According to the San Pedro News Pilot, the idea arose out of a chamber of commerce meeting in San Pedro in 1950. Having observed the rapid postwar growth boom of neighboring suburban communities, a unnamed member of the group of local business leaders and boosters said something like, “What this community needs is a goodContinue reading “Unusual financing plan launched San Pedro’s Hacienda Hotel in 1955”
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Pioneering architect Julia Morgan designed the San Pedro YWCA headquarters in 1918
The San Pedro YWCA was formed during the World War I era to give young women devoting themselves to supporting the war effort a place to live and find community. Those goals were totally in keeping with the ideals of the original Young Women’s Christian Assocation, which was founded in London, England in 1855. PhilanthropistContinue reading “Pioneering architect Julia Morgan designed the San Pedro YWCA headquarters in 1918”
Pann’s restaurant survives as one of a dying breed of Googie-style eateries
The Googie style of mid-century modern architecture got its name from Googie’s Coffee Shop, a Hollywood diner built in 1949. Architect John Lautner designed the building at the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights boulevards, right next to Schwab’s drugstore. Lautner’s creation sported wildly angular roofs, giant glass walls, dayglo-bright neon signage and modernist interiors.Continue reading “Pann’s restaurant survives as one of a dying breed of Googie-style eateries”
