Redondo Beach real estate
and homes for sale in Southern California. Realtor
Robert Kissig specializes in assisting buyers and sellers
with Redondo Beach
realty.
NAR;
CAR; MLS. Redondo Beach Real Estate along the south
coast of Santa Monica Bay provide a unique quality
of living centered around some of the most beautiful
swimming beaches in the world. With easy access to
downtown Los Angeles, LAX and L.A.'s affluent Westside,
Redondo Beach is a charming beach community that provides
a separate secure environment along with some of the
most highly rated schools in the Los Angeles area.
Bob Kissig of Real Estate West, a highly respected
broker of fine homes, specializes exclusively in Redondo
Beach Real Estate. With a tradition of friendly, informed,
high-level personal service, Bob ensures that the
majority of his clients are repeat or referral. Let
us help you discover the best kept real estate secret
in the Los Angeles area - the beautiful beach cities
of the South Santa Monica Bay and Redondo Beach Real
Estate! Bob can also help you sell
your Redondo Beach home.
HISTORY
Redondo Beach does not
have one key year in its history, it has several. Over
the centuries the City has been inhabited by Native Americans,
was a booming trade center for oil and lumber, and was
fashioned as a popular resort town.
Before 1784, Native Americans
occupied the Redondo area. They lived off the sea and
used the salt flats located where the Edison Company is
today. This Native American land became Rancho San Pedro
in 1784 when the California government made it part of
a large land grant to the Juan Jose Dominguez family.
In 1890, the Hotel Redondo
opened. The City was becoming 'The Place' for tourists.
Railroads and steamships brought people by the thousands,
not to mention freight loads of oil and lumber. At this
time, Redondo was the first port of Los Angeles County.
Steamers from the Pacific Steamship Company stopped at
Redondo four times a week, at one of its three piers,
as part of regular runs between San Francisco and San
Diego. The Redondo Railway Company and the Santa Fe Railroad
left Los Angeles daily for Redondo at regular intervals.
Eventually the City was served by Henry Huntington's Big
Red Electric Cars.
The Hotel Redondo, with
its 18-hole golf course, lush landscaping, tennis courts
and 225 luxurious rooms, each of which was 'touched by
sunlight at some time of the day,' induced more visitors
than ever before to venture to the coast. If the price
of hotel accommodations was too steep, one could rent
a tent at nearby Tent City. Patrons were charged $3.00
per week, or $10.00 per month for a tent. Wooden floors
and electric lights were included in the price.
Several natural and man-made
novelties lured visitors to Redondo Beach. Between Diamond
Street and the Hermosa Beach city line there was Moonstone
Beach. Natural mounds five to six feet deep and 40 to
50 feet wide of gem stones were there to poke around in.
Carnation Gardens, in
the general vicinity of Ruby and Sapphire Streets east
of Catalina Avenue, offered 12 acres of sweet smelling
flowers that were almost always in bloom. The piers, too,
were an attraction. Sports fishing was unsurpassed and
amusements such as games, rides and the largest salt water
plunge in the world added to the excitement.
On April 18, 1892, Redondo
voters adopted cityhood by a vote of 177-10. The first
City Hall was built in 1908 at Benita and Emerald Street.
Redondo's popularity
began a slow decline when San Pedro Harbor started to
take shape in 1899. By 1912, the Pacific Steamship Company
stopped calling at Redondo altogether. Lumber schooners
still used Pier No. 3 at Topaz Street until the railroad
pulled out in 1926. Because of prohibition, the $250,000
Hotel Redondo closed its doors and in 1925 was sold for
scrap lumber--the price was $300.
Big time gambling, complete
with mobsters and shooting incidents, found its way to
Redondo during the Depression. Chip games, bingo parlors,
and a casino were run in full view of the law between
1936 and 1940. For a fare of 25 cents, a water-taxi would
transport a visitor to the gambling ship Rex which operated
three miles off shore.
Storms have been an ever-present
danger to the City's piers. They have been washed out,
then rebuilt, then washed out again. Redondo's first breakwater
was built in 1939 and although the cost was more than
$500,000, it provided only limited protection. Because
of the way it was constructed, wave action and the normal
movement of the beach sand was altered. Following every
storm, sand accumulated north of the breakwater. Eventually
the beach area between Diamond and Beryl Streets was obliterated.
A raging storm in 1953 caused extensive damage not only
to the breakwater, but to City streets and private property.
