Guide to the Joseph Barnett Real Estate Brochure Collection 009
Sabrina Ponce
Monique Sugimoto
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
2016/08/24
701 Silver Spur Road
Rolling Hills Estates, California 90274
localhistory@pvld.org
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Joseph Barnett real estate brochure collection
Creator:
Barnett, Joseph
Source:
Barnett, Thomas
Identifier/Call Number: 009
Physical Description:
2.1 Cubic Feet
3 legal-sized document boxes, 1 oversize document box.
Date (bulk): ca. 1961-1997
Abstract: Collection includes real estate brochures and plot plans for housing developments throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula, compiled
by long time Palos Verdes Estates resident and real estate broker Joseph Barnett. The collection documents a signficant period
in the development of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Physical Location: Local History Center
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Barnett (1922-2015) was born in Mebane, North Carolina and moved to the City of Palos Verdes Estates in 1958. After
working as an engineer for Douglas Aircraft, Barnett became a real estate broker in 1962 and stayed involved in real estate
until his passing in 2015. Barnett was a former president of the Palos Verdes Estates Board of Realtors and also served as
director of both the California Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.
Joseph Barnett was also very involved in city government. He served on the City Council for the City of Palos Verdes Estates
from 1966 to 1978 and was mayor from 1968 to 1976. He served on numerous committees for the city, most notable the Planning
Commission where he served for 18 years. Barnett was instrumental in the establishment of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Shoreline
Preserve and in the creation of the city's Neighborhood Compatibility Ordinance.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is open for research use.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title; thereunder chronologically, with dated materials followed by undated materials.
Scope and Contents
The Joseph Barnett Real Estate Brochure Collection includes brochures, plot plans, floor plans and price lists for housing
developments on the the Palos Verdes Peninsula and neighboring areas. Some folders include business cards of sales agents,
reprints of newspaper articles, and copies of official subdivision reports. Developers and realtors represented in this collection
include Ray Watt, William Polkinghorn, and William C. Kulow.
In addition to the files on housing developments, the collection also includes bulletins from Kahlo Realty; a membership roster
from the Palos Verdes Estates Board of Realtors; a Palos Verdes Peninsula Center Population Report; graphs and a newspaper
article on Peninsula growth statistics; highway maps issued by the California Division of Highways and brochures for the Rolling
Hills Country Club and South Shores Racquet Club.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is a gift from Thomas Barnett, son of Joseph Barnett. The processing of this collection was funded in part
by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology
Act, administered by the California State Librarian.
Processing Information
Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers Alex Dan and Hiroko Yanigiharo, 2015.
Final arrangement and description by Sabrina Ponce.
Related Materials
Oral history transcript and recording / Joseph Barnett, interviewee, 2007, Oral History Program. Palos Verdes Library District,
Local History Center.
Collection of Multiple Listing Service publications (ca 1968-1990) for the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Palos Verdes Library District,
Local History Center.
Preferred Citation
[Name of item], Joseph Barnett real estate brochure collection (Collection 009). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library,
Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Real estate development -- California -- Palos Verdes Estates.
Brochures
Developers, Housing
Floor-plan drawings
Real estate development
Barnett, Joseph
Barnett, Thomas
Box 1
Alta Vista of Palos Verdes
ca. 1979-1980
Box 1
Barratt Studio Solo, brochure
1982
Scope and Contents
Promotional brochure on Studio Solo housing concept presented by Barratt American Incorporated.
Box 4
Bixby Riviera
ca. 1981
Scope and Contents
Bixby Riviera is located in Long Beach. Includes an advertisement printed in the Los Angeles Times on February 8, 1981.
Box 1
Braemar Palos Verdes
ca. 1970; 1977
Box 1
Brookside Village
ca. 1970
Scope and Contents
Brookside Village is located in Redondo Beach.
Box 1
Casas Verdes Town Houses
ca. 1968
Scope and Contents
Includes the by-laws of the Casas Verdes Townhouse Owners' Association and a formal "Declaration of Establishment of Basic
Protective Restrictions, Limitations, Conditions, Covenants, Reservations, Liens and Charges."
Box 1
Cresta Palos Verdes
ca. 1972
Box 1
Crownridge Estates
ca. 1965
Box 1
Enchanted Hills Palos Verdes
N.D.
Box 1
The Gardens of Palos Verdes
ca. 1981
Box 1
Grandview Palos Verdes
ca. 1961
Box 1
Island View Townhomes
ca. 1984
Box 1
Kahlo Realty
N.D.
Scope and Contents
Includes a bulletin published by Kahlo Realty promoting vacant lots on Masongate Drive, Latigo Lane, and Palos Verdes Drive
North.
Box 1
La Cuesta Estates
ca. 1986
Box 1
Laurel Tree
ca. 1971
Scope and Contents
Laurel Tree is located in San Pedro.
Box 2
Los Verdes Estates 1 of 2
ca. 1963-1964; 1970; 1973
Box 2
Los Verdes Estates 2 of 2
ca. 1963-1964; 1970; 1973
Box 2
Los Verdes Estates East
ca. 1966
Box 2
[Lunada Bay Townhouse Condominiums]
ca. 1974
Box 2
Maison Aubord de la Mer
1981
Box 2
Mediterrania View Estates
ca. 1967
Box 2
Mesa Palos Verdes
ca. 1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Contains a typed sales offer to "Peninsula Board Members" and different brochure versions. The names of different housing
models are written on otherwise identical brochures, indicating that the handwritten notes therein pertain to the sale of
that particular model. One large folder contains information for both Mesa Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Stoneridge, both
developed by the R.A. Watt Company.
