Annual Homes Tour to Focus on Portuguese Bend

A container home, which boasts 40-foot metal shipping containers, is one of three Portuguese Bend residences that will be showcased during this year's Palos Verdes Homes Tour. 

Others include the home of artist Tom Redfield, a member of the Portuguese Bend Artist Colony. Redfield's home was built in 1949 by a San Pedro shipbuilder and now features art and cliff and ocean views.

The tour will also spotlight Frank Vanderlip's “The Old Ranch Cottage,” built in 1916 as the first home in Portuguese Bend Colony.

The tour will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13-14. The annual fundraiser raises money for the . Pre-sale tickets are $40 for Art Center members and $45 for non-members. Tickets will be $50 the day of the event. Each ticket includes a tour of the homes, lunch and boutique shopping.            

For more information, call the Art Center at 310-541-2479 or visit www.pvartcenter.org.