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'''Manhattan Beach''' is a city in southwestern [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States, on the [[
==History==
[[File:Manuel Domínguez of California.jpg|thumb|left|Don [[Manuel Dominguez|Manuel Domínguez]], owner of [[Rancho San Pedro]], which included modern-day Manhattan Beach]]
The sandy coastal area was likely inhabited by the [[Tongva]] tribe of Native Americans. Archeological work in the nearby [[
In the mid-18th century, the [[Portolá expedition]] was the first European land exploration of present-day California. It traveled north from San Diego to the San Gabriel Valley, [[Los Angeles Basin]], San Fernando Valley, Monterey Bay, and San Francisco Bay. In 1784, the [[Charles III of Spain|Spanish Crown]] deeded [[Rancho San Pedro]], a tract of over {{convert|75,000|acre|km2}}, to soldier Juan José Domínguez. It included what is today the entire [[Port of Los Angeles]]; [[San Pedro, Los Angeles]]; [[Harbor City, Los Angeles]]; [[Wilmington, Los Angeles]]; [[Carson, California|Carson]]; [[Compton, California|Compton]]; the [[
In 1863, a Scottish immigrant, Sir Robert Burnett, purchased [[Rancho Sausal Redondo]] and [[Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela]] from [[Cornelio Avila#Antonio Ygnacio Avila|Avila]]'s heirs for $33,000. Ten years later in 1873, Burnett leased the ranch to a Canadian, Daniel Freeman (not the American [[Daniel Freeman|of the same name]], who was the first to file a claim under the [[Homestead Act]] of 1862). Burnett returned to Scotland. Freeman moved his wife and three children onto the ranch and started growing various crops. On May 4, 1885, Freeman bought the ranch from Burnett for $140,000. At some point after this the location was informally called "Shore Acres." Shortly thereafter, in 1888 the area's first freight and passenger railroad tracks were built by the Santa Fe Railroad company. The tracks ran through today’s Manhattan Beach and spanned all the way to Redondo Beach with a substation constructed in later years at Center Street, which today is Manhattan Beach Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brianpetruzzelli.com/history-of-manhattan-beach-california/|title=The History of Manhattan Beach|date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=March 2, 2023
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Incorporation of the City of Manhattan Beach won in a vote held on November 26, 1912.<ref name= togs>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380219491/ Manhattan Beach Dons New Municipal Togs]". ''The Los Angeles Times''. November 27, 1912. p. 26.</ref>
Mrs. W. A. Bruce, a landowner of property near the coast, created the first beach resort for Black Americans in Southern California, [[Bruce's Beach]].<ref name= meets-with>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/380258227/ Colored People's Resort Meets with Opposition]". ''The Los Angeles Times''. June 27, 1912. p. 16.</ref>{{r|KCET}} Bruce set up a small portable cottage with a stand in front where soda and lunches were sold.<ref name= meets-with/> There were two dressing tents with showers, and fifty bathing suits were available for rent.<ref name= meets-with/> Peck's land was located between Bruce's land and the beach itself, and Bruce erected "no trespassing signs" on his land, which required beachgoers to walk a half-mile around his land in order to go to the beach.<ref name= meets-with/> Many beachgoers did so, which made the nearby white landowners unhappy.<ref name= meets-with/> In the 1920s, the [[Ku Klux Klan]] began violently harassing the resort's visitors, the Bruce family, and four other Black families that bought lots. In 1924, the city used [[Eminent domain in the United States|eminent domain]] to seize the land from the Black property owners under the pretense of building a park.<ref name=fights>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/692881690/ Bruce's Beach Fights Condemnation]". ''California Eagle''. December 26, 1924. p. 1.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Resort Was an Oasis for Blacks Until Racism Drove Them Out|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-21-me-then21-story.html|date= July 21, 2002 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=May 16, 2020 }}</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/866713730/ Attempt Made to Force Sale of Cal. Beach]". ''The New Era'' (Omaha, Nebraska). January 16, 1925. p. 1.</ref> Bruce's attorney noted that there was a lot of vacant property located on both sides of Bruce's Beach that could have been used for a public park, and that the city's insistence in seizing Bruce's property was a ruse to carry out the city's racist objection to Black people using the public beach.<ref name=fights/> In 2021, California Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] signed legislation authorizing the transferring of the property to descendants of the family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Xia |first=Rosanna |date=2021-09-30 |title=Bruce’s Beach can return to descendants of Black family in landmark move signed by Newsom |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-30/newsom-signs-law-to-return-bruces-beach-black-family |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bruces Beach, espropriata alla famiglia afroamericana, torna agli eredi 109 anni dopo|url=https://luce.lanazione.it/bruces-beach-espropriata-alla-famiglia-afroamericana-torna-agli-eredi-109-anni-dopo/|date=October 3, 2021|newspaper=La Nazione|language=it|access-date=October 4, 2021}}</ref>
