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The main attractions in Redondo Beach are the pier and King Harbor. The pier recently underwent a multi-million dollar expansion. Historically, there have been seven piers -- built, rebuilt, destroyed and dismantled over the past 100 hundred years. The marinas at King Harbor offer a number of attractions, accommodations and dining options.

The city is known as the "seafood capital" of Southern California. Fresh seafood can be found at numerous restaurants surrounding the harbor and pier. A number of international cuisines are also available including Asian, French, Italian, Mexican, Middle Eastern and more.

Redondo Beach is a shopper’s paradise. The North End is the perfect place to search for vintage clothing and try out one of the many small ethnic restaurants. The area is framed by antique shops, art galleries, beauty salons, bookstores, clothing stores, day spas, furniture stores, gift and specialty shops and jewelry stores.

North Redondo is also home to the Galleria at South Bay and the popular Performing Arts Center. The Galleria at South Bay features 140 stores, restaurants, snack shops and hosts an array of family oriented events in its massive glass atrium featuring fountains and lavish gardens. The Performing Arts Center provides year-round entertainment including a variety of shows and special events.

The delightful Riviera Village in south Redondo Beach is just a short stroll from pier and harbor hotels and features numerous boutiques, galleries, fine restaurants and cafes. Antique Alley rests on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway and features a wonderful variety of shops and fine antiques and collectibles.

Residents are provided with nearly unlimited opportunities to enjoy the Southern California lifestyle. Summer months are filled with free musical entertainment and other special programs. Residents flock to the Los Angeles County Bikeway that links various South Bay beaches. The annual Lobster Festival held at The Seaside Lagoon in King Harbor features family friendly attractions and events including carnival rides for children, a delicious food menu and a line-up of popular bands.

Redondo Beach offers an almost boundless list of recreational opportunities, some of which are unique to the area. Residents enjoy year-round activities including sports fishing, swimming, surfing, sailing, parasailing, gondola rides, kayaking -- even trekking through a unique wilderness park.

The South Bay’s history dates back to the discovery of Santa Monica Bay in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. The area remained a sleepy Indian village for more than 200 years. The late 1800s brought about change for the area. Redondo Beach went from a rich farming and grazing area to an incorporated city on April 29th, 1892. The city was booming with rail and steamship lines and was an early port for Los Angeles.

The reputation of Redondo Beach as a resort and recreation area stayed on through the trials and tribulations of the Great Depression, world wars and the dreaded Prohibition --which led to the demise of the beautiful beachfront Hotel Redondo. During the ’50s and ’60s Redondo Beach once again became a popular resort city as well as a great place to live, work and play.

The introduction of surfing on the mainland occurred in 1907 when land baron Henry Huntington hired a young Hawaiian-Irish athlete, George Freeth, to demonstrate the ancient art of surfing for the entertainment of Redondo Beach visitors. George decided he would try to revive the art, but had little success with the monstrous, 16-foot hardwood boards. But, when he cut them in half, he unwittingly created the original "long board," which worked exceedingly well and made him the talk of the islands. George exhibited his surfing prowess twice a day in front of the Hotel Redondo to the delight of visitors.

From 1907 to 1915, George promulgated a surfing revolution that would eventually become a stable phenomenon on the California Coast. New boards made of foam and fiberglass, shaped in garages, progressed to new industries. George was only 36 years old when he died in 1919. A memorial bronze of George Freeth is in place on the Redondo Beach Pier, and the statue is often decorated with Hawaiian leis as tribute from surfers who visit from around the world.