Huntington Beach Historic Resources Board

David Wentworth Sr. @Surf City Nights for October.

A journey of the HB Pier! Be sure to view the + 5.

Includes early Huntington Beach and it's vast oil derricks in a fly over, but not limited to HB.

David Wentworth Sr., Joseph Santiago, Kathie Schey, at the annual HBHS Alumni Picnic at Lake Park.

Evangeline on 8th Street, now owned by a couple of Canadian Families who have remodeled and now reside. Circa 1910.

A short HB walk down Memory Lane!

50's & 60's and a Family Legacy!

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A picture credit to Trader Chris for this image of the remnants of the old HB city Jail on the alley between Main and 5th streets. Incredibly heavy sliding doors kept the bad guys inside. An interesting fact is that in 1920 the oil boom was so great in Huntington Beach as the Bolsa Chica gusher was tapped, that these cells did double duty as lodging for some of the oil workers that came here to make their fortune.

This is a view of Main Street in 1947.

Closed for good at the end of 2016 Brewster's Ice was a Huntington Beach staple. This is a picture of Mr. Virgil Brewster delivering ice downtown, circa 1945. Who has memories of this iconic local business?

Pictures taken about 2 years ago of the Bolsa Chica wetlands. The work of the Bolsa Chica Conservancy seems to have given Huntington Beach quite a natural wonderland. Here is the history of the area taken from their website at www.bolsachica.org. Next time you drive by you might want to stop and take a walk now that you know all about this treasure hidden right in plain sight. Bolsa Chica History...Continue reading

Our iconic Pier has gone through many incarnations.Here is an image from 1908.