Plans to build a golf course and a large housing development near the eastern edge of the Palos Verdes Hills were first floated in 1958. The area just north of the Palos Verdes Reservoir had become a part of Rolling Hills Estates when that city incorporated in 1957. The roughly 30 acres of hillside landContinue reading “The Rolling Hills Country Club’s origin and subsequent iterations”
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The remarkable story of “Torrance’s own” champion skater Michelle Kwan
Quick, name for me the U.S. Ambassador to Belize from 2022-2025. Answer: Figure skating legend Michelle Kwan. But we’re getting ahead of our story. It begins with Kwan’s birth at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance (now owned by the Providence hospital chain) on July 7, 1980. Her parents, Danny and Estella Kwan, livedContinue reading “The remarkable story of “Torrance’s own” champion skater Michelle Kwan”
The Banning-Carson high school football rivalry flourished in the 1970s and 1980s
Imagine more than 14,000 fans at Long Beach Veterans Stadium rabidly cheering for a high school football game that didn’t even involve Long Beach-area schools! It happened regularly in the 1970s and 1980s when Banning High and Carson High’s teams – the Pilots and the Colts – squared off in their annual Marine League showdown.Continue reading “The Banning-Carson high school football rivalry flourished in the 1970s and 1980s”
70 years later, Torrance High standout Aramis Dandoy still holds a Rose Bowl game record
Aramis Dandoy was born in Long Beach on Oct. 21, 1932 to Ernest G. Dandoy and Esther M. Gingrich. Soon afterward, the family, which included his brothers, Ernest and Dale, moved to 235th St. in Torrance, where Dandoy grew up. He started attending Torrance High School in the fall of 1947, and it quickly becameContinue reading “70 years later, Torrance High standout Aramis Dandoy still holds a Rose Bowl game record”
Former Torrance councilman George Vico hit a home run in his first major league at-bat
Baseball was a big part of George Vico’s life, both before and after he retired from the game. He was born to Serbian immigrant parents in San Fernando, Calif., on Aug. 9, 1923. The 6-foot-4 Vico turned out to be a natural athlete whose first love was baseball. The left-handed batting first baseman began pursuingContinue reading “Former Torrance councilman George Vico hit a home run in his first major league at-bat”
Lisa Leslie’s status as a generational basketball talent became clear at Morningside High
On Feb. 8, 1990, Morningside High center Lisa Leslie scored 101 points in a prep basketball game against South High of Torrance. In the first half. The 6-foot-5 senior’s attempt to break the record of 105 points in a game, set by Cheryl Miller of Riverside Poly High in 1982, no doubt would have succeededContinue reading “Lisa Leslie’s status as a generational basketball talent became clear at Morningside High”
Pro wrestling dipped its toes in the South Bay and Harbor Area in the 1940s and 1950s
Professional wrestling has become such an overheated spectacle in recent decades that it’s understandable that its followers might assume that it’s always been that way. These days, matches are held in giant arenas all over the world and broadcast via pay-per-view internationally. But in its earlier years, things were very different. The roots of theContinue reading “Pro wrestling dipped its toes in the South Bay and Harbor Area in the 1940s and 1950s”
