Hermosa Beach Dumpsters & Junk Removal
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Hermosa Beach Information
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermosa_Beach,_California
Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 18,566 at the 2000 census, and was estimated to have reached 19,435 in 2006.
The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area and is one of the three Beach Cities. Hermosa Beach is bordered by the other two, Manhattan Beach to the north and Redondo Beach to the south and east.
The city's beach is popular for sunbathing, beach volleyball, surfing and paddleboarding. The city itself extends only about 15 blocks from east to west and 40 blocks from north to south, with the Pacific Coast Highway running down the middle. Situated on the Pacific Ocean, Hermosa's average temperature is 70 degrees in the summer and 55 degrees in the winter. Westerly sea breezes lessen what can be high summertime temperatures in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the county and help keep the smog away 360 days of the year.
A paved path, called The Strand, runs along Hermosa's beach from Redondo Beach in the south approximately twenty miles north to Santa Monica and the Hermosa Beach pier is at the end of Pier Avenue, which is one of the beach community's main and shopping, eating and partying areas.
Hermosa Beach History
Hermosa Beach was originally part of the 1884 Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant that later became the ten-mile (16 km) Ocean frontage of Rancho Sausal Redondo. In 1900 a tract of 1,500 acres (6 km²) was purchased for $35 per acre from A. E. Pomroy, then owner of the greater part of Rancho Sausal Redondo. Messrs. Burbank and Baker, agents, bought this land for Sherman and Clark who organized and retained the controlling interest in the Hermosa Beach Land and Water Company,
In early days, Hermosa Beach — like so many of its neighboring cities (Inglewood, Lawndale, Torrance) — was one vast sweep of rolling hills covered with fields of grain, mostly barley. During certain seasons of the year large herds of sheep were grazed over this land, and corrals and large barns for storing the grain, as well as providing shelter for horses and farm implements were located on the ranch between Hermosa and Inglewood. The Spanish words Rancho Sausal Redondo mean a large circular ranch of pasture of grazing land, with a grove of willow on it.
The first official survey was made in the year 1901 for the board walk on the Strand, Hermosa Avenue and Santa Fe Avenue; work on these projects commenced soon after. In 1904 the first pier was built. It was constructed entirely of wood even to the pilings and it extended five hundred feet out into the ocean. The pier was constructed by the Hermosa Beach Land and Water Company. In 1913 this old pier was partly washed away and later torn down and a new one built to replace it. This pier was built of concrete 1,000 feet (300 m) long, and paved with asphalt its entire length. Small tiled pavilions were erected at intervals along the sides to afford shade for fishermen and picnic parties. A bait stand was built eventually out on the end. Soon after, about 1914, an auditorium building was constructed; it has housed various enterprises and at present the public rest rooms, the Los Angeles Life Guard Service, and the local branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library occupy rooms in the building. This pier is municipally owned.
The Santa Fe Railway was the only transportation system through Hermosa Beach. It was seven blocks from the beach. The street that led to the tracks was called Santa Fe Avenue, but was later renamed Pier Avenue. There was no railway station for Hermosa, but Burbank and Baker built a railway platform on the west side of the tracks near Santa Fe Avenue, and later the Railroad Company donated an old boxcar to be used as a storage place for freight. In 1926, the Santa Fe Company built a modern stucco depot and installed Western Union telegraph service in it.
The first city election for city officers was held December 24, 1906. The town incorporated and its charter was obtained from the state on January 14, 1907. Hermosa Beach was incorporated in 1907 and celebrated its 100 year anniversary on January 14, 2007. On January 14, 1907, Hermosa Beach became the nineteenth incorporated city of Los Angeles County.
The name Hermosa comes from Spanish and means "beautiful," an accurate description of this beach dwelling community looking out on sunsets.
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Hermosa Beach Statistics
source: http://www.hermosabch.org/about/info/demog.html
City incorporated - January 14, 1907
Council-City Manager form of government
Located 17 miles Southwest of Los Angeles on Southern end of Santa Monica Bay
Area covered - 1.3 square miles
Elevation - 0 to 200 feet above sea level
Average rainfall - 12.1 inches per year
Average temperature - Summer, 74 degrees and Winter, 55 degrees
Average water temperature - 60 degrees (Summer, 68 degrees/Winter, 50 degrees)
2006 population estimate - 19,435
2006-07 Assessed Valuation of the City: $3.5 Billion
2000 Average Household Income: $100,755
2006-07 Budget: Operations: $31,028,206. Capital Outlay & Improvements: $6,425,889.
Total number of dwelling units: 9,838 (59.4% Renter Occupied, 40.6% Owner Occupied)
Hermosa Pier: 1,228 feet long with year round fishing
Number of Hotels/Motels: Eight and One Youth Hostel
Airports: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 4 miles North
Torrance Municipal Airport, 7 miles Southeast
Bus Lines: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and various local shuttle systems
Parks: Twenty
Churches: Six
Schools: Two Elementary/Intermediate Schools. Serviced by two out-of-city high schools (Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach) One Catholic elementary and high school.
Total Public School Enrollment: Approximately 1475 (2005)
Daily Newspapers: South Bay Daily Breeze, L.A. Times (section)
Weekly Newspapers: Easy Reader, Beach Reporter
