Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-06
REDONDO BEACH.
improvements Planned All Along the
Line Thereabouts,

Lille 1uCICdDOuIS.
The Redondo Beach company, and the
hotel and railroad companies, are con-
tinually planning further Improvements
at their popular seaside town, and they
not only plan, but execute. When Cap
tain Ainsworth, the head of the COM
panies, or Mr.. Root, the manager OF the
hotel, says it has been decided to make
a certain improvement, the public may
be sure that the improvement will be
made, and made in about as short
time as possible.
Among the improvements now in pro-
gress is the constructionIof the beautiful
pavilion, with its twenty-foot verandas
on every side, its completely equipped
lunch counter, free tables for visitors
who provide their own lunches, and the
private rooms for parties or families on
the upper deck" of the establishment.
The pavilion will soon be completed and
ready for use. 1t will be a very attract
i've feature of the beach, especially for
transient visitors.
Additional walks are being constructed
in front of the hotel for the better ac
commodation Of guests who may be in
clined to pedestrian exercises while
viewing the grand old ocean and inhal-
ing the pure cool air that comes in from
off the ''briny deep"
Workmen and huge derrick are en-
gagged on the pier to still further
strengthen the substantial structure.
The pier will also be enlarged to accom-
modate the increasing shipping bus
mess.
Among the improvements soon to be
made is substantial promenade, to eX-
tend along the beach from the bath
house to the wide stairway that leads
up to the hotel grounds. 1t will be
made of lumber, and far enough above
the ground to escape being submerged
by the waves at high tide. At close in
tervals there will be small pavilions,
provided with seats, where spectators
can quietly rest themselves and view
the bathers disporting in the surf.
On Wednesday Captain Ainsworth and
others surveyed a portion of the route
between Redondo and San Pedro, as the
captain contemplates the establishment
of driveway from one point to the 9TH
er, on the bluff Immediately overlooking
the beach.
Fishing, yachting and surf-bathing
continue to be enjoyed by hundreds of
people every day, while business on the
wharf is constantly increasing.
The schooners North Bend and
Halcyon unloaded their last piece of
lumber last evening. They will both
sail north today.
The steamer Eureka landed here
Tuesday evening from San Pedro, en- route
for San Francisco. Loaded 1000 sacks
of barley, 200 cases of canned goods,
and a quantity OF various other freight,
general merchandise and six passengers.
She had q full cargo aboard, all she
could carry.
The Alexander Duncan came in to port
on Wednesday morning bound for the
north, and is still here loading her cargo
of 6, 800 sacks OF grain, besides other
freight and miscellaneous merchandise.
She is expected to leave some time to-
night.
The Los Angeles will be here from
San Francisco some time tonight, with
full load of general merchandise.
A man fell overheard yesterday after
noon from off one of the lower side
beams of the pier, into over thirty feet
OF water. The motion of the pile driver
caused him to lose his balance and he
pitched headforemost into the sea. A
sensation was caused. 1t was not more
than a minute before he came to the
surface and very calmly swan to the
nearest pile, and, hanging fast to it,
asked for rope, which was at once
dropped to him. In a few seconds he
was on the wharf as if nothing had hap
pened more than a bath in the ocean OF
thirty e; depth.
The November election will exceed $50
voters as the register here looks now.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Perry have been
absent since last Wednesday, taking a
| trip to Santa Barbara. They left on the
Eureka and are looked for to return.
today. Mr.. and Mrs Pridham, of Los
Angeles. were seen visiting the salt
works, flower gardens and different
prominent and beautiful spots at Re-
dondo yesterday.