Pacific Grove was founded in 1875 by Methodists as a meeting camp. Instead of dividing the waterfront up and selling the views off with private lots, the waterfront was from the beginning designed to be fully public, to enrich the lives of all residents. The benefit of this early decision to preserve the stunning water views for the public continues to be felt to this day.
Buildings front the water across Ocean View Boulevard which parallels a park and trail system that winds its way continuously along the edge where the Pacific Grove abuts the Monterey Bay.
The waterfront green space is called Perkins Park, named after local citizen and world traveler Hayes Perkins (1878-1964).
Born in Oregon, Hayes Perkins "retired to Pacific Grove in 1938 after leading an adventurer's life which took him around the world eight times. He spent 22 years in Africa. In Pacific Grove. he began pulling out the poison oak that was rampant along the coast and replaced it with plants he was familiar with from South Africa. All of this work was performed as a volunteer."
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