Palos Verdes Bulletin, May 1925
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Palos Verdes Bulletin, May 1925
PALOS VERDES BULLETIN Published by Palos Verdes Homes Association VOLUME I MAY ON THE COAST PALOS VERDES SIIORES, HIGHWAY Redondo and San Pedro are at last to be connected with a good road along the beautiful Palos Verdes coast. Construction of this long-desired highway will commence within the next sixty days, according to an announcement by Mr. 11. E. Bene- dict, New York manager for Mr. Frank A. Vanderlip, one of the chief owners of the Palos Verdes Syndicate. The course of the new road will follow the lines laid out by Olmsted Brothers and Chas. H. Cheney in their design for the development of Palos Verdes as a whole. About eight miles long, it will commence at the end of the present improved road at the southern edge of Lunada Pay, and follow the coast southward Granvia Miraleste and in eastward to the southern connect part of BUILDING Much is reported ard, who ACTIVITY building activity by Building has just issued IN PALOS in Palos Commissioner a statement VERDES Verdes Estates C. E. Howshowing NEAR that permits totalling $137,800 have been taken out for the five months between December 1st and May 1st and he expects an additional $100,000 of permits to be issued during May. Inspector E. Al. I Iamilton reports one residence PT. 6 VICENTE to cost more than $15,0(x), for which plans are now being checked, and two sets of residence plans which are in May. expected to be ready Also a public (approximately garage $15,000) and to take out permits and oil-filling station Malaga school Cove ($55,[x)0) are expected to he started this month. These buildings are all matters of actual construction now under way, and do not include the many plans in various stages of tentative and final approval before the Art Jury and the Building Commissioner's office. Some of these, although finally approved, Others with Mira- leste. From there, travel will swing either eastward to San Pedro or northward to Los Angeles over the newly completed extension of Western Avenue. The new road is to be thirty feet in width, and will he temporarily surfaced similarly to the main roads in the part of Palos Verdes now under development. The estimated cost will run between $300,000 and $,00,000. NUMBER 1925 have RIDING Last tained not as yet completed are in process ACADEMY month a riding of taking financing. ESTABLISHED O. C. Clasby, academy their bids. who has long and string of horses mainin Bev- erly Hills, moved his entire stable down to Palos Verdes, and established himself in the big barns just east of the golf course. Mr. Clasby, who is widely known among Southern California horsemen, declares that Palos Verdes is the finest place for the equestrian that he has ever found. A polo field has been prepared in a natural stadium high on the hills above Valmonte, and a little group of polo enthusiasts played their first practice game there the first Saturday in May. Mr. Clasby's residence for the present is in Redondo, at 118 South Guadalupe street. He can be reached there by phone at Redondo 2982. He has about twenty fine riding horses that are available at any tinge, and a horseback trip over Palos Verdes can easily be arranged by calling hire on the telephone. 2 PALOS VERDES BULLETIN PALOS VERDES BULLETIN Publication Office ROOM 258, HOTEL REDONDO REDONDO BEACH, CAL. Los Angeles Office got LANE MORTGAGE BUILDING Eighth and Spring Streets Published a non-stock, corporated Mailed by Palos Verdes non-profit, Homes community Association, organization, in- under the laws of the State of California. to any address upon request. * * * News notes and items of interest should be in the hands of the editors not later than the first of each month. "Quality First AND in NOW `.Give a man a horse kno>wn song, but that The next requirement Palos Ferries." Ilor'Sl' WE RIDE he can ride," says the well- the best that Southern California rolling green hills, where is by no means enough today. is