New UCI students will want to explore the many fine beaches in Orange County. Below are historic photographs of three of the most popular beaches:
Main Beach in Laguna Beach in approximately 1920. Notice the old pier, which no longer exists.
The south side of the Huntington Beach pier ca. 1910, now the location of major surfing competitions including the annual U.S. Open of Surfing every August.
Beach scene along the Balboa Peninsula ca. 1930s.
MS-R016. Edward W. Cochems Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.