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<div>El Segundo is a hidden beachside gem that&rsquo;s quickly earning a reputation as a unique corner of Southern California. With our friendly, small-town charm and an ever-growing community of diverse businesses, El Segundo is a thriving coastal community and 5.5 square mile economic powerhouse.</div>
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<div>El Segundo offers beautiful residential neighborhoods, a vibrant downtown, unequaled connectivity to greater LA, major freeways, three Metro stops and we are just minutes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).</div>
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<div>Our downtown and up-and-coming Smoky Hollow districts offer chef-driven restaurants and world renowned breweries with local shopping and museums, not to mention lifestyle offerings at The Point and Plaza El Segundo, right along Pacific Coast Highway.</div>
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<div>As the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Kings, the city is at the epicenter of Southern California sports culture. And with the new nearby multi-billion-dollar stadium that is close to completion, home to the 2022 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics, the city is ready to welcome sports enthusiasts from around the world.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>The City has seen tremendous growth and evolution over the past several years.&nbsp; El Segundo is home to the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Air Force Base and dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Recognized as the aerospace capital of the world, our vibrant economy includes leaders in aerospace and defense, bioscience, information technology, energy, real estate and creative media.</div>
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<div>If sports is your thing, El Segundo's got you covered. As the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Kings, the city is at the epicenter of Southern California sports culture. And with the new multi-billion-dollar stadium that's in the works nearby, which will be home to the 2022 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics, you'll have easy access to every big game.</div>

El Segundo

<p>Hermosa Beach is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 19,506 at the 2010 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area; it is one of the three Beach Cities.</p>

Hermosa Beach

<p>Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census.</p>

Redondo Beach

<p>Manhattan Beach is a laid-back South Bay community popular with families and outdoor enthusiasts. The Strand bike path winds along the oceanfront between modern mansions and wide stretches of sand lined with volleyball courts. Low-key Manhattan Beach Pier features a quaint aquarium and views of surfers. There are several parks, and a small downtown area with boutiques, brunch cafes, pubs & creative, upscale eateries.</p>

Manhattan Beach

<p>Torrance is a U.S. city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California. Torrance has 1.5 miles of beaches on the Pacific Ocean.</p>

Torrance

<p>Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city at the 2010 census had a population of 84,293, up from 84,112 in 2000. In 2013, the population was 86,199.</p>

Hawthorne

<p>Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 32,769 at the 2010 census, up from 31,712 according to the 2000 census. The city is in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles Area.</p>
<p>From the 1780s onward, the area that is now Lawndale was part of the Rancho Sausal Redondo, a land grant given by the Spanish colonial government that includes much of what is now the South Bayshore region. In 1905, Charles B. Hopper first subdivided the area and named it after the Chicago neighborhood of the same name. Lots sold slowly and different promotions were tried, such as promoting Lawndale as a chicken raising area. The first railway to run through Lawndale was the Inglewood Division of the Redondo Railway which would later become part of the Pacific Electric "Red Car" system. It ran down the middle of Railway Avenue (now Hawthorne Boulevard) until 1933. In 1927, the Santa Fe railroad arrived. After World War II, the immense demand for housing from returning veterans and California newcomers resulted in Lawndale's formation as a bedroom community. On December 28, 1959, it was incorporated as a city.</p>

Lawndale

<p>Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census.</p>

Gardena

<p>The City of Palos Verdes Estates, incorporated December 20, 1939, is the oldest of the four cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.<br /><br />New York financier Frank A. Vanderlip, Sr. purchased the land from the Bixby family in 1913 with the idea of building a planned, residential community. The new community was laid out and landscaped by the famous Olmsted Brothers, sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., who designed Central Park in New York City. Gently winding roadways, green hillsides, paths, stands of eucalyptus, pepper, and coral trees were established, and a full 28% of the land area was dedicated to be permanent open space. This early planning and dedication of parklands gives the City its unique rural character and has resulted in its international reputation for scenic beauty.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.pvestates.org/Home/ShowPublishedImage/24/636005004405300000" border="1" alt="History Rosita" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="right" />Vanderlip's plans were slowed by World War I, but subdivision of the land and construction of the first Spanish style homes in what is today Palos Verdes Estates began in the early 1920's. Deed restrictions were imposed on the land in 1923, when the Bank of America, as trustee for Vanderlip's Palos Verdes Project, drafted a trust indenture and outlined provisions for development. The area was unincorporated and governed by the Palos Verdes Homes Association, which was liable for taxes on all parkland. After the economic crash in 1929, the Association owed taxes to Los Angeles County and residents, concerned that the parklands might be sold for payment, in 1939 voted for City incorporation. In 1940, the parklands were deeded by the Homes Association to the new City.<br /><br />Over the years, the City&rsquo;s governance has been guided by the vision of the original founders with an emphasis on preserving, protecting and enhancing the quality of life and natural assets that make Palos Verdes Estates unique.</p>

Palos Verdes Estates

<p>Rolling Hills is an affluent city on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,860, down from 1,871 at the 2000 census.</p>