Box 2
MiraVerde
ca. 1977
Scope and Contents
Barbara B. and Fielden E. Faulkner, II are listed as the owners on the back of “Plan D.”
Box 2
MonteVerde
ca. 1962
Scope and Contents
Includes an advertisement in the form of a prose poem by resident James Mills, a map of the "Southland Freeway System," and
a reprint of an article from the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner titled "Palos Verdes Peninsula High Living with a View."
Box 2
Monte Verde Estates
ca. 1985
Box 2
Palos Verdes Apartments
ca. 1969
Box 2
Palos Verdes Crest
ca. 1964; 1967
Box 2
Palos Verdes Estates Board of Realtors
1984
Scope and Contents
Includes a membership roster of the Palos Verdes Estates Board of Realtors dated "October 1984."
Box 2
Palos Verdes Monaco
1963; 1966-1967; 1972
Box 3
Palos Verdes North
ca. 1968-1969
Scope and Contents
Includes information on Palos Verdes North 2
Box 3
Palos Verdes Northridge
ca. 1966
Box 3
Palos Verdes Panorama
ca. 1984
Box 3
Palos Verdes Peninsula Center Population Report
1962
Scope and Contents
Includes a brief report about the Palos Verdes Peninsula prepared by Capital Company. The report includes information on demographics,
construction activity, housing and education development, and the development of Peninsula Center and Palos Verdes Research
Park.
Box 3
Palos Verdes Stoneridge
ca. 1967
Box 3
Palos Verdes Village
ca. 1963-1964; 1972
Box 3
Peninsula Growth Statistics - graphs, Los Angeles Times reprint
1962
Scope and Contents
Includes a reprint of an article from the Los Angeles Times describing growth in population and real estate development in
the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Box 3
Peninsula Pointe
ca. 1997
Box 3
Plush Horse Ltd.
1973
Scope and Contents
Includes a permit granted to PHL Management, Inc. to sell securities and a brochure detailing the terms of the offers, both
dated March 12, 1973.
Box 3
Porto Verde
ca. 1970-1971
Scope and Contents
Includes a typewritten letter advertising Porto Verde to Joseph Barnett from Marvin E. Poer, Executive Vice President of Kimberly
Pacific Company, dated February 5, 1971.
Box 3
Porto Verde on the Ocean
ca. 1978
Box 3
The Ranch Country Estates
ca. 1979
Scope and Contents
Includes a handwritten letter dated April 12, 1979 and addressed to "Mayor Barnett" from Suzanne Thrift, CD Communities sales
counselor, presenting information on Ranch Country Estates.
Box 4
Rancho Palos Verdes Estates
ca. 1989
Box 3
Ridgegate: A Townhome Village
ca. 1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Includes a copy of the "Homeowners Association Maintenance & Operating Budget Thru 1975," typed on Ridgegate stationary and
stapled to a reprint of an article from the Daily Breeze titled, "There'll never be better time to buy on Peninsula," and
dated June 30, 1974.
Box 3
Ritz Cove
ca. 1988
Scope and Contents
Ritz Cove is in Laguna Niguel.
Rolling Hills Country Club
1971
Box 4
Rolling Hills Country Club Estates
N.D.
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter thanking Joseph Barnett for helping Techbilt Homes, Inc. sell homes at Rolling Hills Country Club Estates
and another letter describing plans to build new units.
Box 4
Rolling Hills Park Estates
ca. 1979
Box 3
Rossmoor Leisure World Laguna Hills
ca. 1964
Scope and Contents
Rossmoor Leisure World (now known as Laguna Woods Village) is located in Laguna Woods.
Box 4
Sea Bluff
ca. 1990
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter from the director of sales describing a preview party and encouraging a prospective home buyer to enter
a priority drawing for a sales appointment, with the priority drawing rules and drawing card included.
Box 3
Seahill Townhomes
ca. 1979-1980
Box 3
Sol Vista Homes Palos Verdes
ca. 1970
Box 3
South Point
ca. 1969
Scope and Contents
South Point is located in San Pedro.
Box 4
South Shores Racquet Club
ca. 1984
Scope and Contents
South Shores Racquet Club is located in San Pedro. Includes an announcement addressed to "J.A. Norton."
Box 3
State of California, Department of Public Works, Division of Highways - District 7 maps, travel times
ca. 1966-1968
Scope and Contents
Includes a map of the Division of Highways district boundaries, maps of the "California Freeway and Expressway System" for
District 7 (encompassing Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County), estimates of travel times within District
7, and estimates of peak hour traffic operation in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
Box 3
Stoneridge
ca. 1974
Scope and Contents
Includes a memo from Kemp Realty to the Rolling Hills Board of Realtors and Palos Verdes Estates Board of Realtors inviting
the realtors to visit and help sell Stoneridge condominiums.
Box 3
Stoneridge Estates
ca. 1968
Box 3
Strathmore Homes on the Hill
ca. 1974
Box 4
Tiara del Mar Palos Verdes
ca. 1973
Scope and Contents
Includes a blank sales agreement.
Box 4
Villa Verde
ca. 1979; 1981; 1983
Scope and Contents
Includes a type-written letter from Sunset Realty brokers advertising and presenting brochures about Villa Verde.
Box 4
West Palos Verdes Estates
ca. 1961
Box 4
Village Palos Verdes
ca. 1974; 1977
