Archeologist Doug McIntosh throws a little prehistory into the mix today with these two photos. Both show sites from the Newport Coast Archaeological Project (NCAP) in and around the San Joaquin Hills. In total, this project excavated 35 Late Prehistoric residential sites as part of mitigation for the Irvine Co.'s Newport Coast Planned Community..
The photo above is from CA-ORA 671, and was shot in Aug. 1989. Doug writes, ""This was part of the Irvine Coast/Pelican Hill development. This was a prehistoric rock shelter and habitation site." This site was one of the "French Flat Complex" sites. A paper from one of the other sites in this project, outlining prehistoric construction methods, is available online.
Today's second photo, in black and white, shows Doug at CA-ORA 662, on Pelican Hill -- the largest site in the NCAP. "I do not think that Pelican Hill looks like this anymore," he writes. Talk about an understatement! How I loved this area before they covered it with pseudo-Tuscan McMansions..
The Tustin Preservation Conservancy, in cooperation with the California Preservation Foundation and the City of Tustin, will present a two-day workshop on current preservation issues, January 27-28, at Tustin City Hall. Topics will include Listing on the National Register of Historic Places and the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (Wed. 9am-4pm), and Historic Resource Surveys (Thurs 9am-5pm). Each day costs $150, or $115 for members of the sponsoring organizations. Following the first day's workshop, there will be a tour of Tustin's LTA Blimp Hangar.
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UCI Medical Center will host "Celebrating the Life of Building 10" on Jan. 28, 11:30am to 1pm at the front of the 1914 Fredrick Eley-designed Orange County Hospital Building (Building 10). Come see the place before they tear it down.
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The Buena Park Historical Society will hold their 42nd Annual Installation Dinner on Jan. 25th at the historic Stage Stop Hotel. See their website for details.
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Werner Weiss has updated his entry on Disneyland's World Clock at Yesterland.com.
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Also, the Register has published another article and an editorial to mark the passing of County Supervisor Harriett Weider.