The Riviera
The section of Torrance that comprises the Riviera Community, and the area the RHA proudly serves, is defined by the map presented here. We welcome all neighbors to the Riviera!
RHA History
The RHA was founded in 1945 as the Hollywood Riviera Homeowners Association. Area development was limited to single family homes and membership included access to an exclusive beach club. in 1958, the beach club was destroyed in a fire but where it stood is forever remembered by locals as “Burnout Beach”.
The mid-1950s brought California Ranch style tract housing to the Riviera hillside. The Association dropped “Hollywood” from its name as it worked to bring infrastructure and services to the fast growing community.
Today, the RHA welcomes and serves all who reside or have a property interest in our beautiful Riviera, as we continue to inform, support, and connect with our neighbors, in the place that matters most – our home.
For a peek into the past – visit our Riviera Reporter page and read what neighbors were talking about in 1969, 1985, or just last year!
Learn More!
About the beginnings of the Hollywood Riviera and how it got its name, click here,
About the history of the upper Riviera, written by our President and Historian, Libby Spatz, click here.
The RHA’s First Few Years
…as documented below in the Board Meeting Minutes by the founders of the Hollywood Riviera Homeowners Association.
(Originals are archived at the Torrance Historical Society).
Riviera Homeowners Association 