Sherman Library & Gardens Blog

Sherman Library & Gardens was proud to host an evening benefitting their Grow The Gardens campaign at the iconic Lido Theater. The beloved theater opened its door in 1939 and brought the golden age of Hollywood to Newport Beach. 1939

Temecula’s Historic Equestrian Center Chosen for LA28 Olympics Feb. #, 2025 – The Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games (LA28) proposed Temecula’s Galway Downs, formerly the Rancho California Track and Training Center, last fall for its equestrian events venue. Pending

What do the Hollywood Sign and Sherman Library & Gardens have in common? HISTORY! The Hollywood sign originally read “Hollywoodland,” an advertising gimmick for a luxury housing subdivision owned by Moses H. Sherman, namesake of Sherman Library & Gardens. Sherman

The Sherman Library & Gardens Award for Regional History Research for National History Day in 2025 was awarded to Poiema Bernier, Rebekah Miller, Lucas Menendez and Enoch Wu for their documentary The Right to Stay: Doss v. Bernal Dismantling Housing

Nestled at the edge of China Cove and overlooking the Newport Bay entrance channel is a small, white-and-terracotta building, with pillars on the second-floor balcony reminiscent of Spanish Missions or rancheros, and a short, lighthouse-like tower. Only the keen-eyed beachgoer

Meet the cousin of print news: the illustrated newspaper. Illustrated newspapers are a form of reportage art—a type of journalism that primarily uses visuals to tell stories. It was a widespread form of mass media in the 1800s. Because nineteenth