The RHA was founded in 1945 as the Hollywood Riviera Homeowners Association. At that time, area development was restricted to single family homes and membership included access to an exclusive beach club. The beach club was later destroyed in a fire but the spot it once stood upon is forever preserved by the local name “Burnout Beach”.
In the mid-1950’s, tract housing characterized as the California Ranch style expanded on the hillside. The Association name was shortened to Riviera Homeowners Association and the RHA was involved in ensuring infrastructure and services were available to Riviera resident homes. Today, the RHA welcomes and serves all who reside or have a property interest in the Riviera Community.
For history on the beginnings of the Hollywood Riviera and how it got its name, click here.
Visit our Riviera Reporter webpage to read what neighbors were talking about in 1969, 1985, or just last year. You may find out more than you ever thought you would about people you know or the house you live in.
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History as written by the early founders of the Riviera Homeowners Association are below. (Learn more about the RHA by visiting the Torrance Historical Society).
Riviera Homeowners Association 