The land in Manhattan Beach was formerly sand dunes. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kuhn Brothers Construction Company leveled uneven sandy sites and some excess sand was sold and shipped to [[Waikiki|Waikiki, Hawaii]], to convert their reef and rock beach into a sandy beach.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bailey|first=Chris|date=2009-02-20|title=Where's the beach? Seeking the origins of Waikiki sand.|url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/wheres-the-beach-seeking-the-origins-of-waikiki-sand/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-21|magazine=Hawaii Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> The sand was also used to build the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Coliseum]] and portions of the [[Pacific Coast Highway (California)|Pacific Coast Highway]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}▼
▲The land in Manhattan Beach was formerly sand dunes. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kuhn Brothers Construction Company leveled uneven sandy sites and some excess sand was sold and shipped to [[
The [[McMartin preschool trial]]s, allegedly an example of [[day care sex abuse hysteria]], started with investigations of a Manhattan Beach preschool in 1983. The trials ran from 1987 to 1990 and resulted in no convictions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained|title=The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet|last=Romano|first=Aja|date=2016-10-30|work=Vox|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}}</ref> [[HBO]] dramatized this case in the [[Emmy]]-winning ''[[Indictment: The McMartin Trial]]'',<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/indictment-mcmartin-trial |title = Indictment: The McMartin Trial}}</ref> which was partially filmed in Manhattan Beach.<ref name=I95>{{cite AV media |title=Indictment: The McMartin Trial |year=1995 |people=Jackson, Mick (Director} |medium=docudrama |publisher=HBO}}</ref><ref name=imdb>{{IMDb title|0113421|Indictment: The McMartin Trial}}</ref>▼
▲The [[McMartin preschool trial]]s,
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==Geography==
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===Beach and sand dunes===
A majority of the land in Manhattan Beach was once exposed sand dunes, which now lie beneath the city's buildings and streets. The underlying dunes afford residents ocean views throughout western portions of the city. The tallest hill is 244 feet high, and it is located in the city's southwest region. The only remaining exposed sand dune is at [[Sand Dune Park]], where sand resembling the original landscape can also be found. In the late 1920s, excess sand from Manhattan Beach was purchased by Hawai{{okina}}ian developers, who negotiated a deal with the Kuhn Brothers Construction Company to ship the sand across the [[Pacific Ocean]] from Manhattan Beach via Los Angeles Harbor to [[Waikiki Beach]] over a ten-year period.{{r|HM 2009-02-20}}▼
The beach is approximately 2.1 miles long and 400 feet wide. In the early part of the last century, the beach was narrow (approximately 150 feet) and sloping. From 1938 to 1989, it more than doubled in width when large quantities of sand were placed on beaches to the north during construction of the [[Hyperion sewage treatment plant|Hyperion Treatment Plant]], [[
▲A majority of the land in Manhattan Beach was once exposed sand dunes, which now lie beneath the city's buildings and streets. The underlying dunes afford residents ocean views throughout western portions of the city. The tallest hill is 244 feet high, and it is located in the city's southwest region. The only remaining exposed sand dune is at [[Sand Dune Park]], where sand resembling the original landscape can also be found. In the late 1920s, excess sand from Manhattan Beach was purchased by Hawai{{okina}}ian developers, who negotiated a deal with the Kuhn Brothers Construction Company to ship the sand across the [[Pacific Ocean]] from Manhattan Beach via Los Angeles Harbor to [[Waikiki Beach]] over a ten-year period.
Every August, the city hosts the [[Manhattan Beach Open]]
▲The beach is approximately 2.1 miles long and 400 feet wide. In the early part of the last century, the beach was narrow (approximately 150 feet) and sloping. From 1938 to 1989, it more than doubled in width when large quantities of sand were placed on beaches to the north during construction of the [[Hyperion sewage treatment plant|Hyperion Treatment Plant]], [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]], and Scattergood Power Plant. The sand was carried southward by the ocean's natural littoral flow and widened Manhattan Beach.<ref>Reppucci, George M. "Manhattan Beach California: Width determination from a century of images"; Shore and Beach, Vol 80, No.4, Fall 2012.</ref>
▲Every August, the city hosts the Manhattan Beach Open Volleyball Tournament and the International Surf Festival.
===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Manhattan Beach CA Glass Strand House photo
[[Image:Manhattan Beach houses.jpg|thumb|right|A view of the ocean in Manhattan Beach]]
The city has several distinct neighborhoods, including the "Strand", "Sand Section", "Hill Section", "Tree Section", "Gas Lamp Section", "Manhattan Village", "Manhattan Heights", "East Manhattan Beach" (Manhattan Village, Manhattan Heights, Liberty Village), "The Poet's Section" (Shelley, Tennyson, Longfellow, Keats), and "El Porto" (North Manhattan Beach). The Roth Tract, between Herrin and Peck, is sometimes referred to as the "Bird Section."
