Archive for the ‘South Bay’ Category

Redondo Beach Plunge advertisement

Monday, September 28th, 2009

From the Manhattan Beach Messenger – August 30, 1940

1920 Inglewood CA earthquake damage

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Hotel InglewoodFrom the Los Angeles Historian archives: Two pictures taken in the City of Inglewood, California, after the 4.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred on June 21, 1920. The two story building with the Rexall Drug Store on the bottom was the Hotel Inglewood.

Inglewood-2-copyTo see more pictures taken after the Inglewood earthquake, check out the Online Archive of California.

City of Torrance float at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Torrance’s 1959 entry for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. In the background is the old Broadway Department Store that was on the Northwest corner of Colorado Blvd and Los Robles Avenue.