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Palisades Beach Road

Description: Image of houses along the beach in Santa Monica, California, looking south from a bluff of Palisades Park with the Palisades Beach Road (part of Pacific Coast Highway) below and the California Incline, Santa Monica Pier, and Santa Monica Yacht Harbor breakwater visible in the distance. Ocean House, or the Oceanhouse Hotel, and Sand and Sea Beach Club that had been built as the beach house of actress Marion Davies, appears at center right (with multiple fireplaces).
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1949
Call number: photCL_555_06_2160
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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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Beach homes of the motion picture stars, Santa Monica, Cal

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Image of a section of celebrity beach houses along Palisades Beach Road (part of the Roosevelt Highway and later the Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, California, with the mansion of actress Marion Davies (which later became Ocean House, or the Oceanhouse Hotel and Sand and Sea Beach Club), in the foreground. The Sorrento Beach Club is seen in front of the California Incline road amid the bluffs at left and the Santa Monica Pier and Santa Monica Yacht Harbor breakwater are seen in the distance.

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Marion Davies Beach Home, Santa Monica, California

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Aerial view of Ocean House (or the Oceanhouse Hotel) and the Sand and Sea Beach Club on the property that was formerly the mansion of actress Marion Davies on the beach in Santa Monica, California, with Palisades Beach Road (part of Pacific Coast Highway) and the bluffs below Palisades Park in the background.

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Palisades at Santa Monica

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View of the Palisades bluff above the beach, with palm trees and fence, in Santa Monica, California. Railroad tracks and a dirt coast road are seen at left, along the beach.

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Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica beach, coast road and pier

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View looking south along the beach at Santa Monica, California, with the Palisades bluff on the left, and the coast road below. Other piers can be seen in the distance, along with beach clubs and other buildings on the beach. The "99 steps" are leading down from the bluff in middle distance.

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Santa Monica Yacht Harbor from Palisades Park

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Image of people looking out at boats in the Santa Monica Yacht Harbor from Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California, with the beach and a parking lot in the foreground, part of the Santa Monica Pier at left, and the breakwater in the distance.

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