Socal - Palos Verdes

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Originally Posted by scottmandue

Was that one that was on the corner of Artesia and Hawthorne?
I had my first job working there as a stock boy.

No, it was in the Peninsula Center. However, my wife did live in San Pedro ,as did many of my friends. She went to Dodson and graduated from San Pedro High. Don't know how long you've lived in SP, but do you remember Ryp's Cafe on Weymouth, and Pepe's Restaurant on 9th?

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Originally Posted by tfg50

Well, some things change and some remain the same.
The old pool by Rat Beach.
There were no lifeguard shacks back in the day. The only visitors from Torrance were surfers and the cops somtimes at late night beach parties.
Distances seemed smaller but fairly steep hills... Used to cover a lot of territory on the StingRay bike! So much youthful energy.

No break at Haggerty's!
Traffic seems worse in Seattle!
Fred

Great pics, Fred!

There were still three sections of the pier at Haggerty's when I first surfed there, the swim club pool was sea water, and at high tide, there was no beach between the middle and right side lifeguard towers in your picture. Where the houses are atop the bluff, we used to dig up arrowheads and bone fragments from the pre-historic Indian sites that were there. Great place to have a childhood.

Thanks for the sweet memories.

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Originally Posted by scottmandue

I'm a native San Pedro boy, my wife is from the PNW and wants us to retire to the Olympic Peninsula... how do you like the weather up in Sequim?

Scott, did you graduate from San Predo HS? My cousins lived off Gaffey and all four girls graduated from SP High between 70-76. You might know one of them?