In 1956, work began on the marina Redondo has today--King
Harbor. It is named after the man who was a moving force
behind it, Representative Cecil R. King (Democrat, 17th
District).
Redondo's population
boomed in the '50s and '60s. In 1890, the population was
668; in 1940 it was 13,092; and in 1965 it was 54,772.
Today, Redondo citizens number a little over 63,000. Still
known as a tourist and resort town, Redondo can boast
of piers with fishing and amusements, a Saltwater Lagoon
reminiscent of the old plunge, many fine food restaurants
and hotels, and a beautiful harbor. But Redondo today
is not all fun and games. Some of the best and most innovative
schools in the State are located in Redondo. Small and
large businesses flourish, and City services are on a
par with or exceed those of any other South Bay city.
POPULATION
Redondo
Beach City, California Statistics and Demographics
(US Census 2000)
Number
Percent
Redondo
Beach Population:
63261
100.00%
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Sex
and Age
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Male
31870
50.38%
Female
31391
49.62%
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Under
5 years
3634
5.74%
5
to 9 years
3409
5.39%
10
to 14 years
3064
4.84%
15
to 19 years
2749
4.35%
20
to 24 years
2886
4.56%
25
to 34 years
13247
20.94%
35
to 44 years
14000
22.13%
45
to 54 years
9814
15.51%
55
to 59 years
3034
4.8%
60
to 64 years
2058
3.25%
65
to 74 years
3001
4.74%
75
to 84 years
1848
2.92%
85
years and over
517
0.82%
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Median
age (years)
36.7
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18
years and over
51371
81.2%
Male
25659
40.56%
Female
25712
40.64%
21
years and over
49986
79.02%
62
years and over
6508
10.29%
65
years and over
5366
8.48%
Male
2263
3.58%
Female
3103
4.91%
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Race
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One
race
60364
95.42%
White
49735
78.62%
Black
or African American
1592
2.52%
American
Indian and Alaska Native
295
0.47%
Asian
5756
9.1%
Asian
indian
426
0.67%
Chinese
1248
1.97%
Filipino
839
1.33%
Japanese
1618
2.56%
Korean
691
1.09%
Vietnamese
402
0.64%
Other
Asian
532
0.84%
Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
224
0.35%
Native
Hawaiian
81
0.13%
Guamanian
or Chamorro
29
0.05%
Samoan
46
0.07%
Other
Pacific Islander
68
0.11%
Some
other race
2762
4.37%
Two
or more races
2897
3.0
%
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Hispanic
or Latino and race
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Total
Population
63261
100.00%
Hispanic
or Latino(of any race)
8524
13.47%
Mexican
5158
8.15%
Puerto
Rican
305
0.48%
Cuban
295
0.47%
Other
Hispanic or Latino
2766
4.37%
Not
Hispanic or Latino
54737
86.53%
White
alone
44819
70.85%
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Relationship
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Total
Population
63261
100.00%
In
households
63074
99.7%
Householder
28566
45.16%
Spouse
11601
18.34%
Child
14016
22.16%
Own
child under 18 years
10830
17.12%
Other
relatives
2844
4.5%
Under
18 years
717
1.13%
Nonrelatives
6047
9.56%
Unmarried
partner
1865
2.95%
In
group quarters
187
3.6
%
Instituntionalized
population
96
0.15%
Noninstitutionalized
population
91
0.14%
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Households
by Type
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Total
Households
28566
100.0
%
Family
households (families)
15242
53.36%
With
own children under 18 years
6667
23.34%
Married-couple
family
11601
40.61%
With
own children under 18 years
4867
17.04%
Female
householder, no husband present
2558
8.95%
With
own children under 18 years
1350
4.73%
NonFamily
households
13324
36.8
%
Householder
living alone
9452
33.09%
Householder
65 years and over
1693
5.93%
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Households
with individuals under 18 years
7212
25.25%
Households
with individuals 65 years and over
4239
14.84%
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Average
Household size
2.21
Average
family size
2.87
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Housing
Occupancy
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Total
housing units
29543
100.00%
Occupied
housing units
28566
96.69%
Vacant
housing units
977
3.31%
For
seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
187
0.63%
Homeowner
vacancy rate (percent)
1.2
Rental
vacancy rate (percent)
2.6
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Housing
Tenure
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Occupied
housing units
28566
100.00%
Owner-occupied
housing units.
14140
49.5%
Renter-occupied
housing units.
14426
50.5%
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Average
household size of owner-occupied units
2.37
Average
household size of renter-occupied units
2.05
Based
on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population
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