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The Balboa Fun Zone
California's Newport Harbor was known as 'The Balboa Fun Zone', a place
for families & teenagers of the 1930's to play during the day and party
at night. A miniature amusement park, the Fun Zone at one time covered the
entire block between Palm Street and Washington Street on the Bay Front.
To get a look of the Balboa Fun Zone and Bay in 1949 packed with people, as it often was,
click the photograph below and use the bottom scroll bar to view the entire wide panoramic.
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Not shown in the above photgraph - but visible in the one to the right - is the Ferris wheel, which along with the merry-go-round,
arcades and more brought both visitors and native Balboa Peninsula
residents out year-round.
Modern Newport Beach still relies on the draw of it's great coastal attractions, activities and history. Many original landmarks are treasured on Balboa Island, and if you visit today be sure to stop and dance at all of the historic spots on the Balboa Peninsula and other History pages in this section.
Select photographs in this article are copyright newportbeach.com and 100megspopup.com/ark
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The Ferris Wheel still sits in the spot of the original 'Balboa Fun Zone'
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Stan Kenton, during intermission at the Rendezvous Ballroom, took his band to the sand on Balboa Beach where they posed playing the song 'Intermission Riff'
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