Rolling Hills

<p align="justify">Lomita&nbsp;is a city in&nbsp;Los Angeles County,&nbsp;California,&nbsp;United States. The population was 20,256 at the&nbsp;2010 census, up from 20,046 at the&nbsp;2000 census. The word "lomita" is Spanish for "little knoll".</p>
<p align="justify">The&nbsp;Spanish Empire&nbsp;had expanded into this area when the Viceroy of&nbsp;New Spain&nbsp;commissioned&nbsp;Juan Rodr&iacute;guez Cabrillo&nbsp;to explore the Pacific Ocean in 1542&ndash;1543. In 1767, the area became part of the&nbsp;Province of the Californias&nbsp;(Spanish:&nbsp;Provincia de las Californias). In 1784, the&nbsp;Spanish Crown&nbsp;deeded&nbsp;Rancho San Pedro, a tract of over 75,000 acres (300&nbsp;km2), to soldier Juan Jos&eacute; Dom&iacute;nguez. The rancho changed in size over the years, as Dom&iacute;nguez' descendants partitioned the land amongst family members, sold parcels to newly arriving settlers, or relinquished some when validating their legal claim with the Mexican government in 1828, and with the United States government in 1858. The Dom&iacute;nguez family name is still applied throughout the area, including the&nbsp;Dominguez Rancho Adobe&nbsp;historical landmark, in the&nbsp;unincorporated community&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rancho Dominguez, located northwest of Lomita.</p>

Lomita

<p>The northern part was originally&nbsp;wetlands, but the natural flooding was halted by the concrete channel which contains Ballona Creek.</p>
<p>In the 1870s, Playa Del Rey was the location of the first attempt at a dredged harbor in Santa Monica Bay. Under contract with the Atchison, Topeka &amp; Santa Fe Railroad, Moye Wicks' syndicate spent $300,000 to dredge "Port Ballona Harbor", for shipping to the Orient. Within three years, winter waves brought flooding, but what remained of man's early efforts became the Playa Del Rey Lagoon, now a regional public park.</p>
<p>Palisades del Rey (also, Palisades Del Rey) was the name of the original 1921 neighborhood land development by Dickinson &amp; Gillespie Co. that later came to be called Playa del Rey. The company advertised this area of sand dunes as the last stretch of coastal land in the city of Los Angeles to be developed. All of the houses in this area were custom built, many as beach homes owned by Hollywood actors and producers, including Cecil B. Demille, Charles Bickford, and others.</p>
<p>Construction in Playa del Rey surged in 1928 with the development of the Del Rey Hills neighborhood in the Eastern part of the community (to the East of Pershing Drive), and the move of Loyola University (now&nbsp;Loyola Marymount University) to the adjacent community of Westchester.</p>
<p>The southern portion of the original Playa del Rey development, which came to be known as "Surfridge," is now vacant. Between 1966 and 1975 the houses that were once there were either moved or demolished to facilitate the expansion of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and to address concerns about the noise of increasing jet plane traffic. The noise from the flights made it less desirable to live on the dunes above the ocean under the LAX flight path. The City of Los Angeles condemned the southern section of Playa del Rey under the power of eminent domain, and purchased all of the homes. Today one can see only barbed-wire fences protecting vacant land and old streets where houses once sat. Recent LAX rejuvenation plans call for the city to finally remove the old streets that still line the empty neighborhood. The condemned areas of the community are now a protected habitat of the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly.</p>
<p>Playa del Rey in the 1950s and early 1960s was known as a great Los Angeles area "surfing spot", but due to the many rock jetties that were built to prevent beach erosion, the good surf has mostly disappeared. The beach at the northernmost end of Playa del Rey is still known as "Toes Over Beach", "Toes Beach" or just "Toes" by the local surfing community, a name derived from the toes over or Hang Ten surfing maneuver. Most surfers now flock south of Dockweiler Beach, to "El Porto", the northernmost part of beach in the city of Manhattan Beach. The lifeguard and park services are uniform across the entire twenty-mile stretch of beach.</p>
<p>One danger for beachgoers is the uncontrolled water runoff from the creek, and the occasional overflow from the giant Hyperion treatment plant to the south.</p>
<p>Locals refer to the small area of housing closest to the beach, where Culver Boulevard joins Vista del Mar, as The Jungle, a nickname given to a group of closely built apartments built in 1956, bounded by Trolley Place and Trolleyway Street on its east and west respectively, and including the streets Fowling, Rees, Sunridge and Surf. The small sidewalks between homes had/have deep green overgrowth, which added to the name.</p>
<p>Today a bridge between Playa Del Rey and the jetty between Ballona Creek and the Marina is accessible to foot traffic and bicycle traffic, but not to automobiles. Bikers, skaters and joggers probably have the best chance of traversing the sidewalks of the beaches north to Santa Monica, and to the South Bay, here at this bridge. Both UCLA and LMU have crew teams that practice on the Ballona Creek channel and Marina del Rey.</p>

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