Hermosa Beach
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 Location in California
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1907 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 52 ′ N , 118 ° 24 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 19,435 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 5,252.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 15.3 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 3.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 8 m |
| Postal code : | 90254 |
| Area code : | +1 310 |
| FIPS : | 06-33364 |
| GNIS ID : | 1652719 |
| Website : | hermosabeach.gov |
| Mayor : | Sam Edgerton |
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Hermosa Beach is a city in Los Angeles County in the US state of California , United States, with 19,600 inhabitants (as of 2004) and a size of 15.3 km². Hermosa Beach, along with the neighboring cities of Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach, is one of the three so-called Beach Cities in the catchment area of the South Bay of Los Angeles.
It is best known for the Lighthouse Cafe jazz club , which had its peak in the 1950s but continues to exist. In addition, the original line-ups of the punk bands Pennywise and Black Flag come from Hermosa Beach.
sons and daughters of the town
- LeRoy Grannis (1917-2011), photographer
- Kembra Pfahler (* 1961), underground artist
- Jason Thirsk (1967–1996), bass player in the punk band Pennywise
- Canyon Ceman (* 1972), volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Jacqueline Frank (* 1980), water polo player
- Brian Salcido (born 1985), ice hockey player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacqueline Frank in the database of Sports-Reference (English)