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Venice, originally called "Venice of America", was founded by wealthy developer Abbot Kinneyin 1905 as a beach resort town, 14 miles (23 km) west of Los Angeles. He and his partner Francis Ryan had bought 2 miles (3 km) of ocean-front property south of Santa Monicain 1891. They built a resort town on the north end of the property, called Ocean ...
The Venice Canal Historic District is embedded in the residential Venice suburb of Los Angeles, California. The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America. Kinney sought to recreate the appearance and feel of Venice, Italy, in coastal Los ...
Venice Beach Boardwalk. Coordinates: 33.983°N 118.4703°W. Venice Beach Boardwalk. The Venice Beach Boardwalk is a two-mile promenade stretching parallel to Venice Beach. [1] In the north, the Boardwalk connects to the Santa Monica Boardwalk, and it terminates in Marina del Rey in the south. Notable attractions along the Venice Beach boardwalk ...
Pacific. Zip Code. 90066. Area code. 310. Mar Vista is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California. In 1927, Mar Vista became the 70th community to be annexed to Los Angeles. [1] It was designated as an official city neighborhood in 2006.
16,000 Sq. Ft. Opened. October 2009. Operated by. City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Terrain. Concrete. The Venice Beach Skatepark is a public skatepark located in Venice, Los Angeles. It opened in late 2009.
Muscle Beach is the birthplace of the United States physical fitness boom, which started in 1934 with predominantly gymnastics activities on the south side of the Santa Monica Pier. [1] Muscle Beach Venice is the contemporary title of the outdoor weightlifting platform constructed in Venice, California, a distinct neighborhood in the city of ...
Santa Barbara County. Butterfly Beach, Santa Barbara, California. Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park. Point Sal State Beach. Surf Beach. Jalama Beach County Park. Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. Hollister Ranch.
Silicon Beach is the Westside region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area that is home to more than 500 technology companies, including startups.It is particularly applied to the coastal strip from Los Angeles International Airport north to the Santa Monica Mountains, [1] but the term may be applied loosely or colloquially to most anywhere in the Los Angeles Basin.