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Crowds at beach, Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier, Venice and Santa Monica

Description: View of people on beach and boardwalk, with shops at right. In the distance is Lick Pier (mostly in Venice) and just beyond it, the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica. Signs for businesses read "Creighton Hotel," "Denver Hotel," "Ocean Park Pier," "Tango-jumbo," "Dome Theatre," and "Albers waffle flour." View also shows passengers on the Venice electric tram, with canopy, riding on the concrete promenade.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1928
Call number: photCL_555_09_131
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab)

Lick and Ocean Park Piers, Santa Monica, California

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Panoramic image of the Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier beyond a crowd of beachgoers and umbrellas at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California. The "Chute the Chutes" ride can be seen at the end of the Ocean Park Pier as well as signs for the "Egyptian Ballroom," "Dome Theatre," "Rosemary Theatre," "Tango-Jumbo," "Frank's Place," and "Alber's Waffle Flour." The Bon Ton Ballroom and Giant Dipper roller coaster on Lick Pier are seen at center and the Hotel Denver, with a sign for "Tacoma Brew," and Ocean Park Bathhouse (with Moorish-style towers) are seen along the boardwalk at far right.

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Ocean Park cottages on the beach looking toward Santa Monica

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View of Ocean Park cottages on the beach looking north towards Santa Monica with the Arcadia Hotel and North Beach Bath House and pier in the distance.

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Ocean Park beach, looking toward Venice, California

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Image of people on the beach amid beach umbrellas at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California, looking toward the Abbot Kinney Pier visible in the distance. The two hotels at left have signs that read "Ocean View Hotel, Rooms and Apts." and "Cadillac Hotel" and the umbrellas in the foreground read "Lick Pier Bath House, Ocean Park."

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Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica

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Image of people walking along the Ocean Park Pier with the Dome Theater at center and the Lighthouse slide at left with the Toonerville Fun House across from it, at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California.

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Santa Monica Beach looking south towards Ocean Park Pier

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Image of people on the sand at Santa Monica Beach looking south, with the small Crystal Pier (formerly the Bristol Pier) in the foreground, and the longer Ocean Park Pier in the distance, with a roller coaster and other rides, in Santa Monica, California.

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People on the Ocean Front Walk at Lick Pier, Ocean Park

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Image of people at the Ocean Front Walk on Lick Pier at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California.

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Crowds at beach, Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier, Venice and Santa Monica

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