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| From | Paul Myers <paulm@shaw.ca> |
| Subject | Beach Boys may Getcha Plaque |
| Date | Fri, 20 Feb 2004 01:49:58 -0800 |
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This was on the Associated Press wires tonight...
Beach Boys Home May Become Landmark AP
Thu Feb 19, 2:14 PM ET
HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Landmark status could be given to the site where
Beach Boys brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson (news) grew up to
proselytize California surf, sun and cars.
The Wilsons grew up in a house at 3701 W. 119th St., which was
demolished in the mid-1980s to make way for the Century (105)
Freeway. The landmark status application for the site, now occupied
by a freeway wall, was submitted by Harry Jarnagan, 50, of Tracy.
Jarnagan argued in the 84-page application that the site was
deserving because the Beach Boys "broadcast to the world an image of
California as a dreamlike place of sun, sand, surfing, hot rods and
romance, contributing to a specific migration to this state during
the 1960s."
Baby boomers grew up on Beach Boys tunes like "Surfer Girl," "Surfin'
Safari," "Little Deuce Coupe," Good Vibrations," "California Girls,"
"Help Me Rhonda" and "Be True to Your School."
Beach Boys fans could learn as early as this spring whether
historical landmark status will be granted. The California Historical
Resources Commission might consider the request during its April
meeting, said Cynthia Howse of the Office of Historic Preservation,
the state agency that forwards applications to the commission.
Applications are judged on whether they have statewide significance,
Howse said.
The absence of a structure at the Hawthorne site doesn't weigh
against the application, she said. If Jarnagan's application is
approved, the former Wilson home site will be identified by a
standard, cream-colored California State Landmark sign with the
state's bear logo.
Jarnagan's application included maps, historical information on the
site and the band, and letters of endorsement from state Librarian
Kevin Starr, music icon Dick Clark, the president of the Beach Boys
fan club, the city of Hawthorne, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Maxine
Waters, state Sen. Ed Vincent and Assemblyman Jerome Horton, among
others
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