The Childhood Home of the Beach Boys!

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Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys
Landmark #1041 Los Angeles County Visited: Sept. 24, 2011 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A monument and plaque on the site of the childhood home of the Beach Boys!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: It was here in their childhood home that Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson developed their unique musical skills. During Labor Day weekend 1961, they, their cousin Mike Love, and a friend Al Jardine, gathered here to record a tape of their breakthrough song “Surfin’.” This marked the birth of the rock group known worldwide as the Beach Boys, and the beginning of an historic musical legacy. The music of the Beach Boys broadcast to the world an image of California as a place of sun, surf, and romance.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Volunteer with the California State Department of Parks and Recreation!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
3701 W. 119th Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250

ANNOTATIONS:
Yup! That’s correct!

From Los Angeles: ~14mi (23km) — 0.3hrs
From Sacramento: ~392mi (631km) — 6.6hrs
From San Diego: ~123mi (198km) — 2.1hrs
From San Francisco: ~390mi (628km) — 6.5hrs
When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

Site of the Childhood Home of the Beach Boys

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