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Article: GOING COASTAL; MANHATTAN BEACH MAY NOT BE AS GLITZY AND GLAM AS LOS ANGELES, BUT THE BEDROOM COMMUNITY MAKES UP FOR IT WITH A FASHION-FORWARD RETAIL SCENE.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- October 18, 2001
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Located less than 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles and three miles from the Los Angeles International Airport at the southerly end of the Santa Monica Bay, the city of Manhattan Beach benefits from being both a bedroom community for L.A.'s entertainment industry executives and a summer home for the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, Tiger Woods, and Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.
Manhattan Beach native Quentin Tarantino penned his first screenplay, "True Romance," in the city while employed at a video store. Producer David E. Kelley has set up shop here with production offices for "The Practice" and Ally McBeal." Walt Disney and Raleigh Studios also have facilities in ...