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Thursday Ballona History: The NOT-So-Wide Beaches of Playa Del Rey
Beached Boat at Dockweiler for Months (c) 2010 Richard Beban D. J. “Duke” Dukesherer is a local writer and official historian of the Ballona Blog. He is the author of Beach of the King, The Early...
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Thursday History: The OTHER General Sherman
Developer and Trolley Magnate Brought Thousands Weekly to PdR D. J. “Duke” Dukesherer is a local writer and official historian of the Ballona Blog. He is the author of Beach of the King, The Early...
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Monday’s Local Wetlands Gazette
iPhone Photos of Ballona From a Friend of the Friends (c) 2010 Nadine Yiang Nadine Yiang, one of our core volunteers over the last year or so, is currently doing an internship with Friends’ Programs...
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Duke’s Thursday History: The Rise and Fall of Mae Murray
Mae Murray, 1889-1965: “The Girl With The Bee-Stung Lips” Mae Murray, Cover Girl D. J. “Duke” Dukesherer is a local writer and official historian of the Ballona Blog. He is the author of Beach of the...
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Thursday History: Trolley Times in Playa del Rey
A Snowy Egret inspects the ancient trolley trestle remains. Photo (c) 2010 Richard Beban D. J. “Duke” Dukesherer is a local writer and official historian of the Ballona Blog. He is the author of Beach...
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Monday Wetlands News: The Tale of the Wind-Blown Kites
One of the two surviving rescued kites from Playa del Rey. Photo (c) 2010 and courtesy of Nora MacLellan Editor’s Note: Part of the Friends’ relationship to Playa del Rey over our thirty-two years of...
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Celebrating The Blues
It’s courting time for the tiny El Segundo Blue butterfly and Friends of Ballona Wetlands celebrated the successful repopulation of this endangered species to Ballona on Saturday. The Friends have...
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