Corona Del Mar

Corona del Mar (Spanish for "Crown of the Sea") is a seaside neighborhood in the city of Newport Beach, California.

 

The region of Corona Del Mar was initially purchased for $150,000 by James Irvine in 1875. Almost 30 years later, in 1904, the 700 acres of land were sold to Corona Del Mar's founder, George E. Hart. The community of Corona Del Mar grew to establish its own post office on July 16, 1926, with Mrs. Edna L. Stuckey assuming duties as the first postmistress. A development consisting of unsold land in Corona del Mar was established in 1915 and named Balboa Palisades. The older area of Corona del Mar, known as the Flower Streets, consists mostly of closely spaced, free-standing, detached single-family houses of varying architecture, concentrated along Pacific Coast Highway (also known as "PCH" or State Route 1). Also, it encompassed several communities located on the South side of PCH, and were developed in the early 1950s mostly ranch- style homes. Later developments on the hills consist of California ranch-style houses, many with expansive ocean views.