Hawthorne and the South Bay

The Beach Boys grew up on Kornblum right smack dab on the Hawthorne, Inglewood border. Brian Wilson tells the famous story of writing Surfing USA in his music class at Hawthorne HS and failing.

The area was cut off as the 105 freeway went right through the where the old Wilson house was.

These are some of the homes in the area of the old house off of Kornblum and 120th. There is a memorial for the famous Beach Boys at the location.

In the summer of 2003, while listening to some Beach Boys music on his patio in Tracy, CA, Harry Jarnagan decided it was time for some type of permanent recognition to the Beach Boys. Knowing their home was demolished to build the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway, Harry decided a Historic Monument was the appropriate recognition. In the spring of 2004, Harry applied to the State of California for permission to erect a monument in proximity to the original home of the Wilson Family at 3701 West 119th Street, Hawthorne, CA. The location was approved and the state declared the site “California Registered Historical Landmark No. 1041”. The historic landmark project was then approved by the City of Hawthorne.

Some of the homes in the area

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