The intersection of Manhattan Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard has been the focal point of activity in Manhattan Beach since the city’s inception. In the late 1930s it got a little busier with the La Mar Theater.
More than 40 years ago, Manhattan Beach resident Debbie Walmer attended a seminar to brainstorm fund-raising ideas for the American Martyrs Parent Association. A lover of homes, she suggested a tour of some of the area’s standout properties.
At the new westdrift Manhattan Beach, West Coast meets East Coast in a celebration of the South Bay beach city founded by a New Yorker from a borough of the same name.
ON THE COVER Casa de la Familia: A sophisticated Santa Fe estate in Manhattan Beach presented by the Gillespie-Host Group at Vista Sotheby’s International Realty.
If you’ve strolled along 17th Street’s walk street in Manhattan Beach, it’s likely you’ve slowed down to check out the sprawling Mediterranean Revival home poised towards the end of the sunny walkway.
ON THE COVER Sand Section Supreme: A custom Mediterranean revival brings home size, beauty and features galore presented by Ed Kaminsky of the Kaminsky Real Estate Group at Strand Hill | Christie’s International, and Jackie White and Chris Dodson at Vista Sotheby’s International Realty.
The rarity of the property lies in its expansive size along the Strand, a highly desired location and potential to shape it into whatever one wishes—a real-estate hat trick that’s elusive on one of the world’s most desired stretch of oceanfront.
Locals are flocking to Hermosa Beach’s new eatery Rabano, a farm-to-table eatery that focuses on healthy eating and a positive attitude. All dishes are made with the highest quality ingredients, organic greens, grass-fed meats, fresh sustainable fish and local farm-to-table vegetables and grains. Rabano encourages its customers to live healthy, be kind and eat well.
