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St. Malo is a
cluster of French
Normandy Tudor
homes on the north
side of the Buena
Vista Lagoon be-
tween Oceanside
and Carlsbad. You
can see the slanted
roofs, decorative
half-timbering,
turreted towers
and animal wind vanes of this distinc-
tive community from Highway 101 and
the beach.
Many have wondered about this idyl-
lic Oceanside community, and many
have tried to charm the 24-hour armed
guard who presides over the gated en-
try, admitting only owners or guests of
the very private residents within.
Count me among them. Long fasci-
nated by the charming community be-
hind the gate, I too tried to gain entry
by sweet talking the guard. It is such a
pleasant spot; its where I want to live
when I win the lotto.
The guard was not impressed.
Disappointed, but undeterred, I con-
tacted Doug Harwood , a broker with
Coldwell Banker/The Harwood Group ,
who has an active listing on a home
inside the gates at 77 Saint Malo Beach
for just under $2.9 million.
Rare Treat
I had done my research and knew
that the community was founded in
1926 by Kenyon and Louise Keith of
Pasadena.
As luck would have it, Harwood has
worked for the family of the founders
A Passport Wont Get You to These French Charms in Oceanside
for years. He not only was personally
knowledgeable about the secretive
community, he had a stylish coffee
table book written by a descendant
of Keiths on the history of St. Malo.
Written exclusively for St. Malo resi-
dents, I had the unique privilege of be-
ing invited to his offce to read through
it.
I cant let you take it with you,
Harwood said. Its one of only a few
in existence.
And what a treat it was. There were
fantastic photos carefully curated from
the very beginning of the project all the
way through to nearly current day.
Keith, a Pasadena architect and
builder, and his wife Louise were in Eu-
rope in the 1920s and were captivated
by St. Malo, a quaint French fshing
village in Brittany. They dreamed of
building a similar homestead on the
coast in California.
Scouring the coast from Ventura
to San Diego, they fnally found three
oceanfront acres in Oceanside, but the
owner informed them that they had to
buy all 26 acres or no deal. The Keiths
took it.
In a partnership with other family
investors, they paid $91,000 in 1926 for
the acreage and developed St. Malo,
a private enclave for friends and fam-
ily. Even though in a few short years
the stock market would crash and the
Great Depression would besiege the
country, it was a sound investment.
Keith set strict architectural guide-
lines and transfer of title rules for each
home, most of which remain in place
today. In 2014, there are 82 homes in
the community, with three lots left.
Many of the original families are
still there, transferring ownership of
the properties through the generations.
However, Harwood said there have
been more homes sold outside of the
original families lately because as prices
go up, the pool of buyers thins out.
Harwood said 10 homes have sold in
the last six years, and they have not
been family transfers.
A Trip Back in Time
Kristi Hawthorne , a 31-year resident
of Oceanside and volunteer archivist
for the Oceanside Historical Society
sent me several newspaper articles on
St. Malo dating back to 1930.
Hawthorne, who has also written a
book Oceanside, Where Life is Worth
Living, said of St. Malo, Nowadays,
you and I can take a two-week vacation
every year, but the people who owned
property in St. Malo in the 1950s and
1960s summered.
The book on St. Malos history
confrmed this luxury. Like some-
thing right out of a John Cheever
novel, it said every year the families
would come from Pasadena to spend
the summer on the beach. The wives
moved the household and children to
St. Malo, leaving the husbands behind
to work. On Fridays, husbands and
friends would board the express train
from Los Angeles and drink and play
cards in the club cars, arriving for the
barbecue parties at the cabana just in
time for sunset.
The St. Malo of today is indeed a
throwback to times gone by, a private
oasis on the Pacifc Ocean defnitely
worth a lotto ticket.
LUXURY
REAL ESTATE
Stephanie R. Glidden
Photos courtesy of John Leonffu, Warm Focus Photography
Located behind the historic gates of the St.
Malo Beach community, 77 Saint Malo Beach
has 4,001 square feet .
Built in 2007, under the guidance of Anjum
Razvi, this home is reminiscent of the French
Normandy countryside.
The French country kitchen looks out over
the Buena Vista Lagoon and the Pacifc
Ocean beyond.