Abetica Studios, architecture, Travel

Crystal Cove. Newport Coast, California

On August 14, 1927 The Los Angeles Examiner wrote, “On the Coast Highway between Balboa and Laguna is a bathing resort that has the atmosphere of a South Sea atoll with thatched huts and long-fronded palms.” Originally settled over 10,000 years ago by the Tongva and Acjachemen native Americans, Crystal Cove State Park evolved into an… Continue reading Crystal Cove. Newport Coast, California

Abetica Studios, architecture, Design, Landscaping

Naples Island. Long Beach, California

Long Beach was a popular getaway for Los Angelenos seeking to escape the inland summer heat in 1903 when Arthur Parson built the islands of Naples in the marshy Bixby Slough at the mouth of the San Gabriel River in Long Beach, California. The design was inspired by the canals and gondolas of the "Venice… Continue reading Naples Island. Long Beach, California