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Title
Birdseye: view of resorts near Los Angeles, California
Description
An aerial view of the Los Angeles basin looking towards the east with a distorted perspective focusing on Venice. The Venice pier appears prominently in the foreground. The Venice canals appear near the center of the image. Popular tourist areas are labeled including the canals of Venice, Ocean Park; Motordrome, Santa Monica, Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle, Sherman, Hollywood, and Los Angeles.
Format Extent
1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm.
Subject
Piers--California--Los Angeles; Seaside resorts--California--Los Angeles; Tourist camps & hostels--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boardwalks--California--Los Angeles; Soldiers' homes--California--Los Angeles;
Note
During the early part of the twientieth century, a number of resorts opened in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas as tourists arrived to enjoyed the mild climate and abundant sunshine. Venice of America opened on July 4, 1905 and featured a 1200-foot-long pleasure pier with an auditorium, ship restaurant, dance hall. Nearby were a heated salt-water plunge and a block-long arcaded business street with Venetian architecture. Tourists, mostly arriving on the "Red Cars" of the Pacific Electric Railway from Los Angeles and Santa Monica, then rode Venice's miniature railroad and gondolas to tour the town. The Los Angeles Motordrome was the first wooden track built for motor-racing. Located in Playa del Rey, the motordrome was a 1.0 mile circular track. Featuring 20 degree banking, it opened on April 8, 1910 and operated until January 12, 1913, when it was destroyed by fire.
Collection
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Type
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.); Santa Monica Bay (Calif.); Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.); Ocean Park (Santa Monica, Calif.); Santa Monica (Calif.); Sawtelle (Los Angeles, Calif.); Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Language
eng
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