Casa del Portal construction, Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, California

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1929-08-10DescriptionImage shows street level view looking south across Granvia La Costa (later known as Palos Verdes Drive West) at the Alpha Syndicate Building (later known as Casa del Portal) under construction, designed by architects Webber, Staunton, and Spaulding. Visible is the west-facing façade of the brick building's loggia and north façade of the sally port archway across Via Chica. A truck is visible among piles of sand and lumber. Original occupants of the building included real estate broker I. Lossman (hence the building also being referred to as the Lossman Building), the local Boy Scouts organization, and served as police headquarters under Chief William Woosley. Casa del Portal was the site of the area's first nursery school, and during World War II was served as a Red Cross Center.NotesDate Built: 1929Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationCitation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, September 1929, p. 4.Two prints available.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000024752Shelf LocationPVLH.MCP.14.70Restrictions on AccessElectronically 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.Address43, Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274, USALocation^[1]

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SubjectMalaga Cove (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Syndicate Building (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Casa del Portal (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Building construction--California--Palos Verdes EstatesTime Period1921-1930

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ArchitectWebber, Walter I.Spaulding, Sumner MauriceStaunton, William F.

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