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Identifier	clloy_007
Title	Interior of bathing pavilion, Ocean Park, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1907
Subject (Topic)	Bathhouses--California--Santa Monica; Swimming pools--California--Santa Monica; Swimmers--California--Santa Monica;
Subject (Name)	Ocean Park Bathhouse;
Subject (Place)	Santa Monica (Calif.); Ocean Park (Santa Monica, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Edward H. Mitchell, Publisher
Place of Publication	San Francisco
Language	eng
Description	Interior view of a bathing pavilion in the Ocean Park Bathhouse. A barrel roof with skylights illuminates the room and rows of windows line the walls. Visitors stand or sit in the landings surrounding the bathing pools. The bathing pool features a slide, and a divider separates two pools.
Historical Background	The area South of Santa Monica became known as Ocean Park in 1895, and was originally developed by Abbot Kinney and his partner Francis Ryan. Kinney and Ryan built the Ocean Park Pier together in 1898, seeking to develop a fishing and pleasure pier. However, when Ryan died in October 1898, Kinney fell out with his new partners and the property was divided. Kinney went on to develop the marshy southern part of the property to create his "Venice of America" while his former partners developed Ocean Park. The Ocean Park Bathhouse, which opened in 1905, was a monumental structure. It stood next to the beach, and offered heated salt water swims for those who found the Pacific Ocean too cold or too dangerous. In 1912 the bathhouse was completely destroyed by fire along with Fraser's newly built Million Dollar Pier.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 1510
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection