The South Bay’s three major beach cities, Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan, all incorporated within 20 years of each other. Redondo came first in 1892, followed by Hermosa in 1907, and Manhattan in 1912. Hermosa’s earliest beginnings as a city actually go back to 1900, when Los Angeles businessmen A.L. Burbank and Eugene Baker purchased 1500Continue reading “Hermosa Beach’s early boom town days included a Redondo annexation offer”
Sam Gnerre looks at the way we were in the South Bay
South Bay History 