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The Titans of Real Estate INFLUENCERS PODCAST .net S O U T H B A Y History Tidbits DRE#: 01368971 Maureen Megowan 310.541.6416 mdmegowan@gmail.com MALAGA COVE PLAZA he area now known as The Peninsula Center on Silver Spur Road in Rolling Hills Estates, today's commercial center of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, has an interesting history. This area was the site of several "work camps" from the early 1930's through the early 1950's Mrs. Frank Vanderlip once stated that the wooded hill behind her home in Portuguese Bend was planted in semi-arid trees by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) . This camp (Civilian Conservation Corp Camp #2520) was located in the Peninsula Center area. The CCC was established as part of the New Deal during the great depression. Its purpose was two-fold -- conservation of our natural resources and the salvage of our young men. The CCC operated from March 1933 to 1942. The CCC planted over 3 billion trees nationwide during its existence, and many of the trees on the Palos Verdes Peninsula may owe their existence to the work of the young men at this camp. The camp consisted of unemployed young men, many of which had dropped out of high school. Most camps also included an education center to teach math and reading. From the early 1900's through 1945, the Peninsula Center area was periodically covered by seasonal lakes. In Elin Vanderlip's memoirs, she states that the lakes were drained in the 1940's and replaced by a detention camp for prisoners, mainly who were there for missing support payments to their ex-wives. An article from the Torrance Press on September 20, 1951 reporting on the opening and dedication of the newly built Crenshaw Blvd. into the Peninsula stated "its construction was made possible through use of men quartered at County Detention Camp Number 7, located In the Palos Verdes Hills " . The article then went on quoting Los Angeles County Supervisor Raymond V. Darby :"Thus," Darby said, "we have been able to effect a constructive road project and alleviate the County jail of over-crowding.". One source says that this camp was located near the location of The Red Onion restaurant on Silver Spur Road, and may have used the camp formerly occupied by the CCC. The Peninsula Center became the commercial center of The Hill when the original enclosed mall was developed by Ernest Hahn in 1981, adjacent to the existing Peninsula Center Community shopping center. This mall has seen several different owners, and names over the years including the Courtyard Mall, the Shops at Palos Verdes, the Avenue of the Peninsula ( when Cousins Properties redeveloped the mall into an open air center in 1997-98) , and today's Promenade of the Peninsula. The above is an excerpt from my book "Historic Tales of Palos Verdes and the South Bay". For more info see http://www.southbayhistory.com.