a place to ride it. Con- crete roads are all very well for motor cars, but not for horses, and Uncle Tfenry's "Tin Ilorse" has made the going extremely crowded for real equines on virtually all of the roads to be found anywhere within a reasonable radius of Los Angeles today. One place, however, remains an ideal haven for the horseman today. At I'alos Verdes, both on the 3200 acres now under development and on the remaining 13,00 acres of the vast ranch, is a veritable Palos Verdes never hills ridden in the horseback spring, you have over the missed ILuw -VIA can offer. The "C)n acres of the sealed grasses, The changing burnish heaves," the smell of the wild mustard vind fresh from the sea, in l,loom, tremendous the tang of vistas over the wrinkled I':_tcific, or the majestic sweep of the coast north to the misty Malibu Mountains, all lend color and charm to a ride over Palos Verdes. \'ou can ride with nothing but hills and sea and sky, as alone as the first vaquero that ever situ-red a bronco over this ancient Spanish grant. "horse heaven." The tnacadarn roads and bridle trails of the l,:states, and the grass-grown roads of the ancient rancho, alike offer the finest going horse- men can wish. If you have FOR Uii,Aniur';its INv'LS'!'vnSNT CO. Architect U. P. I/oword, NOTES FROM LA VENTA INN AIr. It Kogge of \Vhittier entertained a party of twenty-eight from Whittier at dinner on April 3rd. Mr. and Ali-s. Stephen l;arbour of lcverly Hills entertained at luncheon Air. and Airs. Carroll L. That of Pasadena, Air, and Airs, 1lenry Clark Rawl: of Battle Creek, A1ich., Mr. and Airs. Leon C. Van lever and Miss Caroline Van Bever of Pasadena. Miss Chat-lotte Jerome C. Lapin Miss tertained Dr. Kitty Cameron of tattle Allen of London Creek. Staff of Clasoil, and Montana, en- a party of ten at luncheon on April 8th. and Airs. Lowell C. Frost of Ilollywood spent several clays at La Yenta. Mr. Raymond C. (;ould, of Pasadena, cane AI t-s. to l.a Vcnta with several guests recently for horseback riding by moonlight over the Palos Verdes hills. Miss Frances Louise Ordiorne of Long Beach announced luncheon, invited. her engagement at a very April 11th. Thirty-two The tables were beautifully lovely guests bridge were decorated with sweet peas. Mt-. and Airs. I. I'. [?vans of Colorado were guests Mr. and tained Mrs. for several days at La Vcnta. Alrs. (;. A. Sholcm of I Ioll_ywood at dinner F. K Springs enter- for six, last month. Fckhart of Los Angeles entertained Mlrs. C. A. Parmelee, Airs. S. \V. Grabill, Airs. \V. C. Sharon, Mfrs. E. A. AV'arner, Mrs. I?. H. Helms and Mrs. J. 1F. Fisher at luncheon, April 14th. Miss Dorothy Stroudc entertained a party of ENTRANCE TO 110r'su'; U. E. I/ou:urrl, ON VIA RANION .1rrhiicut eight at dinner, April 14th. Mrs. (;. S. Thatcher of Ilermosa Beach entertained live tables at a bridge ltncheon, April 16th. Mrs. Lockwood de Forest of Santa larbara, AIiss 1). It. I I awkcs of Sierra Al afire and Al rs. Stan- PALOS hope Philips nigh t. Mrs. of New York City were VERDES guests 1) raid, over- of F. E. kclchart entertained dinner, April 17th. Mrs. U. J. lc(;otivan of San at luncheon Pedro and entertained a party of friends at tea, April 18th. The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity from 11. S. C. held an informal dance at La \/enta, April 25th. Ali-. and Airs. Marshall Stinison of Los Angeles were recent Mrs. overnight guests. Ada E. Stephens (;ertrude. Hollywood Stephens and were luncheon A1rs. John Crebs and of Moline, Mrs. Chas. Illinois, Mrs. Lippincott of guests. Mrs. AV'. C. Evans enter- tained twenty-eight guests at a bridge luncheon on April 29th. Mrs. Crampton Anderson entertained a number of guests at a luncheon, the last week in April. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Eckhart entertained at luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Leiter, Mrs. Caroline Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Fosdick, Mr. and Airs. II. A. Bright, Air. Frank W. Srupp and Misses Mary Ellen and Josephine Eckhart. