When the first aquaplane race from Catalina Island to Hermosa Beach by way of Manhattan Beach was held in 1935, the race got unofficially nicknamed the “ironing board derby.” It would later officially be named the National Aquaplane Race. What in the world am I talking about? Let me explain. Despite the name, aquaplane racesContinue reading “The National Aquaplane Races caused a sensation in the beach cities in the 1930s and 1940s”
Sam Gnerre looks at the way we were in the South Bay
