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Title
Malaga Cove School, Palos Verdes Estates, California
Contributor
Allison, David C. (architect)
Allison, James E. (architect)
Johnson, Anton (builder)
Date Created and/or Issued
1928
Contributing Institution
Palos Verdes Library District
Collection
Palos Verdes Homes Association Photo Collection
Rights Information
Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Image shows view looking north at Malaga Cove School, located at 385 Via Almar in Malaga Cove. Several automobiles are visible south of the school along Via Almar, with lush landscaping visible. Visible at left in the background are the tennis and basketball courts. In the background at far right is the Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. residence, located on Rosita Place, which was demolished in 1971 due to bluff erosion. The coastline and cities of Torrance and Redondo Beach are visible in distance. The grammar school, built for a cost of $85,000, opened on April 5, 1926 and received an Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects for the most notable school architecture in Southern California for the years 1925-26.
Date Built: 1925
Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association
PVH building permit #49.
Type
Text
Format
1 photographic print (b/w); 7.75 x 9.25 in.
Identifier
pvld:2803
bar code: 000031005
negative number: 540
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt696nd2t7
Subject
Malaga Cove School (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)
Schools--California--Palos Verdes Estates
Coastlines--California (Southern)
Olmsted residence

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