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cook entertained Mrs. David Evans and Mr. and Mrs. C. IT. TTubbcll of Los Angeles. Mrs. E. Avery McCartney of Los Redondo entertained Miss Cornelia New York, Mr. Tierhert B. Havard Angeles and McLaughlin of Altadena, of and Air. Norwood Havard of Pasadena. Other recent guests were : Rogers B. hart of Ilion, New York; L. D. Bosley of Portland, Oregon ; I. C. Seamans of Pasadena; Adrien Loch, Consul of Switzerland ; Mrs. Austin T. White of Kendel Green, Mass.; Mrs. Mary G. Burton and Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery C. ITuffe of Pasadena. A. BULLETIN Mr. and Mrs. Chester 1.yday, Miss if. Rose, J r., Mrs. A. McDonald, Edith Lyday, Hcloisc Mc- 'I'ttVINa ou'r 'run: I loesi.s Los 3 Mrs. TL N. Graves Angclcs; Peggy Evelyn and Mrs. J. L. Ackland Scott Day of Los Angeles; of Stella Salt Lake Brown City; of Covi- na; 1\lildred I'rice of South Pasadena; Walter Brown of Covina; Abigail 1 nckingham of Los An- gclcs ; Ali-. and 1\1rs. ('has. Mrs. j. A. Brady L. Flood of Torrance; and of San Diego; l). E. Lever of Rochester, New York. Mr. Roy R. Belknap of Inspiration, Arizona; Chas. K. Lovering and Louisa G. Post of Los Angeles; Leon E. Cameron of San l rancisco ; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hcmmcns of Chicago; Mrs. Alicia I;arncs of Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. A. TT. TTalbi and Ali-. and i\Trs. 'I'cd \Vincbrcnncr of San Fernando; A1rs. Ilelen Clausen and Alrs. V. J. Le Forge and Billie Lee l.c Forge of Los Angclcs; Mrs. AT. A. Bentley of 1lermosa Beach; Airs. E.va C. Reid of Walnut Park; Mrs. Sherman Latta of (lendale; Mrs. C. F. Phillips, Mr. and Airs. W. W. McKnight, and James K. Fawcett of Los Angclcs; Mrs. (;crtrude G. Phillips of Beverly Hills; I)ella L. Shoffer of Chicago; J. R. McNonght of Nome, Alaska; IT. A. Phillips of Los 1\ngclcs ; Margaret W. McNought of La Jolla; Carroll Sholfcr of Chicago; Paul Leyssac, F. Cantor, and Dwight Lewis Fiske of Paris, France; 1Zalplt Mac1' adycn of New York; Liles de Picts of Venice, Italy; Frank Keeyort of Manchester, England; Myrtle Davis Aher of Los Angclcs ; and Louis Anderson Phillipi of Pittsburg, I'a. A May I)ay luncheon for some sixteen debutantes of Los Angeles was given at La Venta inn by Miss Mollie Adclia Brown as a special courtesy to Miss Georgimt hicks is visiting her aunt, Pam-kPlace. Of Washington, AIrs. 1 )can Mason The Bulle/in will be mailed three issues, to any address. FROM THE NEAV funsO AeAalaiY a mn I). C., who of Lafayette request, for 4 PALOS Tern: Niaw ], 500,000 THE PALOS VERDES WATER (I ALLON VERDES RESERVOIR SUPPLY Palos Verdes is fortunate in having an adequate supply of water of excellent quality, obtained from one of the most extensive basins of underground water to be found along the coast of California, according to the foremost authorities on water supply in this region. The primary supply is the rainfall on the Sierra Madre Mountains, which deposits in several basins below the foothills. The overflow from the basins is through narrows in the coastal range west of \V'hittier and under Los Angeles, near Elysian Park. This overflow fills the several intermediate ground basins, which in turn overflow through narrows in the outer range of hills which lie along the anticline between Long Peach and Culver City. Palos Verdes' supply apparently comes through the narrows at Dominguez. During periods of normal rainfall the water in this basin is artesian, as the overflow through the Whittier narrows is approximately 200 feet above sea level. Information obtained from reliable sources gives assurance of the stability of this underground water supply and shows that, by drilling additional wells within Palos Verdes territory, an ample supply can be obtained to take care of a population of 130,000 to 150,000. BULLETIN AT TnE \\ Pair END HN THE (]oi,r C OURSE The installation by Los Angeles County of the $36,000,000 Flood Control project , will prevent the excessive