A century of news archives seek home
Gary McAulay, board member of the Manhattan Beach Historical Society, sifts through old newspapers in the newspaper collection’s storage space in Polliwog Park. Photo by Alene Tchekmedyian Nestled between the men and women’s restrooms at Polliwog Park is a small storage space filled with a century of Manhattan Beach history. On three bookshelves, each four rows tall, stand bound archives of old newspapers documenting Manhattan Beach since the city was founded in 1912. “Rain storm of week un-paralleled in beach history,” read the top headline, in capital letters, of Manhattan Beach News on March 1, 1913. “Popular girl will soon be married,” another day’s front page headline read. With plans for the new Manhattan Beach library in full swing, the Manhattan Beach Historical Society and local historians hope the collection of newspapers would find a new home. On Wednesday, local historians met with Los Angeles County library representatives to discuss the feasibility of bringing the collection to the new library. About two years ago, the collection was moved from the historical society cottage museum to the bathroom storage space. Members worried that in the case of a fire in the…
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