Portuguese Bend Beach, Portuguese Bend, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Abstract/Description: Image shows view looking northwest at Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes of the the Portuguese Bend Beach Club community along the coast line at right. The 485-foot Portuguese Bend Pier is visible in the background. Built on 105 acres by the Palos Verdes Corporation in 1948, the year-round private beach club community included a clubhouse, pool, boating facilities, a 485-foot pier, restaurant, paddle tennis courts, and rental cottages. It hosted dances, swim meets and other tournaments and was a very popular recreational facility. In August 1956, land slippage extending from the coastline to approximately three-quarters of a mile inland destroyed the club facilities, with approximately 145 houses in the community and Portuguese Bend area either destroyed or severely damaged by the landslide.
Subject(s): Coasts--California, Southern
Portuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
1951-1960
Portuguese Bend Beach Club
Date Created: ca 1955
Title: Portuguese Bend Beach, Portuguese Bend, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
Name(s): Lovrich, Gail, donor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: ca 1955
Abstract/Description: Image shows view looking northwest at Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes of the the Portuguese Bend Beach Club community along the coast line at right. The 485-foot Portuguese Bend Pier is visible in the background. Built on 105 acres by the Palos Verdes Corporation in 1948, the year-round private beach club community included a clubhouse, pool, boating facilities, a 485-foot pier, restaurant, paddle tennis courts, and rental cottages. It hosted dances, swim meets and other tournaments and was a very popular recreational facility. In August 1956, land slippage extending from the coastline to approximately three-quarters of a mile inland destroyed the club facilities, with approximately 145 houses in the community and Portuguese Bend area either destroyed or severely damaged by the landslide.
Identifier(s): 000037887_1 (Bar Code)
Note(s):

Library has digital image only. Original copied and returned to donor, Gail Lovrich.

Several images taped together. This is the right side of a two panel photograph.
Subject(s): Coasts--California, Southern
Portuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
1951-1960
Portuguese Bend Beach Club
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library.
Restrictions on Access: Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
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