run-off of the flood water from the mountains and thus conserve eral underground and make unlikely tended dry periods. The well giving Verdes ' water the supply , so that the sev- basins will be permanently any shortage the principal supply was drilled even filled, during source ex- of Palos in 1923 and is lo- cated close to the north line of the " panhandle" of the Palos Verdes ranch , east of the Torrance-San THE PUMP HOUSE. ON THE GOLF COURSE 0. A. 17oward, A rch itcct Pedro electric line and just northeast of the junction of iAnalicim Road and Gaffey Road. It is 12 inches in diameter and 610 feet deep, the last 288 feet being through fine gravel and coarse sand, from which the supply is taken. The water table of the sheet is a few feet above sea level in normal seasons and has not lowered materially during the extremely dry years just passed . The level has risen several inches during the winter of 1924 -5, although the City of Los Angeles has recently drilled three wells into the same sheet of water, within a quarter of a mile of our well, and has installed an extensive pumping plant, supplying the whole San Pedro district. Three other wells have been drilled by the Palos Verdes Syndicate, to 900 feet . The to be found in tested and found contents , and has The THE PUMP HovsE AT MALAGACOVE C. E. Howard, Architect capacity varying in depth from 000 quality of the water is of the best Southern California ; it has been very free from undesirable mineral the advantage of being "soft." of this first well is over 3,((X),000 gallons per day, sufficient to serve a population of thirty or forty thousand people. The present pumping equipment is ample to supply half this amount and ca n be increased to full capacity whenever needed. PALOS LOOKING NORTH OVER PATHS VERDES VTERDES In designing this system, for utilizing the full capacity provision was made of the well by laying a supply main of sufficient twice the present equipment. an elevation of approximately level, from which the several size to accommodate This main is laid at 500 feet above sea distribution systems will he supplied points for the by pumping higher levels, stations with t *OLr at convenient pressure-reducing tanks for the lower zones. The irregularity of the Palos Verdes hills necessitated establishing different zones to cover the several elevations from sea level to 1500 ft. above, so located that the heaviest pressure at any one lot should not exceed 100 lbs., with a minimum pressure of 25 lbs. per square inch. The present pumping equipment consists of one vertical deep-well pump and six horizontal centrifugal pumps, all electrically driven. Plant No. 1, located at the well, which is about Malaga BULLETIN COURSE: TOWARII 5 REI)ONDO BEACH storage being another 100,000 gallon tank at an elevation of 617 feet. The main storage reservoir holding 1,500,000 gallons is located in the Golf Course at an elevation seven miles east of Cove, contains the deep-well pump and a 100 II. P. booster pump. This plant furnishes water to Pump No. 2, located about a mile west and at an elevation of 275 feet. Here an- other 100 IT. P. outfit forwards the water to storage tank No. 1 of 100,000 gallons capacity 500 feet. water at an elevation of From this tank the flows by gravity through Valmonte, the Golf Course, Malaga Cove, and to the Douglas Cut, and will be extended around the coast through the Lunada u Bay District to the south line. of the 3200 acres when needed. Plant No. 3 is located at "Tank water No. 1 and for the town supplies of Mira- leste, above San Pedro. A tank containing 100,000 gallons, placed above Miralestc, holds the supply for that townsite. The town of Val- monte and the Golf Course are supplied from Plant No. 4 located in the Golf Course, below the Clubhouse, the HE PRINCIPAT , WATER of 500 feet (sane as Tank No. 1). This reservoir is of concrete, roofed, and amply protected against birds, animals, and insects, by a series of double screens. This storage is sufficient to supply water for ordinary emergencies in case of any failure in the system, and afford ample reserve for fire protection. At Malaga Cove the pressure from the supply main was too heavy, which necessitated placing a pressure break for the distribution system. This consists of a concrete tank provided with float valves and operated automatically. From Malaga above Cove the water is pumped to Montemalaga, which is a 100,000 gallon tank, located at an eleva- W ORKS ON PALOS VERDES WATER CO. AT HARBOR CITY 6 PALOS I'.'ri,, or VERDES BULLETIN : ur .Ales. ('. 