official greeter. Thanks to the sculptor for transforming this 800 year old Mendocino redwood tree into the likeness of Laguna's remarkable greeter.

Sculptor Guy Angelo Wilson
Thanks to my family and friends
Greeters Corner Restaurant.

Erected by Greeters Corner Restaurant.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 33° 32.514′ N, 117° 46.999′ W. Marker is in Laguna Beach, California, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of South Pacific Coast Highway (California Route 1) and Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Pacific Coast Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 329 South Coast Highway, Laguna Beach CA 92651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the

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American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White House Restaurant Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Irvine Bowl (approx. half a mile away); Redwood Surfboard (approx. 0.6 miles away); This Big Saw (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Moss Point (approx. 1.4 miles away); Crystal Cove Historic District (approx. 4 miles away); The City Seal (approx. 4.1 miles away); Rancho Niguel (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laguna Beach.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Laguna Beach Art Museum (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Eiler Larsen -- Appalachian Trail Histories. Eiler U. Larsen (1890-1975) was the first person known to have attempted a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail (1931). At the

Eiler Larsen image. Click for full size.

via Appalachian Trail Histories, unknown

2. Eiler Larsen

time of his hike the Trail was not yet a continuously blazed path from Maine to Georgia, so it is no surprise that he was unable to complete his hike. (Submitted on July 20, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

2. Eiler Larsen. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Laguna Greeter sculpture and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

3. The Laguna Greeter sculpture and Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

4. The Laguna Greeter sculpture and Marker

The Greeter's Corner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

5. The Greeter's Corner

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

6. Eiler Larsen

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 20, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on June 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 20, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.