Books

Laguna Beach:

• Images of America: Laguna Beach by Clarie Marie Vogel 

• Then & Now: Laguna Beach by Foster J. Eubank and Gene Felder 

• Laguna Beach, California: An Illustrated, Narrative History by Roger W. Jones 

• Orange County: Postcard History Series by the Orange County Historical Society 

Laguna Beach Art:

• The First 100 Years in Laguna Beach: 1876-1976 by Merle and Mabel Ramsey 

• California Light: 1900-1930 by Patricia Trenton and William H. Gerdts 

• Early Artists in Laguna Beach: the Impressionists by Janet Blake Dominik 

Pancho Barnes: 

• The Happy Bottom Riding Club: the Life and Times of Pancho Barnes by Lauren Kessler 

  • • • • See below for website, documentary, & Dos Rocas

Fashion:

• From Sleepwear to Sportswear: How Beach Pajamas Reshaped Women’s Fashion by Janine D’Agati and Hannah Schiff 

Digital Archives

• Los Angeles Times 1881-present 

• New York Times 1851-present 

• Times Herald 1909-1951

• UC Riverside Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research- digital archives of California newspapers

Places

• Dos Rocas- Pancho Barnes' home

• Crystal Cove 

• White House Restaurant (now closed)

• Coast Inn (now closed)- terrific history on this site

• Hotel Laguna (restaurant open but closed for lodging)

• La Casa del Camino Hotel (still open)

• Laguna Beach Lifeguard Tower (formerly cashier's booth at Union Pacific Oil filling station)

• Laguna's "Gate"  (still at Forest and Park)

• Cabrillo Ballroom (demolished in the mid-nineteenth century)

• Pomona College Marine Laboratory (closed in 1943)

Videos

• The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club- documentary

• Kai Weisser's presentation 10/27/15 to the Laguna Beach Historical Society about the history of Laguna Beach's lifeguards

• Tanned Legs (1929)- filmed in Laguna Beach

Websites

• Laguna Beach Historical Society-  includes photos and a detailed chronology

• Laguna Art Museum- link to history page

• Happy Bottom Riding Club- website about Pancho Barnes

• Festival of the Arts and Pageant of the Masters- link to history page

Other Interesting Links

• Dresden China Doll Crime

• Rumrunners in Laguna Beach

• More on Rumrunners

• Skimboarding in Laguna 

• Laguna Beach Hillclimb

• Table Rock

• Reduceomania in the 1920s

• Painted knees in the 20s