Probably the most fashionable and style-conscious of LA’s outlying coastal communities, Manhattan Beach social activity centres on the numerous cafes grouped along Manhattan Beach Boulevard. Sporting activity, however, centres on the volleyball nets lining the town’s beach. In California, beach volleyball is a very serious sport with many professional players, a few of whom might be spotted exercising their perfectly-formed calf muscles along the sands. For-a glimpse into the founding of the community – just 80 years ago, this was a remote outpost of LA – drop into the small History Centre, 425 15th Street.