Palos Verdes Bathhouse and Beach Club

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1929DescriptionImage shows view looking west of the east and south façades of the Palos Verdes Bathhouse and Beach Club and pool under construction. Visible in the background is the Haggerty pier. 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.Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, August 1931, p. 60-61.Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association.PVHA building permits #203 and #279.2 copies. Additional copy in oversize box.Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000030338Shelf LocationPVLH.ROE.71.06Restrictions 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,USA

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SubjectPiersSwimming poolsClubhousesTime Period1921-1930

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ArchitectCutter, Kirtland Kelsey, 1860-1939Landscape ArchitectOlmsted Associates

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