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Dana Point History: The Doheny Era |
1928
Capistrano Beach development was opened
by Edward (Ned) Doheny Jr. who
hired Luther Eldridge to build a number of Spanish style houses on the beach and
on the Palisades. Eldridge's plan included laying out the streets in curves and planting palm
trees, so that the community would resemble a rose.
The red tile roofs were to be the petals and the trees, the leaves. 1929
Ned Doheny and his friend Hugh Plunkett died in a murder/suicide.
Eldridge was replaced by Harry Leyden as development manager. 1931 A gift of land was made by the Doheny family in memory of Ned to the State of California, thus providing land for Doheny State Beach. 1935
Edward Doheny, Sr. died a broken man, overcome by both the death of his
son and his involvement in the famous Teapot Dome Scandal.
At his request, his wife, Estelle, burned all his personal and business
papers. 1944
All lands owned by the Doheny family and Doheny trusts in Capistrano Beach were
sold, marking the end of the Doheny era.
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