- Title
- Riding the tram cars, Venice, Calif.
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- Description
- A view of Ocean Front Walk in Venice, California looking towards the south. The Plunge Bath House is visible in the center of the image. Tourists in early 20th century style clothing ride on two small open tram cars. Several signs for businesses are visible, including the Neptune Theatre, Crescent Ice Cream, the Bath House Store and the Hotel Oceanic.
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- Format Extent
- 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Streets--California--Los Angeles; Central business districts--California--Los Angeles; Bathhouses--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles;
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- Note
- 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. Ocean Front Walk was developed in the early 1900s along with the rest of the Venice area. The Venice bathhouse opened on June 21, 1908 and featured a 100 x 150 foot heated salt water pool that could accommodate 2000 bathers. 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.
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- Collection
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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