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Railroad tracks and bluff along Santa Monica beach, California
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Railroad tracks and Long Wharf in distance along Santa Monica beach, California
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View looking down the California Incline road in Santa Monica, California, towards the beach and railroad tracks. The Southern Pacific Railroad ran steam engines along these tracks between Los Angeles and the Long Wharf (seen in distance at left). A few telephone poles can also be seen, as well as the wagon trail that ran alongside the railroad tracks.
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North Beach and Railroad, Santa Monica
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Image of North Beach and the Arcadia Hotel with the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks running next to the Beach Road in Santa Monica, California, in 1893. The Santa Monica Bath House and the remains of the Los Angeles and Independence Wharf are visible at right and the Palisades Bluffs are visible at left.
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View south from Santa Monica Canyon
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Image of the cliffs and beach looking south from Santa Monica Canyon with the Arcadia Hotel in distance, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks running next to the Beach Road in Santa Monica, California. The remains of the Los Angeles and Independence Wharf are visible at upper right center of image.
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Santa Monica Hotel with railroad tracks
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Image of the Santa Monica Hotel on Ocean Avenue with railroad tracks visible in the foreground in Santa Monica, California. A sign that reads "sea shells" is painted on a building at right.
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Santa Monica Beach from Hotel Arcadia
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Image of restaurants on the North Beach, as seen from the Arcadia Hotel in Santa Monica, California, situated next to the new railroad track along the beach. Signs on the restaurants read "Hot and cold lunches, Eckert and Hopf, Anheuser Busch Lager Beer" "Pavilion Restaurant" and "John Wieland lager beer." The Santa Monica Bath House is seen beyond the "John Wieland" sign, with a bandstand shell on the bluffs above (in present-day Palisades Park) and the Long Wharf visible in the distance.
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Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica
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Elevated view of houses along the beach in Santa Monica, California, looking south from the bluffs of Palisades Park, with railroad tracks and the Palisades Beach Road (part of the Roosevelt Highway, later Pacific Coast Highway), below, and the Santa Monica Pier and Ocean Park Pier visible in the distance. The mansion beach house of actress Marion Davies (which later became the Ocean House, or Oceanhouse hotel, and Sand and Sea Beach Club) is visible with multiple fireplaces in the foreground.
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