"Palos Verdes Estates: Prominent among the worlds' famous residential communities"

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CollectionPalos Verdes Project Promotional Material CollectionDateca 1926CreatorPalos Verdes ProjectDescriptionSoftcover booklet bound with string with color design on cover showing a women picking flowers outside a home with the ocean visible in the background. Foreword of booklet reads, "This brochure has been prepared to serve a dual purpose. To those who as yet do not know the beauty of Palos Verdes Estates, it is sent as a personal invitation to come and visit us. To those who already love its rolling hillsides and its magnificent ocean views, let it be a souvenir of days of gladness spent in one of America's famous suburban communities." Describes the first development area for sale in the planned residential community on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Palos Verdes Estates, comprised of approximately 3,000 acres divided into four districts: Valmonte District on the northeast; the Malaga Cove District on the west; the Lunada District on the south and the Miraleste District overlooking the Los Angeles Harbor. Includes text outlining the development's attributes accompanied by black and white photographs of the area, home sites, amenities, and coastlines and renderings of Lunada Bay Plaza, the proposed Spur and Saddle Club Building, Pacific Coast Yacht Club and harbor, swimming cove in Lunada Bay, Malaga Cove Terraces, and the English style town site Margate Plaza. General sales office and contact information included on last text page of booklet. NotesDigitized by the California Preservation Program through California Revealed, a project funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.LanguageengDimensions10.25 x 11.5 in.Format1 brochureHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.Restrictions on AccessCopyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. The Palos Verdes Library District, Local History Center is eager to hear from them so that we may obtain permission, if needed. Upon request to localhistory@pvld.org, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.

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Geographic LocationLos Angeles (Calif.)Palos Verdes Estates (Calif.)Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)SubjectBrochuresEphemeral materialsPalos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)--History--BrochuresHome ownership--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula--HistoryPlanned communities--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula--HistoryReal estate development--California--Palos Verdes Peninsula--HistoryTime Period1921-1930

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