Tag Archives: Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
California Incline in Santa Monica circa 1910s
This is how the California Incline in Santa Monica looked circa 1910s. There’s only one automobile in sight! (Mind you, in back then, how many cars would there have been in all of Santa Monica?) And look at how short … Continue reading
Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica in 1938
This is the Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica in 1938—probably somewhere near the California Incline, I’d say. It looks so calm and peaceful (and easy to find a park), doesn’t it? I can see a total of FIVE cars on … Continue reading
Trying to find parking on PCH/Pacific Coast Highway/Roosevelt Highway, 1920s
I’m posting today’s photo for every Angeleno who has ever tried to find parking along PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) on a nice summer’s day. Apparently, it’s always been a pain, even in the 1920s when automobile ownership was a fraction … Continue reading
Topanga Beach Auto Court at the corner of Topanga Canyon Blvd and Pacific Coast Highway, 1939
This is what the corner of Topanga Canyon Blvd and Pacific Coast Highway (or the Roosevelt Highway as it was still called back then) looked like in 1939. It probably took you most of the day to get there from … Continue reading