Chris Epting on HB
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Current:
Celebrating the Golden Bear Honoring a Local Legend
It is one of the most legendary establishments ever to exist in Surf City.
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Previous Articles:
The Longboard – a True Surf City Landmark
Chris Epting reveals the location of Huntington Beach's oldest structure and explores its many transformations.
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A look at the Surf City Jail
Huntington Beach, especially after it became a boomtown after oil was struck in the 1920s, boasted an almost “wild west” flavor on Main Street.
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A Truly Hidden Gem in Huntington Beach
Have you passed by the Disc Golf course across from Central Library? Do you know it owns a bit of history?
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Art of The Wetlands
If it weren't for the efforts of the Amigos De Bolsa Chica and other caring volunteers, the wetlands would not even exist.
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Marker in the Wetlands
Come inside as Chris Epting explores the story behind this hidden stone monument.
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Training Tourist
Tourists are always welcome to enjoy the sandy beaches and laid- back lifestyle that makes Huntington Beach such a popular international destination.
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Discovery Well Park
Discover the site Chris Epting calls Surf City’s “epicenter”– the location of one of California’s first oil discoveries and the very spot that sparked the birth of the Huntington Beach oil boom.
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Look... up in the sky
Think of it as a “sign from” above,” and a classic bit of Huntington Beach that has still managed to hang around.
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Tower Zero
There’s a hidden gem in Huntington Beach; a famous structure from the past that is tucked away but still visible from the road.
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Hidden Huntington Beach
What is the point of the black, granite tombstone in the bushes behind the Arco station at Springdale Street and Warner Avenue? Read more.
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Join us each month as famed travel/history book author and HB resident, Chris Epting, shares his insights into the true nature of the Huntington Beach experience - from history facts and fiction to hidden treasures behind the scenes and road maps to Surf City adventures.
On Chris Epting
Chris Epting is the famed author of several travel/history books,
including Huntington Beach Then & Now, Led Zeppelin Crashed Here, James Dean Died Here, Roadside Baseball, and The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts.
He has contributed articles for such publications as the
Los Angeles Times,
Westways and
Travel + Leisure magazine and is the Travel Editor for
Chicken Soup for the Soul Magazine.
Chris is the national spokesman for Hampton Inn hotel's Hidden Landmarks program and writes and voices a weekly series of vignettes for Major League Baseball Radio. In addition, Chris is a frequent talk show guest, appearing on shows including National Public Radio, the E! Channel and Access Hollywood.
Originally from New York, Chris now lives in Huntington Beach, California with his wife and their two children. Purchase Chris Epting’s books online at Amazon.com.