The "Hill Section" is known for its high-priced homes; many of the residences are remodeled or newly constructed. The steep hills allow panoramic ocean and city views.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elliott |first=Spencer |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Exploring Manhattan Beach: The California Beach Town Still Riding A Real Estate Wave |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-global-properties/2024/03/03/exploring-manhattan-beach-the-california-beach-town-still-riding-a-real-estate-wave/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
The "Sand Section" has quiet walk-street neighborhoods adjacent to the ocean. Oceanfront homes stretch along the bike path and walking lane of "The Strand". "The Strand" section of Manhattan Beach includes some of the most expensive real estate per square foot in the United States.<ref name=patch>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/california/manhattanbeach/the-most-expensive-homes-in-america|author=Tony Cordi|title=The Most Expensive Homes in… America|publisher=[[Patch Media]]|date=April 1, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref>
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====Downtown====
"Downtown" Manhattan Beach is considered the heart of the city. The area runs along Manhattan Beach Boulevard and the streets perpendicular to the [[Manhattan Beach Pier]] and Valley Drive. There are Zagat-rated casual fine-dining restaurants, specialty boutiques and retailers that create a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use downtown center.
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The Rosecrans corridor is located on the south side of Rosecrans Avenue, east of [[Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda]], and west of [[Aviation Boulevard|Aviation]].
The Manhattan Beach Country Club, the westdrift Manhattan Beach Hotel and Golf Course, retail stores, restaurants, supermarkets, multi-story office buildings, and shopping centers border the Rosecrans corridor between Sepulveda and Aviation Boulevards. The Rosecrans corridor is adjacent to The Point<ref>[http://www.thepointsb.com The Point] Retrieved December 27, 2017.</ref> and Plaza El Segundo<ref>[http://www.plazaelsegundo.com/ Plaza El Segundo] Retrieved December 27, 2017.</ref> off Sepulveda Blvd, which features additional retailers
====Sepulveda Corridor====
The Sepulveda Corridor occupies the commercial zone, and is the city's main north–south highway. The area includes the [[Manhattan Village Mall]], which is located east of Sepulveda Boulevard between Marine and Rosecrans Avenues. The mall, built in the early 1980s, was remodeled in the late 1990s and early 2000s
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The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0645400|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031149/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0645400|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Manhattan Beach city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Manhattan Beach had a population of 35,135. The population density was {{convert|8,914.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Manhattan Beach was 29,686 (84.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (79.3% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=census1>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0645400.html|title=State & County QuickFacts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620134016/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0645400.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> 290 (0.8%) Black or African American (U.S. Census), 59 (0.2%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3,023 (8.6%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 49 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 409 (1.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1,619 (4.6%) from two or more races. There were 2,440 people of [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] origin, of any race
The Census reported that 35,107 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 28 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 14,038 households, out of which 4,735 (33.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,583 (54.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 892 (6.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 438 (3.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 695 (5.0%) [[
According to the 2010 United States Census, Manhattan Beach had a median household income of $139,259, with 3.4% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=census1/>
Many high-profile individuals in the sports and entertainment industry live in Manhattan Beach due to its oceanfront desirability, top performing school district, and commuting distance to Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/manhattan-beach-real-estate-prices-590771|title=Manhattan Beach Real Estate Prices Go Wild|author=Gary Baum|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref>
According to [[Mapping L.A.]], [[German Americans|German]] and [[English Americans|English]] were the most common ancestries in 2000. [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom]] were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/manhattan-beach/index.html#:~:text=Ancestry%20and%20immigration,and%20low%20for%20the%20county.|title=Manhattan Beach Profile - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
==Economy==
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Residential prices in Manhattan Beach are among the highest in the state of California. In 2013, the Dataquick study reported that more homes exceeding $1 million were sold in Manhattan Beach than any other city in California. [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], [[Beverly Hills]], [[La Jolla]], Malibu, Bel-Air, Orinda, Atherton, Montecito, and other high end cities in California ranked behind Manhattan Beach. The Higley 100 Census survey found that The Hill Section of Manhattan Beach is the second highest mean household income neighborhood in Los Angeles County, with [[Beverly Park]] ranking first and Beverly Hills (the 90210 section) ranking third, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dqnews.com/Articles/2014/News/California/MDCA140130.aspx|title=Configurable Real Estate Data Reports|publisher=[[CoreLogic]]|access-date=December 27, 2017|archive-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208063843/http://dqnews.com/Articles/2014/News/California/MDCA140130.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current median residential home price is $2.2 million according to a November 23, 2014, ''Los Angeles Times'' article, and land values in Manhattan Beach rank among the highest per square foot in the nation.<ref name=patch/> Land values on the Manhattan Beach "Strand" are routinely around $10 million for a {{Convert|3,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} piece of land.
