Los Serranos Country Club in the 1930s and 1940s | Belief and Commentary






Paul Spitzzeri

Opened by Extensive Beach front investors and headed by Harlan C. Davison, in 1925, Los Serranos Country Club was the former Property Ranch of Joseph Bridger, supervisor of the Rancho Santa Ana del Chino in advance of 1880.  The club, nevertheless, struggled as the Wonderful Depression burst forth in late 1929 and shut for 50 % a yr right before reopening the upcoming spring under the management of Victor Claridge, who had worked at beach front clubs and restaurants in Santa Monica and later ran places to eat in Palm Springs and Laguna Beach front. In 1933, rumors in Chino claimed that the club was to be bought by the homeowners of the perfectly-acknowledged Agua Caliente on line casino and racetrack in Tijuana, with the purpose of making a observe at Los Serranos.

Alternatively, the property was obtained in spring 1934 by Harry A. Jones Associates, which planned a

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