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J.C. Penney store, 1202 3rd St, Santa Monica, California, 1949

Not all buildings have to be grand and ornate to catch the eye. They can also be striking with simple, clean lines like this J.C. Penney store. It stood at 1202 3rd St, Santa Monica, on the corner of Wilshire … Continue reading

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A night shot of Vons Market and See’s Candies, 1311 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, California, 1940

Yesterday, Jeffery M commented on my photo of See’s Candies said that they moved from that location on Santa Monica Blvd to Wilshire Blvd in a Vons supermarket. And so I went looking to see if I could find a … Continue reading

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Angelenos line up around the block at See’s Candies, 301 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, 1944

I don’t know what was happening on this day in 1944, but whatever See’s Candies were offering at the store at 301 Santa Monica Blvd in Santa Monica, people were willing to line up for it. WWII was still happening, … Continue reading

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Passengers riding the Thompson Switchback Gravity Railroad from the Arcadia Hotel into Santa Monica, California, circa 1887

The building in the background of this circa 1887 photo was the Arcadia, a luxury-for-the-time oceanfront hotel in Santa Monica (open from 1886 to 1909) on Ocean Ave between Colorado Ave and what is now known as Pico Blvd. In … Continue reading

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Human card game at Gables Beach Club, Santa Monica, California, circa late 1920s

Honestly, I don’t know what the heck was going on in front of the Gables Beach Club in Santa Monica when this photo was taken some time in the late 1920s. What I can tell is that the Gables Beach … Continue reading

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The California Incline road leading down to Santa Monica beach, Santa Monica, California, circa 1910

The steeply graded road connecting the top of the Santa Monica cliffs to the beach is known as the California Incline. I’m used to it being an always-busy, two-lane roadway with a separated path for pedestrians and cyclists. So it’s … Continue reading

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Vista Tea Room building by the Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica Beach, California, circa 1920s

The building housing the Vista Tea Room by the Santa Monica pier looks to be very interesting. It has cute, decorative balconies, so I’d say the upper floors were a hotel. I love the sign opposite: Over The Waves Lunch … Continue reading

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Girls crowd onto a Life Guard vehicle at the top of the California Incline, Santa Monica, 1934

I don’t know what these five girls were doing sitting on a Ford truck at the top of the California Incline overlooking Santa Monica beach, but if you put a bunch of pretty girls on a vehicle, they’re bound to … Continue reading

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Aerial photo of the Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, 1924

Here we have an aerial photo of the Santa Monica pier from 1924. We can see the Looff Hippodrome. Built in 1916, it’s that square building with the tower. It houses the Looff’s carousel and is still there. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading

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Night shot of Bundy Theatre, 3414 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, 1946

I love that this photographer thought to take a night photo of the glowing neon surrounding the Bundy Theatre in Santa Monica, silhouetting that car parked out front. But what I love even more is that several of the letters … Continue reading

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