Identifier	post_00161
Title	Villa City, Venice, Cal.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	1915
Subject (Topic)	Tourist camps & hostels--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Venetian Villas (Los Angeles, Calif.);
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 : 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/
Language	eng
Description	A view of Villa City in Venice, California looking towards the east. The building housing the rental office is in the foreground. Railroad tracks appear on the right.
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.The road in the foreground is Riviera Avenue. The road in the center later became Venice Way.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number A-57859
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection