33.8653° N 118.3968° W
Hermosa Beach
Spanish for 'beautiful.' A 1.4-square-mile beach town of walk streets, Strand houses and the Pier Avenue promenade.
History
How Hermosa Beach came to be.
- 1900
Investors buy a 1,500-acre tract for $35 an acre and form the Hermosa Beach Land and Water Company.
- 1904
A 500-foot wooden pier opens, later replaced by a concrete pier.
- 1907
Hermosa Beach incorporates, the 19th city in Los Angeles County.
- 1949
Howard Rumsey starts Sunday jazz at the Lighthouse Café, a cornerstone of West Coast jazz.
- 1976
Black Flag forms in Hermosa Beach, putting the town on the punk-rock map.
Points of interest
Places that define Hermosa Beach
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Fun facts
Things even locals forget
A punk-rock birthplace.
Black Flag, the Descendents and Pennywise all came out of Hermosa Beach.
The Hermosa Ironman.
An unofficial Fourth of July challenge of running, paddling and beer.
Volleyball since 1969.
The Hermosa Beach Open is one of the oldest stops on the pro tour.
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