South Bay, A to Z

From Garrison Frost in his online "journal of arts and ideas," The Aesthetic:

American Martyrs Church: You can't understand the South Bay until you understand Manhattan Beach, and you can't understand Manhattan Beach until you understand American Martyrs Church....

Becker Surfboards: There are plenty of surf shops in the South Bay, but perhaps none have influenced the area in the manner that Phil Becker's modest shop has since it first opened in Hermosa Beach in 1974....

Internet access: Hermosa Beach recently was the first South Bay city to provide free internet access to residents....

Punk rock: One of the few artistic genres – musical or otherwise – that can actually claim to have its origins in the South Bay....

Zapata: No, there's nothing really that specifically connects the legendary Mexican revolutionary with the South Bay, but nonetheless we do find ourselves looking at his portrait quite a bit in the local restaurants....

It's volume one.


More by Kevin Roderick:
Standing up to Harvey Weinstein
The Media
LA Times gets a top editor with nothing but questions
LA Observed Notes: Harvey Weinstein stripped bare
LA Observed Notes: Photos of the homeless, photos that found homes
Recent stories on LA Observed:
Standing up to Harvey Weinstein
The Media
LA Times gets a top editor with nothing but questions
LA Observed Notes: Harvey Weinstein stripped bare
David Ryu and candidate Mike Fong
LA Observed Notes: Photos of the homeless, photos that found homes
Volleying with Rosie Casals
Lloyd Hamrol


 

LA Observed on Twitter