Spanish Revival in Naples in Long Beach, CA

In 1903, A.M. Parsons and his son A.C. sold lots on the Peninsula. Little did they know what it would turn into, I think.

Mr. Parson was so taken with the natural beauty of the area, quite like yours truly here, that he decided to pursue his dreams of a city filled with canals, gondolas, and houses with red tiled roofs.

Parsons created the Naples Company with the help of H.E. Huntington. It was a costly and daunting is task to be anything on this marsh land. In 1907, things started to change. The press covered it stating it was a bold scheme and not a dream anymore.

2nd Street was to be a canal but that proved to be too costly and it was covered again. Thank Goodness, where would I have gone shopping all this time?