Stephanie Sy:
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The story of Bruce’s Beach is a story about what could and should have been.
Over 100 years ago, an industrious Black woman in Southern California dreamt of owning a beach resort, but was refused whenever she tried. Willa Bruce eventually acquired land in Manhattan Beach, telling The Los Angeles Times in 1912: “I own this land, and I’m going to keep it.”
She and her husband, Charles, built a lodge, a place where Black vacationers could enjoy a stay at the beach.
Patricia Bruce-Carter, Relative of Bruce Family: They were having a beautiful time, and they built it to share, because whenever people came to California, they wanted them to have somewhere to go.
