Building this harbor truthfully benefitted no one other than the corrupt developers, and other political and corporate capitalists... President Kennedy or President Johnson SHOULD have designated Dana Point as a National Historic Site / Park / Landmark
We lived in SJC along the Ortega Hwy and every rock in those jettys passed right by our house. Some rocks so big that only a couple could fit in the truck beds. Incalculable amounts tidepool sea life was lost to that construction FWIW.
Wonderful film. As a kid I remember the break water work. I should have paid more attention to it. The harbor is truly a Gem of Orange County and my Darling Sandee and I enjoy it often.
Thanks for posting! Very special footage. Interesting to note everyone's feelings about the harbor... Some mourn the loss of the surf break, others the loss of a marine habitat. In the end we got something precious as well, the harbor. Myself, I can't really say if it's better or worse than before, just different. There's a life lesson in there somewhere.
They could have built the harbor, anywhere but there. They destroyed one of the best surf spots in the region. And if you look at pictures from the early 1900's, it was a beautiful, natural cove. The water was clean and blue.... What the hell were they thinking?
Watching this makes me sad. This was all taken when everything was brand new and all the buildings were brand new. Now they want to tear them all down and build this “new” harbor which is going to be a fucking mall rather then a harbor with those ugly ass modern buildings that don’t even fit in an ocean environment, and then on top of that a parking deck, and all of this will attach so many people beyond Dana Points capacity, and likely to back up even all the way down to Del Obispo into San Juan Capistrano. Why is it so hard to just leave the existing buildings in place and just renovate them if necessary? They have already cut all sorts of those big beautiful trees down that were off of Dana Point Harbor Drive and Golden Lantern last year around November in preparation for that big ass parking deck. Corrupt ass Orange County is going to destroy our precious harbor and build a mall, when all they could’ve done is renovated the existing buildings instead if needed. The Harbor is NOT a mall, it has always been from the start a small boat harbor with a few small shops and restaurants. This is NOT a tourist attraction and or Newport Beach or Santa Monica.
Well said!!! There aren't many small harbors like DP anymore, and I think when most people come down they are coming specifically for that small harbor feel. No one wants an ultra modern place anymore... It's not special... They want something small, nice, and unique!!! I think it is perfect just the way it is!!! I love my harbor!!!
@@ramenlover1727 Yes they did... I wasn't alive back then though, although sometimes I do wish they never built the harbor. However, the harbor is pretty great but it should stay small the way it is right now.
I surfed Killer Dana in the 60's before the harbor was built. Sad to see a classic So Cal surf spot removed. RIP
Building this harbor truthfully benefitted no one other than the corrupt developers, and other political and corporate capitalists...
President Kennedy or President Johnson SHOULD have designated Dana Point as a National Historic Site / Park / Landmark
Wow, when I recognized the walkways I walk on endlessly now, I started to tear up. How cool this video was!
Thanks for posting this! very good,,, nice time capsule... I go to the harbor nearly every weekend.....
So very sad
We lived in SJC along the Ortega Hwy and every rock in those jettys passed right by our house. Some rocks so big that only a couple could fit in the truck beds. Incalculable amounts tidepool sea life was lost to that construction FWIW.
Wonderful film. As a kid I remember the break water work. I should have paid more attention to it. The harbor is truly a Gem of Orange County and my Darling Sandee and I enjoy it often.
Thanks for posting! Very special footage. Interesting to note everyone's feelings about the harbor... Some mourn the loss of the surf break, others the loss of a marine habitat. In the end we got something precious as well, the harbor. Myself, I can't really say if it's better or worse than before, just different.
There's a life lesson in there somewhere.
They could have built the harbor, anywhere but there. They destroyed one of the best surf spots in the region. And if you look at pictures from the early 1900's, it was a beautiful, natural cove. The water was clean and blue.... What the hell were they thinking?
Watching this makes me sad. This was all taken when everything was brand new and all the buildings were brand new.
Now they want to tear them all down and build this “new” harbor which is going to be a fucking mall rather then a harbor with those ugly ass modern buildings that don’t even fit in an ocean environment, and then on top of that a parking deck, and all of this will attach so many people beyond Dana Points capacity, and likely to back up even all the way down to Del Obispo into San Juan Capistrano.
Why is it so hard to just leave the existing buildings in place and just renovate them if necessary? They have already cut all sorts of those big beautiful trees down that were off of Dana Point Harbor Drive and Golden Lantern last year around November in preparation for that big ass parking deck.
Corrupt ass Orange County is going to destroy our precious harbor and build a mall, when all they could’ve done is renovated the existing buildings instead if needed. The Harbor is NOT a mall, it has always been from the start a small boat harbor with a few small shops and restaurants. This is NOT a tourist attraction and or Newport Beach or Santa Monica.
Well said!!! There aren't many small harbors like DP anymore, and I think when most people come down they are coming specifically for that small harbor feel. No one wants an ultra modern place anymore... It's not special... They want something small, nice, and unique!!! I think it is perfect just the way it is!!! I love my harbor!!!
@@ramenlover1727 Yes they did... I wasn't alive back then though, although sometimes I do wish they never built the harbor. However, the harbor is pretty great but it should stay small the way it is right now.
Money. The elite do not care about "human".