Identifier	post_00167
Title	Canal Scene, Venice, Cal.
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1920
Subject (Topic)	Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Roller coasters--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.); Grand Canal (Los Angeles, Calif.); Riviera Avenue (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	M. Kashower Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	View of the Grand Canal looking west towards the Grand Lagoon. A man paddles a red canoe, and boaters row in small boats in the background. An automobile drives across the Riviera Avenue Bridge towards residences. Obscured by the bridge, the Race thru the Clouds coaster is partially visible on the banks of the Grand Lagoon.
Historical Background	This view shows the Grand Canal which later became Grand Boulevard.. The Grand Lagoon, visible in the distance, later became the Venice traffic circle. 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: 400
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection