The Laura Davick Crystal Cove Historic Archive Collection at UC Irvine Libraries was processed by 70 Degrees. It contains records from her family’s residency at Crystal Cove beginning in 1937-2001 and also obtained from families who resided in the Crystal Cove community starting in the 1910s. The collection encompasses materials from circa 1910 to 2021.
The Heritage Legacy Project for California will restore the last seventeen historic seaside cottages that are along the coastline. Witness the rehabilitation progression from 2018 to 2024 with these before and after images.
Crystal Cove Cottages before and after showcases the North Beach Rehabilitation. Cottage #11 is the Carpenter’s Castle, a two story, multi-gabled white lap and white shingle. The cottage also contains the original wood frame windows and a second story box bay. The before photo features Biddy Payne and friends in 1934, courtesy of Laura Davick. The after photo was taken in 2018 before restoration.
