Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-06
REDoNDO.
A Place where Dull Times Do Not
Exist.

A Place where Dull Times Do Not
Exist.
Redondo is to the doubling and weak
kneed "boomer" what tonic is to the
debilitated. No one can pay visit to
this new resort and not have bis faith
confirmed in the future Of his section.
The 10 O'Clock train to the beach yester.
day by the Santa Fe route, carried a
large number of passengers. An hour
was passed in traversing the lower quar-
ter of the city, the Vernon district, with
its stately trees, its fertile gardens, and
the great sewer pipe factory. Then fol-
lowed the Green Meadows country, with
its flowing wells, its alfalfa fields, fat
fiocks and herds, and thrifty farms. Soon
Inglewood, with D. Freeman's mansion,
General Fremont's home, the big
continuous brick kiln, the floral
plantation, the College of Applied
Sciences in embryo, Mr.. Freeman's great
brick warehouse, now full of grain, was
passed, and then the brown stubble
slopes of the Sausal Redondo ranch
followed, with great stacks of hay and
heaps of grain sacks all over it. At last
the beach was reached. An hour spent
in the surf on bottom as soft as
feathers, and where the water is not
more than knee-deep for two miles along
the shore, made one forget that the past
few weeks were rather sultry in Los An
gelee. The bathrooms are most COM
Portable in all their appointments.
The pier is covered every day with
dozens of people fishing. Yesterday all
had excellent luck; but one man, who
must have a mascot, hauled in on an
ordinary line and bamboo pole,
"yellow-tail," weighing sixteen or seven
teen pounds. "Yellow-ins" and mack
erel abounded in the surf.
The new hotel will be a marvel of
completeness when finished. 1t is all
wings, so to speak, and the halls will be
very long and wide. There will be no
dark nor close rooms in the hotel, nor
will there be one without a fine view.
Verandahs abound on all sides, both on
the lower and upper floors. The dining.
room and ballroom are semi-detached
from the hotel, and will be one story.
The dining room looks out over the sea,
and is furnished with great bay windows
fifty feet in circuit, which will be all in
glass, allowing those in the room an un-
ob5tTucted view Of the sea. All the sew
eral parts of the hotel are planned with
an eye single to the comfort of the guests.
On the landward side q large area will
be laid out, the floor will be
cemented, 80 as to afford q
warm and shady place for the
guests to sit in the open air and enjoy
the afternoon. At intervals will be
placed rare plants to lend an esthetic
effect to the place. 1t will be most
notable feature of the hotel. This
hostelry is of very large proportions and
will accommodate a large number of
guests. It is not of course 80 large as
the Coronado Hotel, but it will fall no
whit below that in the beauty of it's fin
ish nor in the elegance of it's appoint
ments. The hotel is planned for winter
as we'll as summer use, and the rooms
are all provided with comfortable fire
places.
The walls are now ready for the plas.
terers, and some mortar is being put on.
But it will be spring before it is ready for
guests. There is 80 much still to do.
An electric plant will be put in, lighting
every room by incandescent lights. Arc
masts will be placed all over the grounds
so as to make them as light as day at all
hours of the night. An ice machine will
be put in, so that the hotel will have it's
own ice. Power will be furnished by q
large Hazelton boiler placed quite outside
the hotel building. The narrow gauge
road of the company stops at the door oil
the hotel.
Captain R. R. Thompson is at present
at the beach. He is studying up the
matter of putting in hot salt water baths,
and for this purpose it is quite
possible that the waters of the
salt lakes near the beach will be used, as
this water is many times denser than the
sea water. Such a feature would be ex-
cellent for invalids who desire salt water
baths as q tonic, End are not strong
enough to endure the surf.
At the south end Of the hotel a set OF
steps thirty feet in width, with broad
steps and long rises, has been constructed
for the convenience of guests. These
steps are of cement, and lead directly to
the shore.
Thus in these dull times Captains
Thompson and Ainsworth are building
this fine hotel, have just completed a
railroad and stocked it with elegant,
cosy, comfortable, cool and airy cars.
They are laying out streets and improv-
ing them, and in many other ways build
ing up one of the finest seaside resorts on
this continent.
The Chautauqua Association is help
ing in this work. Their building, an i'm
mense decagon, is now complete to the
roof. The walls are somewhat remarka.
bic, being all OF rubble and cement. An
iron roof supported by hollow iron pill
lars will cover it. The place will hold
an immense number OF people, seating
them comfortably, and affording to all
a perfect view Of the platform occupied
by the speakers.
Redondo looks like the seaside resort
of the Coast.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.