Manhattan Beach Historical Society wants to save historical shed
At first glance, it may not look like much—a dilapidated shed behind Vons and Rick’s Rain Gutters. But Historical Society President Gary McAulay said that the shed is one of the first real estate offices in Manhattan Beach. It was built during a time when, as a sign on the shed promotes, a beach lot cost $500: $50 down, $10 a month. McAulay said that the society in currently in the process of relocating the shed. He said he would like to restore the shed, estimated to be about 80 years old, and move it to Polliwog Park next to the historical cottage that dates back to 1905 and currently serves as a museum. The Historical Society is working on contacting a mover to relocate the building to a city yard while they come up with fundraising ideas for the project and do site prep and Polliwog Park. This project will save the wooden building from being torn down after the city Parking Commission approved a development project to turn the area where the shed sits into a 23-spot lot for Vons employees. “Absolutely nothing against Vons because they need the parking, but real estate’s become valuable in this community,” McAulay said about the shed’s significance to Manhattan Beach history…
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