@Cracked Windshield Hello, Sorry to say, this photo is not real and the location is not as pictured. It is reversed and the location is a parking lot, today. The old Capistrano Beach Club was pretty exclusive. There used to be a pier out in front and had some nice waves. “Then, in January 1929, the Petroleum Securities Company was announced as new owners and developers of Capistrano Beach. The company was owned by Edward L. Doheny. With this development came word of grading the Palisades, from the base to the top, into seven terraces. New development buyers in San Clemente were even offered free membership in the Capistrano Beach Club. But in February 1929, the death of Doheny’s son changed the mood of everything. Forty-one acres of beach land were donated to the state and Capistrano Beach’s name was changed to Doheny Park.” “After World War II, development sales continued with the Beach Club becoming the realtor’s office. In the ’50s it was referred to as the Capistrano Beachcombers Club and was rented out for special events.” “In 1962, the building underwent extensive renovation after damage from the previous year’s storms and storms in 1963 that breached the sea wall. A new sea wall was erected in 1965 replacing one built four years prior. Cars filled with cement were placed in the breach of the old wall but soon were lost to the sea. In November that year, an adjoining 1,200-foot pier was demolished by explosives after being declared a hazard to navigation due to years of storm damage.” When they took the pier out, there were no longer good surfing rides next to either side of the pier. The only surf break is the reef, a long paddle out, away from the location that is still breaking on certain swells and tidal conditions. It is known as the Capistrano Beach Reef. Sailboats and power boats have depth sounders and as one approaches at any time it is not breaking with waves, the readings instantly jump into the shallow water mode on the dials. It is just the reef below. Jnaki The photo should look like this: Dana Point/Doheny State Beach is back along the highway to the left and the city of San Clemente is to the far right, past the tall cliffs. The angled crevice shown on the cliff side is Palisades Rd. Note: Over the years, the wide sandy beach got pummeled by the coastal storms, high tides and consistent waves battering the shoreline. At one time, they closed the trail along this part of the beach. There was no sand and the parking lot asphalt had also disappeared. So, it was a closed beach until they got some larger rocks and tons of new sand to widen the beach. Nature does not play nice as she bashes the shoreline with some big waves and surges. Here is the exact location on PCH. The beach + old pier + the old Capo Beach Club locations on the beach is to the left of the photo. The sloping road in the old photo is leading off to the right uphill. And, at the top of the sloping, very narrow road going up the hill, is the world’s smallest park with one bench and a nice view. There are great view spots all over the tall cliff side areas surrounding the state beach and harbor. These shots are from the world’s smallest park, the best view looking at the coastal Doheny State Beach area. The old Capistrano Beach Club is to the far left of the photo on the left side. Doheny State Beach and the Dana Point Harbor is to the right side of the upper photo... YRMV
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