Hermosa Beach Museum head plans to bring city’s history to broader audience
Bradley Peacock, new curator of the Hermosa Beach Museum, stands in front a display case devoted to the Biltmore Hotel. Photo Teetering on the desk of Bradley Peacock one morning last month was a stack of books on Hermosa Beach history, including Patricia Gazin’s “Footnotes in the Sand,” Ted Gioaia’s “West Coast Jazz,” and Chris Miller and Jerry Roberts’ “Images of America: Hermosa Beach.” Peacock is the new curator of the Hermosa Beach Museum, and is new to the South Bay, originally hailing from Georgia. Describing his level of familiarity with the town town before arriving, he said “Besides Black Flag, not much.” He may have some catching up to do, but it’s not a bad place to start. Peacock will helm the Community Center-based institution charged with preserving the city’s heritage, stretching through its 110 years of incorporation and back into the days when it was occupied by Tongva tribe. It is a challenging mission for a city that is both deeply connected its history, and undergoing rapid, substantial change. But this is as much an opportunity as it is a challenge, Peacock said. When confronted with this dynamic, Peacock brightened and grew more effusive, like a suddenly…
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