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Construction of the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica

Description: Image of the Palisades Beach Road (part of the Roosevelt Highway and later Pacific Coast Highway) during construction of the McClure Tunnel, with the Deauville Club (with tower), the Santa Monica Athletic Club, and Wavecrest Club, at left, and Palisades Park and bluffs at right.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1934
Call number: photCL_555_09_79
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog

Beach Clubs along Coast Highway-Santa Monica, Calif

Visual Materials

Image of the Palisades Beach Road (part of the Roosevelt Highway and later Pacific Coast Highway), with the Deauville Club (with tower), Santa Monica Athletic Club, and Wavecrest Club, at left, and Palisades Park and bluffs at right.

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Construction of the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica

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Image of construction supplies and equipment used to excavate soil for the construction of the McClure Tunnel near the Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Highway) and Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica, California.

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Beach clubs and beachgoers, Santa Monica, California

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Image of beachgoers on the beach and playing in the surf in front of the Deauville Club, at far right with towers, the Santa Monica Athletic Club, at center right, and the Wavecrest Club, at far left, in Santa Monica, California. The Bay Cities Guaranty Building (also known as the Clock Tower Building or Crocker Bank Building) is visible above beyond the Palisades bluffs and Palisades Park.

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Santa Monica Yacht harbor

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Image of the Santa Monica Yacht harbor with boats in the water and people standing at the end of the Santa Monica Pier looking toward the beach, in Santa Monica, California. The Deauville Club (at right with towers), Santa Monica Athletic Club (center) and Wavecrest Club (at far left) are visible on the beach and the Bay Cities Guaranty Building (also known as the Clock Tower Building or Crocker Bank Building) is visible beyond the Palisades bluffs and Palisades Park.

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Deauville Club, Santa Monica

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Image of the beach and bluffs next to the Deauville Club (with castle-style facade) in Santa Monica, California, with the Santa Monica Athletic Club (center) and Wavecrest Club (at far left) on the beach and the Georgian Hotel and Guaranty Clock Tower building seen on the bluff in the distance. The edge of the Santa Monica Municipal Pier can be seen at bottom right.

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Deauville Club serving people on the beach, Santa Monica

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Image of waiters from the Deauville Club serving people on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The Wavecrest Club and the Santa Monica Athletic Club can be seen in the upper middle of the image with the cliffs of Palisades Park in the distance. The waiters are African-American.

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Construction of the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica

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