A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

Balboa Island

Welcome to the Balboa Island Museum Balboa Island was literally lifted from the sea due to the efforts of William Steppe Collins. In 1906, Collins began dredging around a two acre mut flat in...

Welcome to the Balboa
Island Museum

Balboa Island was literally lifted from the sea due
to the efforts of William Steppe Collins. In
1906, Collins began dredging around a two acre
mut flat in Newport Bay, and, with a few years
he had create the 160 acre residential island
that exists today - Balboa Island.


Submitted by and_cobb

Nearby Plaques On Google Maps