Palos Verdes Living
Palos
Verdes is an upscale community located on the northwest flank
of the Palos Verdes Peninsula with breath-taking views of the
Pacific Ocean and the entire South Bay. Rising from the shores
of Santa Monica Bay, the Peninsula features rolling hills that
steadily rise above the bay, ultimately becoming sheer cliffs
reaching up to 200 feet above the ocean. Horse trails meander
through the hillsides. Careful planning has helped to preserve
the beauty of the.....
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the coast and hills and to guarantee a balance of preservation and
development. The city is home to golf and tennis clubs as well as
many cultural entities including ballet, the chamber music society,
art exhibits, a botanical garden and world-famous Wayfarer Chapel
(designed by Frank Lloyd Wright). Test scores are very high in this
area. The region is very low density with condominiums and
single-family homes ranging from the affordable to multi-million
dollar estates, many of them with commanding views of the Pacific.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula contains four cities: Palos
Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and
Rancho Palos Verdes. Santa Monica Bay and the city of Redondo
Beach are located to the north. To the south lies the city of
San Pedro as well as both Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbors.
The city of Torrance lies to the northeast.
Students in the area are served by the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Unified School District, one of the most respected in the
state. District schools consistently score.....
.....in the 90th percentile on advanced placement tests and often
lead the way in National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists.
More than 90% of the high school graduates pursue higher
education. The high school, both intermediate schools and four
elementary schools are State Distinguished Schools.
For outdoor enthusiasts, the area offers everything from
golf and tennis to surfing and hang-gliding. The Peninsula
offers a landscape that is inspiring both artists and poets.
In the fall, residents can view gray whales as they migrate
from Alaska to the warm gulf waters of Mexico.
Marvelous restaurants, sophisticated nightlife, vast and
varied recreational opportunities, eclectic architecture,
diverse cultural offerings, and easygoing attitudes are
blended in a region flooded with sunshine and lined with palm
trees. World-class shopping is offered at "The Avenues" of the
Peninsula.
This area of Los Angeles County is home to many movie and
television stars, world-class museums, enormous shopping
malls, parks, recreation areas and famous beaches. Within an
hour’s drive are all of Southern California's most popular
attractions including Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm,
Universal Studios, NBC Television Studios, Paramount Pictures,
the Los Angeles Zoo and Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Portuguese Explorer Juan Cabrillo was among the first
European visitors to the area in 1542. He described the
peninsula as “isolated and desolate” which it remained for
nearly three centuries. By 1827, the area was granted to Don
Dolores Sepulveda by the Governor of Mexico California. For
the next 35 years the 75,000 acres supported several thousand
head of cattle and a flourishing hacienda. In 1862, much of
the land was passed from the Sepulveda family through various
mortgage holders to Jotham Bixby of Rancho Los Cerritos. Bixby
leased the area to Japanese farmers when it was determined
that the Peninsula property could no longer be used for only
cattle grazing. The Japanese used the land to cultivate grains
and vegetables.
By 1913, New York investors owned much of the land. Their
initial intention was to divide the land into large estates.
However, Frank Vanderlip, one of the founding fathers and
investors, took interest in the Peninsula and joined with real
estate promoter E. G. Lewis in developing the area. Palos
Verdes Estates was incorporated in 1939 and is the oldest
residential community on the Peninsula.
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