A Day of Rain
by Joe Schofield
Title
A Day of Rain
Artist
Joe Schofield
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Photograph
Description
Royal Palms State Beach in San Pedro is operated by Los Angeles County Lifeguards. The sign above says it's a county beach, so all we can figure is that it shares honors with the state, perhaps. A children's playground, public parking (190+ spaces), restrooms, fishing, surfing and tidepools are all options for a day of fun at the beach at this location. Lifeguards are on the beach during daylight hours. Contact the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors at 310-305-9546 Southern Surf Report ( 310-379-8471 ). Location: 1799 Paseo del Mar, San Pedro, CA
Royal Palms State Beach is located adjacent to Rancho Palos Verdes which is a city located on the southwest side of Palos Verdes Peninsula. That city is bounded to the north by Redondo Beach and to the south by San Pedro. The peninsula is made up of four cities: Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates. Rancho Palos Verdes is the newest of the bunch, incorporated in 1973 as a 13.6 square mile community with over half made up of coastline and beaches. It's population of over 40,000 enjoys ocean views, rolling hills, parks, horse, hiking and bicycle trails and few, if any, industrial businesses. Though many residents are tied to commercial work and jobs in the nearby Los Angeles harbor and in the space and technologies industries in cities such as Torrance, they leave the work behind when they go home to the peninsula.
Frank Vanderlip can be thanked for that. He was president of National City Bank in New York and one time owner of the peninsula. When he acquired the property in 1913 from the Jotham Bixby family, he rode horseback, surveying the land and imagining its potential as a residential mecca. Awe inspired, he called in design experts who created set back requirements, prohibited billboards and imposed a system of architectural review on builders administered by the Palos Verdes Homes Association and the Palos Verdes Art Jury to set the tone for a newly formed development.
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February 9th, 2013
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #10 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Jolanta Anna Karolska
Stunning capture of this amazing aura...I have selected it for a special feature, Joe :) f.v.
Susan Lee Clark
Gorgeous, gorgeous sky over the sea! You were blessed to be there at that moment! Thanks.
James Steele
Beautiful photo. Rain Sunsets are one of life's little surprises every time. Maybe you could check out some of my work:) Again , nice Work!
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