Hawthorne History
According to my 3rd grade teacher, Hawthorne is named after the famous American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. The daughter of one of the land develpers who founded Hawthorne liked the author's writing and shared the same birthday as the author.
Hawthorne was incorportated as a city in 1922.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is linked with Hawthorne since they moved here in 1939. Since the Southern California Aviation boom fizzled out, Hawthorne has been going down the tubes.

hawthorne blvd - 1984 Olympic parade
The Edirisinghe's 1st Xmas in the USA.