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Identifier	post_00175
Title	Interior of the new $100,000 Bath House and Plunge, Venice, Cal.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1908
Subject (Topic)	Bathhouses--California--Los Angeles; Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Newman Post Card Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, San Francisco
Language	eng
Description	A view of the interior of the bath house in Venice, California. A rope with floats is seen on the surface of the water. Several bathers are in the pool. Numerous bathers in swim suits stand near the edge of the pool. Spectators in street clothes are visible in raised viewing areas on two sides of the pool. A large skylight appears in the upper portion of the image.
Historical Background	Originally part of the Ocean Park district of Santa Monica, Abbot Kinney's vision of Venice in America was developed starting in 1904, complete with a canal system and singing gondoliers. Canal construction began in 1904, and in 1905 construction of an amusement pier began. Kinney's plans also included a large bathhouse built on the shore near the pier. It opened for business on June 21, 1908. The 100 x 150 foot heated salt water pool could accomodate 2000 bathers. Venice formally disincorporated from Ocean Park in 1911, and in 1925, Venice was annexed to the city of Los Angeles. By 1929, many of the canals had been filled in and paved as roads due to health and engineering problems.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "100 x 150 feet. From 3 feet to 12 feet in depth. Water always warm. Venice, Cal. On the road of a thousand wonders"
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: No. F 218
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection