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Identifier	post_00147
Title	Daily scene on the salt water canals, Venice, California.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1910
Subject (Topic)	Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--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	DE
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Newman Post Card Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	View of the Aldebaran Canal, Venice, California looking towards the northeast. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola. The gondola is adorned with a lantern. Small boats, canoes and a second gondola are on the same canal in the background. Two arched footbridges cross the canal. There are two storey homes on both sides of the canal.
Historical Background	Originally part of the Ocean Park district of Santa Monica, Abbot Kinney's vision of Venice in America was developed starting in 1904, complete with a canal system and singing gondoliers. Canal construction began in 1904, and in 1905 construction of an amusement pier began. Kinney's plan for Venice included 592 residential lots, some of which sold for as much as $2700 (a high price at the time). Kinney also created affordable vacation housing for visitors. At first, there were simple tent structures that could be rented for lower prices, located in an area known as "Tent City" but around 1907 the tents were replaced with small bungalows. However, as the residential housing grew, many Venice visitors decided to become permanent residents. Venice formally disincorporated from Ocean Park in 1911, and in 1925, Venice was annexed to the city of Los Angeles. By 1929, many of the canals had been filled in and paved as roads due to health and engineering problems.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "There are over 3 miles of these Canals."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 68776; Series number F. 219
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection