Cougar Newspaper 10-15-1971
History of Hawthorne by Robert S. Hartman
This history embraces four periods:(1) Ancient history before the founding of Hawthorne in 1906(2) From the founding to incorporation in 1922(3) The building of the city from 1922 to 1940 and(4) The progress made from 1940 to the golden Anniversary in 1972. A large number of people helped on the project. A special tribute must […]
Hawthorne Youth Camp – Chapter 3
-A Master Program- Early in 1954, a committee gathered data concerning the project and after months of study, submitted a report to the sponsoring organization, the Hawthorne Coordination Council, regarding the findings made while outlining a master building program. On July 22, 1954, the report was made public and was approved by the Council. With […]
Hawthorne Youth Camp – Chapter 2
There wasn’t anything special about Hawthorne’s Youth Camp when it was completed. It had cabins, a mess hall and recreation areas like most other camps. In fact, somewhere in the United States, you could probably find a few bigger and better camps, though It might have been said that the Hawthorne Youth Camp was considered above average […]
Hawthorne Youth Camp – Our Connection to Nature
HAWTHORNE YOUTH CAMP I picked this subject to write about this week, as it was one of the most memorable events of my childhood. This is something everyone that attended 6th grade camp can identify with. The Hawthorne Historical Society, in its own way, wants to support the Parks and Recreation Foundation and you can help […]
Hawthorne Water Company
FUN FACTS: In 1954, just like today, water rationing was present in Hawthorne California. Hawthorne built four new steel reservoirs, increasing water storage by over 800%. The new reservoirs cost about $322,000.00 and they stored 8,500,000 gallons. They also drilled a new 2100 gallon per minute well. There was a booster pump that could deliver […]
A History of Wiseburn School District
The Wiseburn School District, which presently encompasses parts of western Hawthorne, Del Aire and eastern El Segundo, officially formed on March 5, 1896, after a group of area parents successfully petitioned the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to form their own district. Originally, the district also included parts of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale […]
A History of Hawthorne Schools
Written in 1934 Author Unknown In the fall of 1907 the citizens of Hawthorne decided that two miles was too much of a walk for the school children of the little community and filed a petition with the county board of supervisors for the organization of a school district and the construction of a […]
Memories of Local Businesses
Fun facts for anyone who lived in Hawthorne from 1950 to today: Here you have Killarney Liquor Store, located at what was originally called 313 N. Prairie Avenue. It was on the west side of the street, just south of the alley that is just north of Broadway. Built in 1950, it had a large […]
The Story of The Hawthorne Plaza
The Story of Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center [A chronological summary of documents from the Hawthorne Historical Society’s collection, including information […]