 Growing from a rough and tumble port town to an international luxury resort, Newport Beach is a place of many legends. The Newport Beach Historical Society proudly introduces Project HiStory. You are cordially invited to share your best memories from any time in our colorful history. Together, we will establish and treasure all that makes Newport great. To submit your anecdote or story, CLICK HERE. |
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“And so I had the good fortune to see the great iceman race in Balboa sometime during the late twenties. Bob Reed and a man from the Santa Ana Ice Company were the contestants. The race was around the block and started in front of the Green Dragon. Each of the contestants was attired in the traditional iceman’s costume, a long leather cape that hung down the back to keep water from the melting ice on his back from saturating the iceman’s clothes…”
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