Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Image of a train on the Santa Monica Long Wharf in Santa Monica, California, with a horse-drawn wagon standing under the trestle.
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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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Image of an African American boy standing in front of a group of people on the front porch of the Santa Monica Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California. A sign for the hotel that reads "Santa Monica Hotel" can be seen on the south side of the front building facing Railroad Avenue (present day Colorado Boulevard.).
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Image of an African American boy standing in front of a group of people on the front porch of the Santa Monica Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California. The background shows people on the second-story balcony of a larger back building.
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Panoramic view of crowd of people standing on the Santa Monica Pier, with amusement rides behind them. Includes beauty contestants, musical bands, spectators and others. Automobiles in a parking lot, a roller coaster, and the bluffs above the beach can be seen in the background. Included on sashes and the young women's bathing suits are lettering including "Miss California Beautifier, W.B. Blakeley" and "Sea Breeze."
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Image of a line of people waving while standing under a neon sign for the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. The sign reads "Santa Monica Yacht Harbor Sport Fishing and Boating Cafes." Santa Monica Pier Business Men’s Association president Dick Hernage dedicates the sign with Santa Monica officials, including Mayor Claude C. Crawford along with pier business owners and film actresses Martha O’Driscoll and Susan Hayward in 1941.
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