Identifier	post_00157
Title	Tent City, Venice, Cal.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1910
Subject (Topic)	Tourist camps & hostels--California--Los Angeles; Vacation rentals--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.); Riviera Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.); Venice Way (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 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	Drexo Post Card Co.
Place of Publication	Omaha, Neb.
Language	eng
Description	View looking towards the east of tourists cabins in Venice, California. A building on the right has a sign that reads " Villas or tents".
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 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.The unpaved road in the foreground is Riviera Avenue near the intersection with what later became Venice Way.
Additional Printed Matter	In stamp area: "Drexo Mfr's and Jobbers of Post Cards"
Additional Notes	Real photo postcard printed on Drexo paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection