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Identifier	clloy_032
Title	Venice Miniature Railway, Windward Avenue, Venice, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1922
Subject (Topic)	Railroads, miniature--California--Los Angeles; Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Venice Miniature Railway;
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.
Collection Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9489r2nz
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.; Theo. Sohmer
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Venice Miniature Railway at Windward Ave., featuring its number two train on the rail. A sign strung between buildings above Windward Avenue reads "Venice", and the Ocean Park Bank is visible on the right, a partially obscured advertisement painted on the side of the building reads: 4% paid on term deposits.
Historical Background	The Venice Miniature Railway was commissioned by city founder Abbot Kinney around 1905 to transport visitors, residents, and potential buyers around the Venice area. Three miniature trains operated on a three mile stretch of track that traveled around the canals, with a turn around at the east end of Windward Avenue across from the Venice Lagoon. The railway was designed and operated by John J. Coit, the owner of a miniature railway in Eastlake Park (later known as Lincoln Park)" Due to mechanical problems and a fall out between Coit and Kinney, the railway shut down for a year in 1906, but otherwise operated successfully from 1907 to 1925, when Kinney decided to shut down the operation.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-90705; Series number: V-24
Additional Notes	Approximate date from publisher's serial number.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection