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Identifier	clloy_182
Title	Playa del Rey, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1907
Subject (Topic)	Beaches--California--Los Angeles; Lagoons--California--Los Angeles; Piers--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Playa del Rey (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	DE
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Newman Post Card Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Item/Call Number	1995.38.44
Description	A view looking out over a lagoon next to the beach in Playa Del Rey, California. On the left, a pier extends out over the ocean, and a large pavilion on the beach overlooks the lagoon.
Historical Background	Playa del Rey is a beach community in Los Angeles, located just south of Marina Del Rey, near the mouth of the Ballona Creek. During the 1880s, real estate developers created plans for a harbor at the mouth of Ballona Creek, to be located on the site of an old lagoon that had been a popular spot for duck-hunting and picnicking. Construction began in 1887, with plans to dredge a 200-foot wide channel and create an inner harbor two miles long. Two piers were constructed, and a town was planned for the cliffs overlooking the harbor. In 1888, however, the funds ran out, and construction stopped. In 1902, the port was refurbished and renamed Playa Del Rey. The area included the beach and lagoon, and a long boardwalk. A new pavilion and an 18-mile speedway for automobile racing were constructed, along with a number of other tourist attractions including the luxurious Hotel Del Rey. The Pacific Electric Company was given a right of way through the area, and it became part of the popular "Balloon Route" tours. For many years, Playa Del Rey was a popular seaside resort, but a series of disasters in the 1910s resulted in the collapse of one of the piers, the demolition of the flood gates in order to alleviate a flood in nearby Venice, and the clogging of the boat course with sand brought in by the tides. In 1924, the pavilion and hotel burned down. The lagoon was destroyed when Ballona Creek was channelized in 1938 by the Army Corps of Engineering, and when the entrance channel to Marina del Rey was cut out in the 1960s. Since then, Playa del Rey has remained largely residential.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: No. 5215
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark; Made in Germany.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection