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Identifier	clloy_031
Title	Band Stand and Plaza, Venice, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1910
Subject (Topic)	Bandstands--California--Los Angeles; Boardwalks--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, 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	VanOrnum Colorprint Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the bandstand on Ocean Front Walk in Venice above a jewelry store. To the right of the bandstand is the Thompson Scenic Railway roller coaster; a sign at the entrance to the coaster reads: "Scenic RY". An audience sits on benches facing the bandstand as a band plays.
Historical Background	Ocean Front Walk was developed in the early 1900s along with the rest of the Venice area. The Bandstand building and the Scenic Railway were located on the west side of Ocean Front Walk on the North side of the Venice Pier. The Thompson Scenic Railroad was a roller coaster built in 1910 by the L. A. Thompson Company, and which ran until 1919. In 1946 the city council decided to tear down the Venice pier. The pier was slowly demolished, and what was not demolished in the area by 1946 was destroyed by a fire in 1947.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 523
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection