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 Don Elder WK6V ~1926 to 2013 |
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 I also monitor the 224.32 repeater in Costa Mesa |
Bowling Alley at the end of Main Street in downtown Balboa, 1944. |  |
The building is still there but no bowling. That's Balboa Island thru the center. |
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 South Coast Shipyard in Newport,1942. |
 The end of the BAMBOO ROOM in 1943. |
 Another view of the 1943 Bamboo Room fire. |
 Balboa Bay Club, 1949 |
 Newport Harbor High School |
 The Balboa Pharmacy |
 View from our home on Balboa Island. |
 Penny (really) arcade |
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| An aerial view of Newport Harbor
with part of Balboa in the foreground, Bay Island at left center, and the tip of Balboa Island at the right. |
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CHECK OUT >> Welcome to Balboa Island ...Info on on the island, today. >> All Things Newport Beach ...That's it, all about Newport Beach area. >> Avahals/N6AVX ...Info on Aviation, Competition Aerobatics. >> Dave/WA6IYF ...Engineer at Interstate Electronics / L-3 Communications. >> SUPERSAW/WA6TFZ ...2nd home of the worlds greatest saw player. |
| Toys of years past Click pix for enlargement |
 Noisy, but reliable Vultee BT13 |
 1921 43 Foot Lake Union in Newport Harbor |
 Faithful Stearman WWII primary trainer |
 36 Foot 1966 Pacemaker on a mooring Catalina Island |
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more wooden boats.A fiberglass UNIFLITE |
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finally, the present day toy a lovely - PACIFICA44. |
This Page last updated Feb. 23 2010