Published on May 24, 2016
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Communities
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lido isle • Orange County
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An exclusive and picturesque residential island in the middle of Newport Bay, incorporated as part of Newport Beach in 1906, Lido Isle is home to some 1,800 people. In the early 20th century, railroad magnate Henry Huntington was persuaded to extend the Pacific Electric Railway’s Red Car line to Balboa. In exchange, he received railroad right-of-way, 250 acres of