Historical Society Museum
Society Elections November 18th
The Costa Mesa Historical Society elections will take place at the beginning of the Sunday Speaker Program on November 18th.
Remembering 2018’s Concerts in the Park
As the days get shorter and the air gets cooler, we remember the fun we had last summer.
Jeani Hibbard, Katie Hibbard, and Bonnie Murray tour the Hull Story boatbuilding exhibit.
Three Generations Tour Museum
Three generations of special women toured the society’s boatbuilding exhibit in September: Jeani Hibbard, Katie Hibbard, and Bonnie Murray. Bonnie Murray’s husband Arland “Buzz” Murray was a key player in the Costa Mesa boatbuilding industry. Together he and Mel Potter built Mel-Craft dinghies and sabots. The family posed for a photo next to a model of one of Mel-Craft’s most popular crafts, a 12-foot sailing pram. A fun bonus came when Mary Ellen Goddard helped find a…
An August 1980 shot of The Shamrock, later The Helm, at 1824 Newport. Today it is a retro lounge, The Boulevard.
The Shamrock: Costa Mesa’s First Cocktail Bar
Costa Mesa’s first cocktail bar opened at 1824 Newport in August 1944. The bar, first called the Shamrock and later the Helm, survived nearly seven decades before closing in August 2011.