Chris Coakley works on the Hermosa beach mural project, mural number 2 out of 10 on Hermosa Beach Ave and Manhattan Ave on Oct. 20. The mural’s theme was 1900-1910 and Coakley decided to depict Hermosa Beach in 1909.
Did you grow up in Manhattan Beach in the mid 1900’s? Did you have a favorite late night diner, inspirational teacher or memorable after-school activity?
Elisa Roe nearly crashed her car twice, with her two baby boys in the back seat, since moving to Manhattan Beach earlier this year. The culprits, she said, were oversized parked vehicles that obstructed her vision to see oncoming traffic.
Jacob Dominguez clutched the chains of his swing as he rocked back and forth on it at the Meadows Elementary School playground in Manhattan Beach last week.