The herald., 1897-06-11
A City Where the Salt
Works Were
POPULAR SEASIDE RESORT
THE SANTA FE AND MARROW
GUAGE RAILROADS
Hotels, Residences and Tents-Pro'
posed Electric Street Car Service
and Surf Line Drives

| Redondo is naturally one of the finest To-
cations in Southern California for sea-
side resort. and large sums of money have
been expended 10 utilize its natural ad-
| vantages.
The city is located on a slope, which
rises gradually from the ocean beach. so
that large population can gaze out upon
the ocean from the windows and doors OF
| their residences.
The bathing facilities are excellent. and
have been utilized by the people of Los
Angeles and vicinity for the last quarter OF
century. The old Salt Works were the
center of attraction before Redondo was
| born.
Two lines of railroad afford easy and
rapid transportation facilities for the peo-
pie of Los Angeles 10 reach this point. and
one Of these l.nes--the Santa Fe-gathers
the people from all over the southern coun-
| ,ies--notably Los Angeles. San Bernardino.
Riverside and Orange--and transports
| them from the warm interior 10 the balmy
| ocean breezes hereabouts. No other seaside
| town can call upon many interior towns
50 easily for a contribution of their people
| by rail.
To accommodate the wealthy. one of the
| finest hotels IN the state is found here-the
ReGondo-where ease and luxury are found
in perfection.
Smaller hotels accommodate those who
are more modest in their expenditures.
while houses-furnished and unfurnished-
of all grades can be rented by those who
desire 10 move their families to the coast
for the summer season and retain at the
same time the comforts of a home.
To accommodate those who desire to
throw off the restraints of well-regulated
household and rusticate for a season. the
facilities for setting up tent are good.
and at the same time all the necessities
and many of the luxuries OF housekee ping
Including a copy of the daily Herald each
morn:ng-are delivered daily at the tent
door each morning for the occupants.
Redondo has grown from nothing to an
incorporated city of about 1000 nhabitants
in less than ten years. and it is still grow
ing and improving. The city authorities are
about to commence some very much
needed street improvements. not only for
the benefit of their own citizens, but also
for the comfort of the annual influx of
visitors from Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Not only this. but steps are being taken
to grade and gravel the roads leading to
the interior country. which produces large
quantities of hay, grain fruits. ETC.. which
| seek the coast and would go to Redondo
| from a large section of country if the
| transportation facilities were improved.
| One of the coming Improvements that
| should not be long delayed and which. If
rumors are TO be believed. will soon materi-
| alize. is the electricising of the Los An
geles and Redondo railway SO that cars
could be run every fifteen or twenty min
utes between the two cities. These cars
would start from the business center of
Los Angeles, by using the Grand avenue
electric line, and then land their passen
gers close by the business center of Re-
dondo This road passes through a rich
and thickly settled country, and a more
frequent car service would materially add
to the development of that country, which
would in turn furnish in a few years hum
dreds of passengers where now a dozen
or less are found.
Another improvement which has been
discussed is the building of a fine drive
along the coast from Redondo to Santa
Monica in one direction and from Redondo
around Point Firmn TO San Pedro in the
other direction. An electric car line alons,
| this drive and extending thence eastward
| to Long Beach would popuarize and assist
| in building up all these seaside resorts and
| attract thither annually larger numbers of
| people than now go to the coast for sum-
mer outing These improvements require
money and time, but they are just as sure
| o materialize as day is to follow night.
| Redondo is centrally located. and when
| he cap. p.ta.iSts interested in that city wake
up to the necessity of pushing these i'm
| provements, there is no reason why this
| favored seaside city should not become one
| If the most popular resorts on the Pacific
| coast