San Clemente [Paperback]

In the 1920s, San Clemente founder Ole Hanson envisioned a ???Spanish Village??? on the Pacific coast halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. His city would have streets that followed the natural contours of the land. Sunny beaches and perfect climate enticed many to settle in this charming community. Known for its hospitality and neighborly atmosphere, the city became host and home to dignitaries such as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Pres. Richard M. Nixon. Today, professional surfers, skateboarders, and small businesses call San Clemente home???the perfect place for work and leisure.Title: Photo book celebrates San Clemente's history

Author: Fred Swegles

Publisher: The Orange County Register

Date: 5/6/2010



San Clemente is about to become the latest icon in a series of picture books showcasing communities across the United States.



Arcadia Publishing, a South Carolina firm that specializes in publishing local histories, will release the 127-page book May 17. Retailing at $21.99, it will be available at stores and online services or from the San Clemente Historical Society. It becomes one of some 4,500 titles in Arcadia???s ???Images of America??? series, the company said.



The book, with 190 historical photos, is a collaboration between local author Jennifer Garey and the historical society, which opened its photo archives to the project. The book tells the story of San Clemente through captioned pictures, starting with Ole Hanson???s dream in 1925 of creating a Spanish village by the sea.



Garey is the owner of Arts & Antiquities Inc., a museum consulting company based in San Clemente. She previously wrote a picture book for Arcadia Publishing about the San Diego Naval Training Center.



Garey, an eight-year resident of San Clemente, said she realized Arcadia had published books about Laguna Beach and Orange County but not San Clemente.



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