The Westchester/Playa Historical Society’s Discovery Center, located in the Westchester Triangle at 6207 W. 87th St., recently honored its community veterans with an exhibit that was open to the public on Sunday, May 28th during Memorial Day Weekend, as well as Sunday, July 2 and Sunday, July 9, book-ending the 4th of July holiday. On display at the Discovery Center were photos of veterans, men and women, introduced by the quote “ Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of every fallen soldier who protected it.”
The exhibits were sponsored by Richard Moon & Associates, Certified Public Accountants. The historical society gratefully acknowledges Richard Moon for his support in sponsoring the exhibit and, also, for his service as a Veteran, also acknowledging board members Marcelo Cruz and Michael Heffernan for assembling the exhibit. The Westchester/Playa Historical Society invites the submission of the names of veterans, for future exhibits, who reside in the Westchester/Playa community, or have resided in the past, and/or to be recognized posthumously. To be included in future exhibits, the Historical Society requests the veteran’s name, branch of service, dates of service and photo.
The Westchester/Playa Historical Society is a nonprofit, whose primary and specific purpose is to gather, study and preserve the history of the communities of Westchester, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista. The historical society is grateful to all donors https://wphistoricalsociety.org/support/ and further acknowledges the generosity of: the Founders Circle, comprised of the Drollinger Family Charitable Foundation, the William H. Hannon Foundation, the Westchester Rotary Foundation, the Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary Foundation, and the Cozette Chattin Vergari Family, as well as its Diamond Donors Amy Nelson Frelinger, Los Angeles World Airports, Richard Moon and Cozette Vergari and its Emerald Donors David Russell, Patty Crockett, Maria Davis, Lisa Schwab, John and Gail Grover, and Technologent.
The Board of Directors, Cozette Vergari, Marcelo Cruz, Art Wexler, Mike Heffernan, David Russell, Sophia Scorziello and Grant Frances, facilitate docents at the Discover Center on Sundays between 9:30 a.m. and noon, by appointment and/or scheduled special events. The Discovery Center from time to time hosts historical documentaries for public viewing, as well as records individual’s stories for its archives as oral histories. The historical society has digitized all artifacts in its possession and welcomes those who wish to research the history of the Westchester/Playa community through the Discovery Center. It is happy to accept in-kind donations of historical significance and does so on an ongoing basis.
Visit our website at www.wphistoricalsociety.org or reach out via email to wphistorical@gmail.com.
6207 W 87th St - Westchester, CA 90045 