corona del mar

A five-question, multiple-choice pop quiz on Newport Beach history. Here are the questions (no Googling before listening): 

• What eyesore did the  City Council nearly approve in 1956 that would have been just off the coast of Newport? 
• What year were Corona del Mar's parking issues first brought to City Hall?
• Who was Bob Henry, the namesake of the park on the Castaways bluff?
• What amazing find did workers uncovered on the banks of the Back Bay during the construction of the Newporter Inn (now the Hyatt Regency)?
• What was Newport Center/Fashion Island's working name during its planning?

If Newport Beach had a Mount Rushmore, Judge Robert Gardner would be on it. Among his legacies: Pioneering bodysurfer, groundbreaking judge and master storyteller whose tales of early Balboa provide the best (and most entertaining) account of the city's early days. Guest: Nancy Gardner, the judge's daughter.