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Identifier	post_00148
Title	Gondolas in Venice Canal, Venice, Calfiornia [sic].
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1910
Subject (Topic)	Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Roller coasters--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Race thru the Clouds (Amusement ride : Los Angeles, Calif.);
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.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Van Ornum Colorprint Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	View of the Grand Lagoon in Venice, California looking towards the east. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in two gondolas in the lagoon. One gondola is adorned with a canopy and a lantern. The Race thru the Clouds Roller Coaster appears in the background on the right. A boathouse appears to the left of the roller coaster adjacent to an arched footbridge which crosses 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.
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: 525
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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