Beek's Place is a location in North Eastern Orange County California, elevation .
Beek's Place is adjacent to the junction of Black Star Canyon and the Main Divide truck trail. It is approximately from the Black Star trail head, or about from the Skyline Drive trail head in
Corona, California
Corona (Spanish language, Spanish for "Crown") is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States, directly bordering Orange County, California, Orange and San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino counties. Its curre ...
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Joe Beek
The ruins are what is left of a building belonging to a Mr.
Joseph "Joe" Beek, who served as the Newport
Harbor Master for a short time. In 1919, he obtained the franchise for the
Balboa Island Ferry which remains in the family to this day. He also served as secretary of the California State Senate, until his death in 1968. Joseph Beek secured the rights from Newport Beach to establish the ferry service in 1919 to
Balboa Island
Balboa Island is a harborside community in Newport Beach, California, accessible to the public via bridge, ferry and several public docks. The community is surrounded by a paved concrete boardwalk open to pedestrian traffic.
Balboa Island's ...
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He used a small skiff to transport passengers.
Buildings
The main cabin was built during the 1930s, and the smaller one shortly thereafter. They each had one room. The smaller one was built for a caretaker. Although the family only used it on weekends, sometimes a caretaker would live there for up to a few months at a time. The family still goes there frequently and is in the process of reutilizing the property.
All the coniferous trees were planted by the family. A system of
cistern
A cistern (; , ; ) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster.
Cisterns are disti ...
s can be seen around the area for water storage which made it possible to grow the trees. One cistern down from the main cabin was used as a swimming pool.
See also
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Joseph Beek
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Santa Ana Mountains
The Santa Ana Mountains are a short peninsular mountain range along the coast of Southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately southeast of the Los Angeles Basin largely along the border between Orange and Riversid ...
References
*"The mystery above Black Star Canyon",
Orange County Register
''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digit ...
, Monday, February 2, 2009.
*"‘Round, round, round, round, we get around…",
Orange County Register
''The Orange County Register'' is a paid daily List of newspapers in California, newspaper published in California. The ''Register'', published in Orange County, California, is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digit ...
, August 21, 2006.
Joseph Beek listing on FreeBase
External links
*Map: {{Coord, 33, 49, 15, N, 117, 38, 18, W, format=dms, display=inline,title, type:landmark_region:US-CA
Balboa Island MuseumBeek's Place Geocache GCPJPQJoseph Beek in OC RegisterFeb 2009 OC Register articleFlickr Search Results with Beek's Place pictures*
ttp://www.4x4xplor.com/maindivideroad.html 4x4Xplor Coverage of the area
Populated places in Orange County, California