Librarian Monique Sugimoto looking back 100 years
True to founder’s vision – The 100th anniversary of Frank Vanderlip’s vision will be celebrated across the Peninsula by Elka Worner In 1923, visionary banker Frank Vanderlip, Sr. and the Palos Verdes Project held a car rally in Malaga Cove to entice potential property buyers to an area covered in coastal sagebrush and agricultural fields. “That rally launched the modern-day Peninsula development, and put Palos Verdes on the map as one of the nation’s first planned communities,” Palos Verdes Library District Archivist and Local History Librarian Monique Sugimoto said. Frank Vanderlip, Sr. organized a car rally on June 17, 1923 on the land that is now Malaga Cove School to promote home sales on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Photo courtesy of the Palos Verdes Library District To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the car rally, the Palos Verdes Library District is coordinating a daylong celebration on Saturday, June 17 called “Doors Open Peninsula 2023: Celebrating 100 Years of History on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.” “It’s a chance for the public to experience the rich history, architecture, cultural institutions, people, and open spaces in celebration of this milestone date,”…
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