Rachel was born in 1941 at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles and immediately brought to San Pedro where she grew up in the loving home of her maternal grand parents. She adored her grandfather and tells the story of when she was only three years following him and then stranded at Gaffey St. corner and the Police rescued her. She vividly recounts many stories of the fun and innocence of her youth.
Renowned photographer with photos on view through out South Bay community leader Simie Seaman recounts her effort to designate Banning Park a cultural monument by getting the neighborhood zoning changed to a historical overlay zone. Her impending research showed that the neighborhood was developed to provide housing for the employees of 20th Century business tycoons William Wrigley Jr. and Henry Ford.
Former fisherman, tugboat operator, longshoreman, and founder of Legends Car Club Pat Califano reveals with robust candor about his father arriving in San Pedro from isle of Ischia, Italy, and “boarding” at the home of his future mother-in-law and all about his mother one of seven sisters.
Native San Pedan of Croatian descent, educator and artist Eve Perisich tells story of how her parents emigrated from different mountain areas of Croatia and met at the Dalmatian Club in San Pedro when her mother was performing there on stage.
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.