11. ('u r;ur:v, ALvr.nun ('rivr: uirrl ("hrhe. ll. ('hur'l/, .Issorirrlyd Arrlilcrl.ti RK S11)KAe1 THE' C. F'. llorrurd tion of 1022 feet above sea level, to serve the higher hills above the Cove. I ach humping l,lant is housed joys ated in an attractive building-frame, stucco, structures being- used for this purpose. tile roof, 70c per $100 for three years; frame with shingle roof, 80c ; dwellings with hollow tile or brick walls, 05c. The mains 41,000 ft. 480 ft. 1,000 ft. 5,(180 ft. 15,490 ft. 8,940 already installed 5" pipe Total over 14 miles, supply the entire Estates (auxiliary and in operation, To furnish provides and 30,000 people and Golf perhaps by supply niains) lines) all of which water is in- sufficient an additional could he supplied, Course this the. Palos Verdes ment, franchises, to care for the Golf Course and the plantings in parks, and for a population of 10,000 people besides. With the same well and mains , by increasing the pumping equipment insurance 1)evclling water rates rates as any incorporarc: frame with service, the Palos \Vater Company has been incorporated, stock being owned by 1yank of America, besides smaller lines. To will requim about 70 miles of various-sized pipe. The equipment just described, stalled are : of 14" pipe of 12" pipe of 10" pipe of 8" pipe of (>"pipe (the smallest ft. of and stone as favorable city nearby. in addition Company requirements. All residence districts are provided with water for fire Irotectirrn, sufficient to furnish two leads of 211-inch hose from any one hydrant, each averaging about 55 lbs. pressure and delivering 250 gal. per min. each, or 500 gal, per min. per hydrant ; and in business districts four simultaneous streams, or 1,0(X) gal. per min. per hydrant. The rules of the National hoard of lire Undcrwriters have been followed in the design of the water supply equipment, so that Palos Verdes en- are assets Thus all of the property of the of the Palos Verdes equipWater Trust and its profits are for the benefit of the holders of the non-convertible notes. '['he AV'atcr Company has been granted a franchise by the State Rail road Commission to operate over nearly 16,000 acres, includ- ing the 3,200 acres of I'alos of Palos of Los Verdes Ranch Verdes lying Estates outside the and all city limits ;Aiigeles. BUS reservoir, to park Project. and other Verdes all of the Trustee for The State the Palos for bus FRANCHISE Railroad Verdes service ISSUED Commission "Transportation in I'alos has granted Co. Verdes the (':states, to franchise and be- tween Palos Verdes and Redondo ]leach. The Company issued its first passenger tariff on April 4th, showing a fare of lOc to and from Redondo Ileach, and a fare of Sc within the hstates (except on the heights south of the corner of Via Nogales and Via Mirabel, where the fare is IOc). Children are carried at half fare, and tickets may be bought on the bus. Palos Verdes School District will provide free tickets for children attending Redondo schools until the new Palos Verdes school is completed next fall. PALOS THE Fora CLIMATE period OF PALOS of six years, VERDES BULLETIN VERDES 1414 to 1920, Dr. Ford A. Carpenter, weather expert of the Los Angeles 'hand>er of Commerce, madc observations of the climate of the Palos Verdes Ranch for Mr. Vanderlip and associates. The original reports of I)r. Carpenter's experiments have been gone over carefully and their essential features collected into an eight-page folder, addressing the Los Angeles fall, Regular