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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 ...
Binoculars Building. / 33.99539; -118.47692. The Binoculars Building is the common name of Google's Venice campus in Los Angeles, California. Originally known as the Chiat/Day Building, it was built in 1991 for the advertising agency Chiat/Day (now TBWA\Chiat\Day) and designed by architect Frank Gehry. The building has a prominent public ...
Years active. 1973–present. Website. harryperryband .com. Harry Perry (born Harold Arthur Perry; [citation needed] 5 March 1952) is an American musician and busker, known for playing an electric guitar with a target design on roller skates at the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Perry is also known by his Sikh name, Har Nar Singh Khalsa (he often ...
Venice High School (Los Angeles) / 33.99861°N 118.44278°W / 33.99861; -118.44278. Venice High School ( VHS) is a public school located in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California and within the Local District West area of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
Muscle Beach. / 34.0084425; -118.494603. 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 ...
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.