Palos Verdes and the South Bay's dramatic beauty is mirrored by a
dramatic history. Feuding over claims to the Rancho San Pedro continued
for seventy-three years. The Vanderlip family's forty-year development
of the Palos Verdes Peninsula resulted in one of California's wealthiest
and most well-kept enclaves of coastal cities. Marineland of the Pacific
on the Peninsula's end was one of the West Coast's more popular tourism
draws before its controversial closing. But that's only the beginning.
In this exciting compilation of articles, authors Bruce and Maureen
Megowan reveal some of the intriguing secrets and little-known facts
nestled within the hills, valleys and nearby cities of this beautiful
area. Discover some of the fascinating stories about the development of
the South Bay and Palos Verdes Peninsula.