Areas of Malibu!

An area in Malibu that is good to know about is Point Dume.

Point Dume is an area in Malibu populated by, surprisingly enough, trailer homes.  But it’s not like a normal mobile home park. The mobile homes look like ranch properties and are affordable ways to live in the famous Malibu area.  The almost 300 homes on 99 acres located here are guarded by a gate located on Heathercliff Rd.  The Point Dume Club maintains ties to Malibu royalty, as it is still owned and operated by the Miller family-who are related to Frederick Rindge.  Most of the homes in the area provide views of Zuma beach and the ocean.

The Adamson Family part 2

Photo Friday: the Adamson Family

For continuity's sake, this Photo Friday showcases Rhoda Rindge Adamson and Merritt Adamson.  Now you can look back at yesterday's post and put a face to the names!

The Adamson Family: A Piece of Malibu History

This week, we continue putting the pieces together in the massive, interesting puzzle that is Malibu history: the Adamsons.  You'll recall a few weeks ago we talked a bit about the Rindge family, a crowning family in Malibu royalty.  Another family famous in Malibu royalty is the Adamsons, who are actually related to the Rindges.  The original big Kahuna in Malibu, Frederick Rindge, had a number of children, including Rhoda Agatha Rindge.  Rhoda Agatha Rindge married Merritt Huntley Adamson and so became Rhoda Agatha Adamson.   They had a litter all their own, consisting of Rhoda May (three generations of the name Rhoda, I guess this really WAS a long time ago), Sylvia, and Merritt Jr. 

In 1916, Merritt Sr. and Rhoda Agatha founded Adohr farms, a dairy in Tarzana. This stayed in the family, having passed hands from Merritt Sr. to Merritt Jr., for 50 years until the increased price of feed forced the Adamsons to sell Adohr farms to Southland Corp. in 1966.  Merritt Jr. did make quite a few great strides in Malibu history, including donating a large part of Pepperdine's campus, built a mobile home park, condominiums, and Malibu Bluffs State Park.  In 1967, the Adamson siblings formed the Adamson Cos., a partnership aimed at developmement. The Adamson brother died of cancer in 1986, but the sisters still remain active in Malibu to this day.

Malibu History

A little bit of Malibu history for your Thursday..!

Originally settled by the Chumash Indians, Malibu was called “Humaliwo,” which translates to “where the surf sounds loudly.”  The modern day name Malibu derives from this, with the “hu” prefix no longer being pronounced.  From the late 19^th century until 1938, Malibu was owned by a wealthy family, the Rindges. Frederick Rindge originally bought the property at a now laughable $10 an acre.  Malibu is one of the most affluent places in the world, but it is also prone to natural disaster such as fire and earthquakes. There are many residential areas in Malibu, all with their own distinctive names and histories, along with many beaches in varying degrees of “trendiness” or “exclusivity.” Every week starting this week we will be showcasing a different area in Malibu on Thursdays, starting with the Los Angeles County Line next week.

Sources:

1. Humaliwo: An Ethnographic Overview of the Chumash in Malibu. http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24435.

2. MALIBU HISTORY: THE RINDGE FAMILY. http://www.malibucomplete.com/mc_history_rindge.php.

Photo Friday!

 

Photo Friday: Meet the Rindges

You have the Kardashians.  You have the Trumps.  You have the Hiltons.  But have you met the Rindges?  Frederick Rindge used to own all of Malibu, from the late 1800's until 1938.  He and his wife Rhoda had three children, Samuel, Frederick (v 2.0), and Rhoda (v 2.0.)   Rich off of Massachusetts based Union Oil Company, he bought Malibu for a now laughable $10 an acre.