Founder Dick Arons in 1951.
Begun first as a modest business selling goods off the back of a truck to the El Toro and Camp Pendleton Marine bases, SCDC has evolved into a true family business. Dick’s mother and aunt worked in the office into their 90s and at one point all six of Dick’s children worked alongside each other in what became the family’s home away from home at 309 Calle de Los Molinos.
Today Dick’s youngest son, Curt Arons and his wife Angel run the business with a dedication to continuing his father’s legacy, he says, “It was hard to move but the new warehouse is great, and I think my dad would be happy to know the business is still going strong.”
South Coast Distributing Company is open to the public,
weekdays until 4pm, at 221 Calle Pintoresco, San Clemente.
