The steep road that ramps from Ocean Avenue to the Pacific Coast Highway at the bottom of the cliffs along Santa Monica beach is known at the California Incline. It opened in 1896 and has been a boon to Angelean motorists ever since. This shot was taken in 1916, when any sort of motoring was still a novelty. I’m particularly envious of the driver in that little white convertible for being able to drive through a largely deserted Santa Monica in an open-top vehicle and park pretty much wherever he pleased!
The steep road that ramps from Ocean Avenue to the Pacific Coast Highway at the bottom of the cliffs along Santa Monica beach is known at the California Incline. It opened in 1896 and has been a boon to Angelean motorists ever since. This shot was taken in 1916, when any sort of motoring was still a novelty. I’m particularly envious of the driver in that little white convertible for being able to drive through a largely deserted Santa Monica in an open-top vehicle and park pretty much wherever he pleased!
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