I found this great map. It’s available on the Santa Monica digital library. The map itself has amazing detail. It also covers the entire length of the Westgate Line, a trolley service once operated by the Los Angeles Pacific Railway. The Westgate branch used to travel along San Vicente Boulevard, branching off the Sawtelle line on Santa Monica Boulevard. The trolley routeContinue reading “Santa Monica City Map, 1910”
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Surfing Venice Beach in 1939
Wayne “Dick” Whittington is one of my favorite photographers. With his large format Kodak he captured classic Southern California imagery like few others. Whittington was an early pioneer of commercial photography in Los Angeles and owned one of the largest commercial photography studios in the city. I was astonished to see the size of the surfboardsContinue reading “Surfing Venice Beach in 1939”
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