Hawthorne (CA) (Images of America) by Jerry Roberts

Hawthorne (CA) (Images of America) by Jerry Roberts

A semi-rural alternative to bustling Los Angeles early in the 20th century, Hawthorne grew through the World War I years, welcoming oil wells and eventually airplane factories. The city became home to the chart-topping Beach Boys, athlete Jim Thorpe, and the greatest glamour blondes of their times, Marilyn Monroe and Mattel s Barbie. Bisected by Hawthorne Boulevard, the main north-south thoroughfare through the South Bay region, Hawthorne s notable events ran the gamut, from the annual Kiwanis Parade second in California prestige only to Pasadena s Tournament of Roses
Parade to a furious 1971 police gun-battle with the desperate Charles Manson gang. Today, the city is a support community to Los Angeles International Airport and the aerospace industry.

Now Executive Director of the New England Air Museum, Jerry Roberts' 30-year career as an exhibit designer, writer, documentarian, and museum executive has earned him a reputation as a storyteller able to engage the public in dynamic accounts of historical events and places with a very modern sensibility. He has served as Vice President in charge of Exhibits at the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum in New York City, Executive Director of Connecticut River Museum in Essex CT, and Battlefield Historian for the British Raid on Essex Project. He has designed and built over forty exhibits, has written or co-written several books and documentaries and has published dozens of newspaper and magazine articles. Roberts is an avid sailor and merchant marine master and has navigated the eastern seaboard in small boats and historic vessels from The Gulf Coast to Nova Scotia. He lives overlooking the Connecticut River with his wife and two children. When not flying wide body passenger jets around the globe for one of the worlds largest airlines, Captain Tom Walsh, a United States Marine Corps veteran, explores Americas landscape and waterways in his own small aircraft. His company, Shoreline Aerial Photography (www.shoreline-aerial.com) is commissioned by major corporations, government agencies, and individuals to document large scale construction projects, keep tabs on urbanization, and capture breathtaking views of private homes, vessels, and majestic scenes all over the country. He flies out of both Connecticut and Florida. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.

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ISBN 13	9780738529714
ISBN 10	0738529710
Title	Hawthorne (CA) (Images of America)
Author	Jerry Roberts
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2005-06-15
Number of pages	128
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