Historic Tales from Palos Verdes and the South Bay

Palos Verdes
and the South Bay’s dramatic beauty is mirrored by a dramatic history. Feuding
over claims to the Rancho San Pedro continued for seventy-three years. The
Vanderlip family’s forty-year development of the Palos Verdes Peninsula
resulted in one of California’s wealthiest and most well-kept enclaves of
coastal cities. Marineland of the Pacific on the Peninsula’s end was one of the
West Coast’s more popular tourism draws before its controversial closing. But
that’s only the beginning. In this exciting compilation of articles, authors
Bruce and Maureen Megowan reveal some of the intriguing secrets and little-known
facts nestled within the hills, valleys and nearby cities of this beautiful
area. Discover some of the fascinating stories about the development of the
South Bay and Palos Verdes Peninsula.