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Peninsula News – Thursday, July 17, 2008

A 'Grim' fairy tale  

To the Editor
    Once upon a time there was a lane called Palos Verdes Drive North that was shaded with large pepper trees. An equestrian path paralleled the lane, where RHE people enjoyed riding their steeds. At the same moment in time there was a sleepy little shopping center called Peninsula Center, where neighbors took care of their daily errands. All was peaceful and serene, everyone was happy.

    Then the powers-that-be decided that Peninsula Center could be transformed into a thriving metropolis creating income to keep the signature fences of RHE painted a pristine white.

    Building after building was erected in Peninsula Center. There was no end to the construction until every last inch of the center was filled with 44-foot edifices. Condos galore were sold to happy people anxious to experience the country living that RHE was famous for. Alas, to their chagrin, the new residents discovered that instead of country ambiance, they were stuck in a concrete jungle. Worse yet, because there were so many of them, the new RHE .residents could not leave their beloved hill because traffic was completely bottled up on the still two-lane, PV Drive North.

    “Help,” they cried to the city fathers and mothers, but no one heeded their calls. Fearing that they would never reach the 110 Freeway, in desperation they begged a federal governmental agency to save them by eliminating the bottleneck on PV Drive North.

    The federal agency took pity upon the distraught residents, and a wondrous thing happened! The agency exerted its magical powers (just as Cinderella’s fairy godmother did when she turned a pumpkin into a coach), and presto, PV Drive North was transformed into a magnificent six-lane freeway with a light-rail train down the center.

    To honor the RHE City Council lady whose undaunted dedication helped change Peninsula Center into a congested cement city (thereby leading to the need for the new superhighway), the thoroughfare was appropriately name “The Susan Seamans Freeway.”

                                                                                                Ruth Hattersley
                                                                                                Rancho Palos Verdes


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