BY BRUCE AND MAUREEN MEGOWAN
If you are interested in buying a copy, please click on the following link: Historic Tales from Palos Verdes and the South Bay
In 2003, we decided to create a website for Maureen’s business as a Realtor for the Palos Verdes Peninsula and South Bay beach communities. As part of this process, we wanted to include the history of the cities within which we worked. As we researched this, we were amazed to find that there was no online resource for the history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, other than some collections of historical photos.
The more research we did, the more fascinated we became about the exciting history of the South Bay of Los Angeles and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The more we dug into the historical archives of the Palos Verdes Public Library local resource room, the more we wanted to know. Our local history became a passion for us.
At the beginning of 2011, Warren Dow, publisher of South Bay Digs magazine, suggested that we write a biweekly history article for his magazine as part of our ad placement. He believed that this would demonstrate our unique local knowledge of our market, as well as our love and appreciation for what makes the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the South Bay such wonderful places to live. Thus began our article series entitled “South Bay History Tid-Bits.” This book is a compilation of those articles.
We have lived in the South Bay for forty years, beginning in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach, and we have raised three children while living in the Lunada Bay area of Palos Verdes Estates for thirty years. Many of the subjects of the articles included in this book came about simply by our driving around the South Bay and the Palos Verdes Peninsula, seeing interesting things and wondering about their history or the explanations for their existence. Our love for the area has been enhanced by learning the fascinating history of our beautiful community, and we hope that you have the same reaction while reading our book. If you are interested in buying a copy, please click on the following link: Historic Tales from Palos Verdes and the South Bay
Click on the following links for the history of the South Bay and the history of the individual cities in the South Bay Los Angeles beach communities:
HISTORY OF THE SOUTH BAY THRU 1900
HISTORY OF PALOS VERDES ESTATES
HISTORY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HISTORY OF ROLLING HILLS ESTATES AND ROLLING HILLS
HISTORY OF MANHATTAN BEACH
HISTORY OF HERMOSA BEACH
HISTORY OF REDONDO BEACH
HISTORY OF EL SEGUNDO
HISTORY OF TORRANCE
HISTORY OF SAN PEDRO
HISTORY OF LOMITA
Palos Verdes Secrets & Little Known Facts
