Identifier	post_00150
Title	Residence on the canal, Venice, Calif.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1916
Subject (Topic)	Canals--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.); Cabrillo Canal (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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Tichnor Bros. Inc.
Place of Publication	Boston, Mass. & Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of two residences on Cabrillo Canal. An arched footbridge 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. The two residences depicted in this image were built in 1906 and are among the oldest buildings in Venice. They are located at 1221 and 1223 Cabrillo Avenue. 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	Written in lower left corner of photograph: "161"
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection