George Freeth Vintage Surf Tees & Clothing

George Freeth 97th anniversary of surfing Huntington Beach.

Pier is coming up, June 20th 1914, get your George Freeth Tees and Posters.
First person to surf southern California.

Tees   SM, MD, LG, XL, XXL $16.95 White only.

Sold only at

Coral Reef Wetsuits.com

Size

MED LG XL XXL

Style

Huntington Beach Redondo Beach

 

 

Coral Reef® George Freeth T-Shirt

6.1 oz Heavy Weight 100% Cotton Pre Shrunk

Regular Price: $24.95 - $29.95

Web Price: $16.95

George Freeth in 1914 was Coral Reef's first team rider. He first surfed California in 1907, Henry Huntington hired George to surf the local Redondo coast to bring people down to the beach so he could sell his real estate, they called George the "man that walked on water".  George helped in starting the first Santa Monica lifeguards, This vintage T is on sale now $16.95. Be the first to wear this great vintage legend T-shirt, the man who surfed California for the first time.

Available in Huntington or Redondo style

George Freeth commemorative poster available on the Posters / Wall Art page!

Most important for our story, 1903 saw the construction of a wooden 
pier, approximately 1,000 feet long, at the end of Main Street. Nearby, 
on a bluff, set the Huntington Inn. A plunge was built west of the pier 
and a band stage was built on the beach between the pier and the plunge. 
The pier was built of untreated lumber and suffered attack from various 
marine organisms which weakened the structure. Nevertheless, that 
original pier was to last until 1912 when a storm demolished the middle 
of the pier.

A $70,000 pier construction bond was soon approved and a new 
1,350-foot-long concrete pier was dedicated on June 20-21, 1914. The 
local Huntington Beach News proudly proclaimed: “Pier Celebration Was 
Gigantic Success; Twenty Thousand Visitors Entertained; Fifteen Hundred 
Automobiles Here Sunday.” On the front page were “Three views of the 
Longest, Highest, and Most Artistically Designed Solid Concrete Pier in 
the World.” Festivities that day included a concert by the Municipal 
Band of Long Beach, swimming and diving events, a “surfing” 
demonstration by legendary board rider George Freeth, a casting 
tournament by members of the Southern California Rod and Reel Club, and 
Japanese fencing and sword dances. At 7:30 the lights on the pier were 
turned on and a carnival band played for a dance and “serpentine battle” 
out at the end of the pier. A 500-foot extension, together with a 
restaurant at the end, was added to the concrete pier in 1930.