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Space Park is an aerospace engineering campus occupying over 100 acres in Redondo Beach, California, since 1961, expanding in 1968 to a nearly adjacent 90 acres in Manhattan Beach [3] (15 of which were developed as public sports facilities between 1987 and 2001; [4] 22 of which were sold in 1996 and became the MBS Media Campus [5]).
Redondo Beach was originally part of the 1785 Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant that later became the South Redondo area. The primary attractions include Municipal Pier and the sandy beach, popular with tourists and a variety of sports enthusiasts. The western terminus of the Metro Rail C Line (formerly the Green Line) is in North Redondo Beach.
The Beach Cities are a collection of three independently incorporated oceanfront cities in Los Angeles County south of El Segundo and north of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, comprising the cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach. [4] They occupy the majority of the south end of Santa Monica Bay.
It runs between Redondo Beach and Norwalk in the median of the Century Freeway (Interstate 105), providing indirect access to LAX via a shuttle bus and future automated people mover. The K Line opened from Expo/Crenshaw station to Westchester/Veterans station , but is expected to be fully operational to Aviation/Imperial station in 2024.
Beach Cities Transit is an inter-municipal agency provides mass transportation for the Beach Cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach, as well as El Segundo. The two routes provide both local service and afford a variety of opportunities to connect with the rest of the Greater Los Angeles Transportation grid.
The Redondo Beach Original Townsite Historic District is a 3.36-acre (1.36 ha) area that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California on June 30, 1988.
It is also served by Torrance Transit Lines 2, 8, 13, GTrans Line 3, Lawndale Beat, & Beach Cities Transit Line 102. Most of these buses stop at the Redondo Beach Transit Center, which is located on Kingsdale Ave & 182nd St. The mall will potentially have a role along the Metro C Line's extension to Torrance. [15]
The Chowigna Natives used the site of today's Hopkins Wilderness Park, formerly Nike missile site LA-57 from 1956 to 1963, in Redondo Beach as a lookout place. [8] The wetlands located at the site of today's AES power plant in Redondo Beach were a source of foods including halibut, lobster, and sea bass, and also of salt. [9]