This coming Monday the 9th @ 7 p.m., the Chino Hills Historical Society offers presentations to commemorate the centennial of the Los Serranos Country Club. Join us at the Club, 15656 Yorba Avenue (Los Serranos Country Club Drive coming in from Soquel Canyon Parkway to the south), for this special 100th anniversary event.
In April 1925, a group of Long Beach investors, having purchased the Home Ranch and adobe house built by Joseph Bridger, opened Los Serranos and hoped to draw golf enthusiasts from greater Los Angeles to go out to the beautiful rural setting and enjoy the sport and atmosphere. Despite a significant investment and substantial publicity, the Great Depression led to a change of ownership and the club was plagued by financial issues for years afterward.
After a brief period as the Black-owned Valparaiso Recreation Center and more changes in ownership, Paul Greening, who owned a few thousand acres in the Chino Hills area, bought the property and, in 1953 leased the Club to tennis champion Jack Kramer and partners, with Kramer becoming sole lessee eight years later. Over seven decades later, the Kramer family continues the operation of a century-old Chino Hills institution.
There will be a pair of talks, including by David Kramer, one of Chino Hills' Unsung Heroes for 2025, as well as a display of photos and other artifacts related to the Club's history.