==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Manhattan Beach CA pier and boardwalk photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|Manhattan Beach pier and concrete [[Marvin Braude Bike Trail|bike path]]]]
{{see also|List of Manhattan Beach municipal parks}}
The wide sandy beaches attract over 3.8 million visitors annually.<ref>Estimating the potential economic impacts of climate change on Southern California beaches; Climatic Change (2011) 109 (Suppl 1):S277–S298 DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0309-0</ref> Beach volleyball, swimming, [[body boarding]] and [[surfing]] are popular activities among residents and visitors.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Skalij|first=Wally|date=
For over 50 years, the city of Manhattan Beach hosts an annual Hometown Fair<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbfair.org/|title=Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair – Nothing says community like the Hometown Fair|website=www.mbfair.org}}</ref> at Live Oak Park in downtown Manhattan Beach. Popular among community residents, the fair features food and drink, live music, games and booths to raise funds for local causes.
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===Local government===
The city of Manhattan Beach is governed by a five-member City Council. City Council members are elected every four years. The office of the Mayor of Manhattan Beach rotates every nine months among the members of the City Council, so that each City Council member serves one term as Mayor.
The [[Beach Cities Health District]],<ref>[http://bchd.org Beach Cities Health District] Retrieved December 27, 2017.</ref> provides [[health]] and wellness services to the residents of [[
===County government===
[[File:ManhattanBeachPublicLibrary.jpg|thumb|Manhattan Beach Library]]
Manhattan Beach is in the Second Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County. [[Holly Mitchell]] is the District Supervisor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discover the Los Angeles County Second District - LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell |url=https://mitchell.lacounty.gov/2nd-district/ |access-date=
The Manhattan Beach County Library is located downtown on Highland Avenue two blocks north of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. The library is part of the [[County of Los Angeles Public Library]] system, and includes Internet-accessible computers, WiFi, and access to the six million items in the county library collection. The new $19 million, 20,000 square foot, two-story facility featuring a glass exterior was completed in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tbrnews.com/news/manhattan_beach/a-look-back-at-the-history-of-the-manhattan-beach/article_23de2e94-ab2d-11e8-bb78-7338390cf991.html|title=A look back at the history of the Manhattan Beach Library|last=Gnerre|first=Sam|work=The Beach Reporter|access-date=September 4, 2018
===State legislators===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Manhattan Beach is in {{Representative|casd|24|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate District 24 |url=https://sd24.senate.ca.gov/district |access-date=
===Federal government===
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Manhattan Beach is currently ranked as one of the best suburbs in Los Angeles Country for its high-earning and well educated residents.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tbrnews.com/news/manhattan-ranks-high-among-best-suburbs-in-l-a/article_ff295d28-02cd-11e4-8074-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm|author=Ellen Robinson|title=Manhattan ranks high among best suburbs in L.A.|work=[[The Beach Reporter]]|date=July 5, 2014|access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref>
Manhattan Beach's top performing school district is currently ranked as the third best in the state of California, behind only Palo Alto and South Pasadena.
Private schools located in Manhattan Beach include American Martyrs Catholic School (of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles]]), Manhattan Academy, Montessori School of Manhattan Beach and Journey of Faith Christian School.
Residents of Manhattan Beach were in the [[Wiseburn School District]] until 1913, when the Manhattan Beach elementary school district formed. Residents attended [[Redondo Union High School]] until 1950, when Mira Costa High School opened.<ref name=MBUSDHist>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbusd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=137959&type=d&pREC_ID=276229|title=History of Manhattan Beach USD|publisher=[[Manhattan Beach Unified School District]]|access-date=
==Media==
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*The [[Fox Network]] series ''[[The O.C.]]''
*The scenes set inside Governor Swan's mansion in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' were shot here.
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*''[[Starsky and Hutch (film)|Starsky and Hutch]]'' (2004) In the movie, Starsky (Ben Stiller), can be seen stretching under the pier.
*''[[Tequila Sunrise (film)|Tequila Sunrise]]'' (1988) [[Mel Gibson]]'s character lives on the beach near the pier.
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*The movie ''[[Airborne (1993 film)|Airborne]]''.
*The video for the song "[[White Walls]]" by [[Macklemore]].
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*Manhattan Beach is mentioned in the song "[[
*The [[Manhattan Beach Open]] volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach is known as "The Championships, Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball." The names of the tournament champions are inscribed in plaques along [[Manhattan Beach Pier]]. This event usually takes place in August and airs on national TV.
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==Public transportation==
Manhattan Beach is served by [[Beach Cities Transit]].
Historically, Manhattan Beach was served by the [[Pacific Electric]] streetcar system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trolley |url=https://manhattanbeachhistorical.org/trolley/ |website=Manhattan Beach Historical Society}}</ref>
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