Waterfront development in Redondo Beach: a timeline
1889: The first wharf of the Pier was built where the pier stands now at Emerald Street. It was built to facilitate the massive lumber trade, to move lumber from ships to trains to transport it to the Pacific Northwest. 1890: Hotel Redondo built. 1895: A second wharf was built next to the train tracks to meet the demands of lumber ships coming into the port. It would be damaged by a storm in 1919 and condemned in 1925. 1903: A third pier was added. It was later demolished when the lumber industry petered out. 1905: Redondo Beach High School established. Oldest in South Bay 1907: Hawaiian-Irish surfer George Freeth aka “The Man Who Could Walk on Water” comes to Redondo and teaches locals how to surf. 1909: Henry Huntington built the Redondo Beach Plunge, the world’s largest indoor saltwater heated pool. 1913: Lightning Racer roller coaster opened. 1915: Roller coaster severely damaged by storm and demolished. 1925: Hotel Redondo demolished. 1931: Hollywood Riviera Beach Club established by Clifford Reid. 1938: Redondo Beach becomes a charter city. Breakwater built to stop surge from then-Strand. 1956: Work on King Harbor begins. 1970: The “Sportfishing Pier” was built at Portofino…
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