In his honor of Dr. Goode and this weekend’s Master’s Golf Tournament we bring you his story of joining the San Pedro (SP) Kiwanis and later. when he became president of the service club starting the SP Golf Tournament that took place for many years, dubbed the SP Golf Championship. He speaks about the legendary Hacienda Hotel designed by eminent Mid-Century Modern architect Richard Neutra;, great view, Polynesian Swim Club and the piano probably played by father of another SOALAHA storyteller Mona Dallas Reddick (Vol. I) president of the SP Bay Historical Society.
Native San Pedran, Judi (Kanaster) Haase tells story of an outing with her girlfriends that got her in hot water at home when the event they snuck off to the Lions Club Fair and ended up on TV that was just burgeoning in late 1940s.
Port of LA community liaison, Augie Bezmalinovich tells the story of all the friends he made, and the strict nuns, at Mary Star from kindergarten to high school starting with kindergarten and all the way to playing for one of the best football teams in the history the school that included future All American and pro player Tim Wrightman.*
John Papadakis – Founder/proprietor of world renowned Papadakis Taverna (1973-2010) tells story of the inspiration and Greek values behind the opening of his legendary restaurant in historic downtown San Pedro with his wife Donna at his side preparing the food, greeting guests, brothers and cousins helping.
Veterans of Foreign War Commander Martin Chacon, of Wilmington Post 2967tells about the flag “color guard” and presenting the flag ceremonies honoring Veterans; and at other private and public.
Dr. Nicholas Lovrich, Ph.D. graduate of Stanford University, tells the story garnering Fulbright scholarship and his dissertation at UCLA on the assimilation patterns of Italian and Croatian immigrants to the seaside town of San Pedro, California and how those patterns impacted their ability to join the sociall fabric of their newly adopted community.
