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Looking north on Pacific Avenue, Venice, California

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Description: Landscape view of Venice, California, looking north on Pacific Avenue from the vicinity of Washington Boulevard. The Sunset Pier, Venice Pier, Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier are in the distance, and many houses are in the neighborhood. Signs are visible for the "Venice Industrial Emergency Hospital," "Flag Petroleum Corp. Ltd.," and "Herndom Realty Co."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1931
Call number: photCL_555_01_1789
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People on the beach and in the surf, Ocean Park, Venice Beach, California

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Image of people in bathing suits on the beach and in the surf in Venice, California, with the Lick Pier and Ocean Park (now a neighborhood in Santa Monica) in the distance.

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Looking north up Ocean Front from Bath House, Venice, California

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View looking north on the boardwalk (Ocean Front Walk), from the Bath House in Venice, California. Signs reading "Kemper Apartments," "Bathhouse," "Seward's Egyptian" are seen along the boardwalk. Signs that read "Dome Theatre" and "Egyptian Ballroom" are seen on the Lick 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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Venice Bakery, Midway Garage and other buildings, Venice, California

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Image of streets and buildings in Venice, California with signs for the "Venice Bakery," and "Midway Garage." The Abbot Kinney Pier is in the distance. Railroad tracks are seen in the foreground.

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

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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.

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View down Pier Avenue, Venice, California

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Image of a view of businesses on Pier Avenue in Venice, California. Signs for "Steinarts haberdashery and shoes," "J.N. Mooser dry goods, gents furnishing," and "First National Bank building" are visible.

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Looking north on Pacific Avenue, Venice, California

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