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The Palos Verdes Estates, California surf gang known as the Bay Boys<\/strong><\/a> will be short one club house this week after AMPCO Contracting Inc<\/strong>. was paid $61,511 to tear it down, according to a story in the LA Times<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Workers reportedly used a helicopter to airlift jackhammers and other equipment used to remove the structure. It should be a thing of the past by Friday December 2, 2016.<\/p>\n The Bay Boys began building the so-called \u201cfort\u201d 30 years ago, on the rugged shoreline of Rocky Point, at one of Southern California\u2019s best and most notorious surf spots. They cemented in stone retaining walls and a patio with a stone table, fire pit, rock bench and wood canopy. An adjacent seating area contains a wooden bench covered by a wood frame with palm fronds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Even without the fort, it seems doubtful that the Boys will be any more welcoming to visiting surfers, but it’s a symbolic step in the right direction.<\/p>\n