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Palisades and Long Wharf by moonlight, Santa Monica, California

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Identifier	clloy_016
Title	Palisades and Long Wharf by moonlight, Santa Monica, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1912
Subject (Topic)	Bays--California--Santa Monica; Beaches--California--Santa Monica; Wharves--California--Santa Monica; Piers--California--Santa Monica
Subject (Name)	Long Wharf (Santa Monica Bay, Calif.)
Subject (Place)	Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.); Santa Monica (Calif.); Santa Monica Bay (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	Western Pub. & Nov.; Tichnor Bros.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	Nighttime view of the Santa Monica cliffs, seaside, mountains, and the Long Wharf. A moon over the mountains illuminates the Santa Monica Bay.
Historical Background	Santa Monica Bay was originally the site of the Long Wharf, briefly known as the Port of Los Angeles, located at Portero Canyon. The Long Wharf was engineered by the Thompson Bridge Co. and completed in 1893. It was advertised as "the longest wharf in the world" and was 4,720 feet long. The wharf included two sets of railroad tracks to carry goods to and from the mainland. For a short while, Santa Monica was under consideration as the major deep water seaport for the city of Los Angeles, and the city's business and tourism boomed during this period. However, in 1897 a Congressional decision was made favoring San Pedro as the major port for Los Angeles, and the Long Wharf eventually lost the shipping trade. In 1913, Pacific Electric contracted to have the outer 1600 feet of the Long Wharf dismantled, reducing it to around half of its original size. The remaining portion of the pier was removed by December of 1920.
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection