Shadow Wood
Recorded Tract No. 24719 · Shadow Wood Dr, Whitehorn Dr, Elkmont Dr
Shadow Wood was most likely sold as Grandview Rolling Hills, the Grandview Building Co. section of 82 homes built east of Silver Spur Road in 1961, close to the Peninsula Shopping Center. Its three Harris & Rice plans ran from 1,432 to 1,816 square feet and were priced from about $24,000, with the first homes set for occupancy in late November 1961.
Mostly documented: the name and location are confirmed; some details rest on a single source.
Updated October 26, 2026 · County records from the 2026 roll · Sources at the bottom of the page · Send a correction
Shadow Wood at a glance
| Neighborhood | Grandview, Rancho Palos Verdes |
|---|---|
| Built | All in 1961 |
| Homes | 83 homes, all single-family houses · 1 vacant residential lot |
| Living area | Median about 1,790 sq ft per home; 3 bedrooms typical for single-family houses |
| Lots | Median single-family lot about 9,120 sq ft (middle half 7,670 sq ft to 12,720 sq ft) |
| Streets | Shadow Wood Dr, Whitehorn Dr, Elkmont Dr |
| Recorded tract map | Tract 24719 · recorded April 12, 1961 · Map Book 669, page 73 · about 29 acres · recorded map (PDF) (opens in a new tab) |
| City · ZIP | Rancho Palos Verdes · 90275 |
Highlighted: the recorded tract map from Los Angeles County Public Works. It shows how the land was subdivided, not an HOA boundary.
About Shadow Wood
The Shadow Wood name, shared with Shadow Wood Drive, is used in real estate listings and by a neighborhood committee on the city's grant list. Some listing sites place it in Rolling Hills Estates, but all of its homes are in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Schools for Shadow Wood
Schools by address
- ElementarySilver Spur · every home
- IntermediatePV Intermediate · every home
- High schoolYour choice: Palos Verdes High or Peninsula High
From PVPUSD's School Locator answers for every county address, checked October 3, 2026, counted by home. A locator answer is the district's home-school assignment, not a placement guarantee. Look up an address · PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab)
The schools listed are what PVPUSD's locator returns for the addresses in this tract. A home's own address is what counts, so check yours on the schools map.
Grandview, Rancho Palos Verdes
Grandview is a neighborhood of about 1,520 homes in north Rancho Palos Verdes, set around Basswood Avenue, Grayslake Road and Ironwood Street, mostly between Palos Verdes Estates and Silver Spur Road and north of Hawthorne Boulevard. It grew from Grandview Palos Verdes, a development announced in 1956 and built in phases into the early 1960s by the Grandview Building Co.
Other tracts in Grandview
Homes for sale near Shadow Wood
Current listings, with photos, prices and details, are on Properkey. Browse homes for sale in Rancho Palos Verdes (opens in a new tab).
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Where these facts come from
- RPV Neighborhood Beautification Grant, 2023 Previous Grantees List (opens in a new tab) — rpvca.gov
- Torrance Press, October 4, 1961, p. A-8 (opens in a new tab) — libarch.torranceca.gov
- Torrance Press, September 10, 1961, p. A-3 (opens in a new tab) — libarch.torranceca.gov
- Torrance Press, July 30, 1961, p. B-4 (opens in a new tab) — libarch.torranceca.gov
- Los Angeles County Assessor: parcel data (2026 roll): homes, year built, living area and lot size (opens in a new tab) — public.gis.lacounty.gov
- Los Angeles County Public Works: Land Records, recorded tract maps (opens in a new tab) — dpw.lacounty.gov
- PVPUSD School Locator (opens in a new tab) — pvpusd.net
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