- Title
- Palisades and Long Wharf by moonlight, Santa Monica, California
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- Description
- Nighttime view of the Santa Monica cliffs, seaside, mountains, and the Long Wharf. A moon over the mountains illuminates the Santa Monica Bay.
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- Format Extent
- 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Bays--California--Santa Monica; Beaches--California--Santa Monica; Wharves--California--Santa Monica; Piers--California--Santa Monica
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- Note
- Santa Monica Bay was originally the site of the Long Wharf, briefly known as the Port of Los Angeles, located at Portero Canyon. The Long Wharf was engineered by the Thompson Bridge Co. and completed in 1893. It was advertised as "the longest wharf in the world" and was 4,720 feet long. The wharf included two sets of railroad tracks to carry goods to and from the mainland. For a short while, Santa Monica was under consideration as the major deep water seaport for the city of Los Angeles, and the city's business and tourism boomed during this period. However, in 1897 a Congressional decision was made favoring San Pedro as the major port for Los Angeles, and the Long Wharf eventually lost the shipping trade. In 1913, Pacific Electric contracted to have the outer 1600 feet of the Long Wharf dismantled, reducing it to around half of its original size. The remaining portion of the pier was removed by December of 1920.
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- Collection
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles, Calif.); Santa Monica (Calif.); Santa Monica Bay (Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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Palisades and Long Wharf by moonlight, Santa Monica, California
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