 Carmel-by-the-Sea,
usually called simply Carmel, is a small town in Monterey County,
California, United States, founded in 1902 and incorporated in 1916. Situated
on the Monterey Peninsula, the town is known for its natural scenery and
rich artistic history. In 1906, the San Francisco Call devoted a full page
to the "artists, poets and writers of Carmel-by-the-Sea," and in 1910 it
reported that 60 percent of Carmel's houses were built by citizens who
were "devoting their lives to work connected to the aesthetic arts." Early
City Councils were dominated by artists, and the town has had several mayors
who were poets or actors, including Herbert Heron, founder of the Forest
Theater, bohemian writer and actor Perry Newberry, and actor-director Clint
Eastwood, who was mayor for one term, from 1986 to 1988.
The town is known for being
"dog-friendly", with numerous hotels, restaurants and retail establishments
admitting guests with dogs. Carmel-by-the-Sea is located on the Pacific
coast, about 330 miles north of Los Angeles and 120 miles south of San
Francisco.
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