Palos Verdes Bathhouse and Beach Club pool and shoreline

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CollectionLocal History Center General Photo CollectionDate1957DescriptionImage shows view looking west of the Palos Verdes Bathhouse and Beach Club pool. People in bathing suits are visible in both the main and children's pools. The shoreline and cliffs from Palos Verdes Estates to Redondo Beach is visible in the background. The Palos Verdes Bathhouse and Beach Club (now the Palos Verdes Beach and Athletic Club), located at 389 Paseo Del Mar, opened June 1, 1930 at a cost of $75,000. The Club included a bathhouse with men’s and women’s dressing rooms, showers and lockers on the lower level, and a community area with a fireplace and windows overlooking the pool on the upper level. The Los Angeles engineering firm Elliott, Bowen and Waltz designed the pools which included a 45 x 105 ft. long main pool and a semicircular children’s wading pool. The pool water supply was taken from the ocean and pumped in daily. The first manager and swim lesson instructor was Grant Leenhouts. In 1965, the Club was renamed the Roessler Pool in honor of the City’s first mayor, Fred Roessler. After extensive renovations in 1998, the Club reopened as the Palos Verdes Beach and Athletic Club.NotesDate Built: 1929Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, December 1929, p. 4.Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, June 1930, p. 1-3.Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, June 1931, p. 42.Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, July 1931, p. 52-53.PVHA building permits #203 and #279.Label affixed on reverse of image reads, 'Donated by the Palos Verdes / Peninsula News / (Copyright) Palos Verdes Peninsula News / For permission to reprint, please call / 377-6877 and ask for the Editor.'LanguageengPhoto Size7.5 x 7.5 in.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Resource Typestill imageHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000030403Shelf LocationPVLH.ROE.71.13Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.Address389,Paseo Del Mar,Palos Verdes Estates,90274,USALocation^[1]

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Geographic LocationPalos Verdes Estates (Calif.)Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)SubjectSwimming poolsClubhousesTime Period1951-1960

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ArchitectCutter, Kirtland Kelsey, 1860-1939DonorPalos Verdes Peninsula NewsPhotographerPalos Verdes Peninsula News

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