Timeline (Smiths)

All timeline stories.

May 1, 1951

Coast Inn’s Annual May 1st Beach Party

During the decade of the ’50s, the Coast Inn hosted beach parties in May.  What fun!  And what a great way to advertise.  A stage was built for live entertainment…
April 1, 1951

Pappy Buys 4 Lots To Build Another Hotel

I think Pappy felt the need for some siesta time. He likes the desert heat and Calexico/Mexicali beer. He bought 4 lots from the Church for $3,000. He built what…
April 16, 1950

Article: Evans Protesting, Ed Hobert In Favor

Pappy needed a varience but Evans protested a new remodel, which included 8 rooms. Ed Hobert (Carolyn Hobert Fish’s dad) was the building inspector for the city at this time…
February 23, 1950

Article: Coffee Shop in the Coast Inn

Another era for 1950.  An all electric Coffee Pot shop.  As you see in the photo of the Coast Inn off Mountain Road, the Coffee Pot sign looks like it…
January 1, 1950

Population: 6,661

January 25, 1945

Article: Fundraising In South Seas Bar

Karl, Grandpa’s second son, lives on TOW with his 3 kids.  One of his three children, Suzie Smith, has developed polio as a young child. She even has to stay…
July 27, 1944

Construction Of Bay Windows Of South Seas Bar

So now Pappy constructed the bay windows we see today in the upper portion of the hotel between the main open room off PCH and the lower portion nearest the…
January 1, 1942

Marines And Servicemen Love Enjoying Home Away From Home

During the war the Coast Inn was one hotel, bar, restaurant and beach that the servicemen would frequent in Laguna.  It was so popular I heard stories of ladies flying…
November 19, 1941

Article: Pappy on a Shopping Spree

1941 marks a new era for the Coast Inn.  The eating area and the South Seas has now been decorated into its ever long popular Polynesian style or Tiki.  If…
January 1, 1940

Population: 4,460

December 31, 1936

Opening Of South Seas Bar

This is a 1950 article that states Pappy opened the South Seas bar in 1936.  I know he got his liquor license in 1933 and he sold bottles of liquor…
May 31, 1935

Article: Locking Wheels in the Foggy Laguna Canyon

Back in the ’30s, Laguna Canyon would get sock in with fog. This one evening offered a surprise. Pappy & Caroline hosted a 21st birthday party for their second son,…
July 14, 1933

Grandma Hosts A 4th Of July Party

July 14, 1933

Article: World Champion Swimmer Staying At The Coast Inn

A world-class swimmer, Buster Crabb stays in the Inn as well as other noted guests of this decade.  Caroline Smith, my grandmother, throws a 4th of July party.  She is…
June 30, 1933

Article: Laguna’s First Liquor License

Pappy applied for and received his liquor license. By this time the Smith family knew other establishments that wanted a liquor license. The Spigot received their license just 2 years…
June 30, 1933

Article: Pappy Asks The City To Improve The Ocean Bluffs

Now Pappy is asking for a clean up of the very raw cliff side down to the beach and for a bench. So he started with his own stairs built…
June 9, 1933

Article: More improvements for the Coast Inn

Last year Pappy finally added on ten additional upstairs rooms.  Anyone who has stayed in one notes just how compact the size is but it still remains very popular today.…
August 1, 1932

Olympic Village Moved to Laguna

Grandpa bought at least one of the Olympic Cottages.  I read somewhere he bought a few and used them somehow, but I didn’t find anything to be clear.  He placed…
May 9, 1930

Article: Open Air Patio Opened With A Garden & Rock Pool

One year after opening, Pappy opened the open air patio with a garden and rock pool.  I wish I had a photo, it sounds lovely.  
January 1, 1930

Population: 1,981