relative a copy of which may be had by office of the Bulletin. records were kept of temperature, rainhumidity, wind velocity and sunshine, besides miscelIaneOus direction, From sea-water tetuperattire, an experience covering data oil water supply, etc. six years, wind such as this, it may be seen what is reasonable to expect for the future-for example, on the sheltered west coast, in Lunada, a change of mean monthly temperature, summer to winter, of only about ten degrees; and in any one year only from two to fourteen (lays witlu,ut sunshine. INFORMATION FOR BUILDERS "Steps for I uildcrs" issued by the .Art jury is the title of a new leaflet to give to those about to build, and to their architects and contractors, the definite steps necessary to secure a proper approval of plans, issuance of building permits, and inspections of the work from comtnencemcnt to completion. Copies can be had on request from the Secretary of the I;each, (_'al. Art Jury, Ilotel To Members of the Palos Redondo, Verdes Redondo Golf Club: The courtesies of the Club may he extended by you to any of your golfing friends for a period of sixty (lays, upon Club, 501 Lane California. request 1\lortgage THE to the Secretary I ttilding, ENLARGED (A storage PALOS tank of the Los Angeles. VI iii)ES GOLF CLUB- or 1\les. C. ENTRANCE DOORWAY- -I,1 suUr:NCE C. E. Howard and (!Nis. Il. ('l>en.ell, .issociafe(1 llF'rwEEN C. E. llou'urd, Architect of the water system nestling (IAi AOA in the COVE hills ANI) VAi behind.) NION'1 : 11. ('nENr:Y Arcltifects 8 PALOS VERDES AT No. 7 TEE-PALOS ART JURY NOTES The more important matters acted upon at recent Art Jury meetings are as follows: House for Mr. Don Gilmore on Lot 6321-14 Preliminary sketches for a delightful small house, in English style, on this lot on Via Mirlo in Valulonte, by Architect J. C. Perry of Long Beach, were tentatively approved. Mr. Berry is also designing a house of similar style in the same block on Via Mirlo. House No . 2 for Comstock -Wiley Company on Lot 1800-32 Architect Ruoff received tentative approval of another attractive one-story house, to go on Via Anita in the eucalyptus grove, two lots east of the house now under construction, which he also designed. House for Mr. Chas. Little on Lot 1482-10 Final approval was given plans for this house on Via Zurita in Margate, by Architect S. Chas. Lee. Resubdivision of Tracts 8677, 8696 , 8045 , and 8523 Resubdivisoin plans, as filed of record, were approved for these tracts, and the re-filing of restrictions practically identical with the original scheme, was given final BULLETIN VERDE'S (oi,F COURSE. House for Mr. J. F . Dawson on Lot 1801-18 This house on Via La Selva just cast of the eucalyptus grove and facing toward the golf course, was submitted by Mr. Dawson for approval of the following changes: increasing the main wing two feet and given. glazing in of open sented ferred hack Approval was approval. Photographic Record of Existing Buildings The Secretary was authorized to prepare a photographic record of existing buildings for use at meetings, to guide the Art jury in discussions of the character of architecture already established on the property, so that future buildings could be kept in harmony with them as far as might be reasonI able. _ House Court for Mr. James Woosley on Lot 1617-5 Sketch plan and two elevations for a pair of double flats to be located on the above lot on Via Campesina, loggia. of Malaga Cove Plaza, were pre- by Architect C. Hugh Kirk. Action was deuntil studies of all elevations and revised plans could be presented. Residence for Miss Myra Reynolds on Lot 1435-13 Architect Paul \Villiams presented sketches for this house on Via Montemar, two blocks west of La Venta Inn, and they were tentatively approved, with suggestions for increasing height of livingroom wing, opening loggia onto patio, and rc-studying the garage shed roof with the possibility of entering from the end. FIREPLACE IN THE LIVING Kirtland ROOM-R Cutler, ESIDENCE OF A. Architect E. CAMERON