Downtown Manhattan Beach

Specialties

Come spend the day shopping like a local at our variety of nearly 80 retail stores. Complete your shopping day dining at our award winning restaurants.

PARKING

Parking enforcement hours are from 8 AM to 9 PM with the exception of the beach parking lots at the Manhattan Beach Pier, which are enforced 24 hours a day.

The City runs twelve parking lots. Lot 9 is a two level underground parking structure with 200 2 hour metered spaces and 260 8 hour metered spaces. Lot 8 is long term free parking and Lot 7 has 10 hour meters. Beyond lots, there are over 300 City street meters in the Downtown Manhattan Beach business district. These parking spaces serve to regulate the flow of transitory and business traffic.

Parking Rates

Beach Parking Lots 1.50 per hour

City Parking Lots 0.75 per hour

Street Parking 1.25 per hour

Valet parking

Downtown Manhattan Beach has two year-​round Valet drop off locations to serve you on weekend nights. One additional station is in operation during the summer months.

Exact Locations

Manhattan Avenue and 11 Street Year round

Manhattan Avenue and 12^th Street Year-​round

Manhattan Beach Boulevard just west of Morningside Drive May to September

Hours of Operation

Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6 PM to Midnight

Sundays 6 PM to 10 PM

The Costs

7.00 flat fee payable in advance.

History

Established in 1912.

Cities such as this don’t just appear — yet, comparatively speaking, the history of Manhattan Beach covers a relatively short span. In its earliest days, Manhattan Beach was part of the ten-​mile ocean frontage of Rancho Sausal Redondo, which means «Round Clump of Willows.» At one time the area was called «Shore Acres» by George Peck, who owned a section of the north end of town.

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In 1901, John Merrill bought the south portion and called his section Manhattan after his old home, New York City. Peck and Merrill, unable to agree on a city name, flipped a coin and Manhattan won.

The first downtown building was built by Merrill around 1901, a small frame building later used for city offices. The official date of incorporation was December 2, 1912. Planks were laid in the sand on Manhattan Avenue for vehicles and along the Strand and side streets for pedestrians.

Two wooden piers were built in 1901, one at Center Street and one at Marine Avenue. The

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Slow down to the local’s pace to savor the unrivaled coastal views and unforgettable sunsets.

Come spend the day shopping like a local at our variety of nearly eighty retail stores. Stop for lunch or complete your shopping day dining at our award-​winning restaurants.

Take a stroll with the kids to the Roundhouse Aquarium at the end of the historic Manhattan Beach Pier. Rent bikes to ride our paved beach-​front bike path, or just roll up your pant legs and collect seashells at low tide. If you time it right, you can even catch the «Wimbledon of beach volleyball», the Manhattan Open or «the granddaddy of all paddle board races», the Catalina Classic! —

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