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The Looff Hippodrome housing the Looff’s carousel on the Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica, California, circa 1920
This rather marvelous edifice was called the Looff Hippodrome on the Santa Monica pier, photographed circa 1920. It was built in 1916 by Charles Looff to hold a Looff Carousel. (Looff was a German-born builder of hand-carved carousels and built … Continue reading
Looking south along Santa Monica Beach toward the pier, Los Angeles, 1929
It looks like living right on the beach was very popular even back as far as 1929, when this photo was taken from the top of the Santa Monica palisades looking south toward the pier where we can see the … Continue reading
Looking north along Santa Monica Beach toward the Casa Del Mar Beach Club and Santa Monica Pier, 1920
The photographer of this 1920 photo was standing on Santa Monica Beach looking north. In the far distance we can see the Santa Monica pier. On the right are a couple of the large beach clubs that were popular back … Continue reading
Colorized postcard of the pier at Santa Monica, the year it opened in 1909
It took 16 months of construction, but when the Santa Monica pier opened in 1909 it was a big deal. Thousands of people swarmed onto the 1,600-foot-long concrete pier to enjoy a festive day of band concerts, swimming races and … Continue reading
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Santa Monica Pier and Municipal Community Service Playground No. 2 (1924)
In this 1924 photograph, we’re looking northwest toward the Santa Monica Pier with its huge rollercoaster and all sorts of diverting amusements. In the foreground is the Municipal Community Service Playground No. 2 which surely must win the prize for … Continue reading
Santa Monica Pier, California, 1935
There’s been a pier of one type or another at Santa Monica beach since the 1870s. The one in this shot was taken in 1935 and was referred to as the “Pleasure Pier” (as compared to the adjoining “Municipal Pier” … Continue reading
Santa Monica Pier and boardwalk, 1920
In this 1920 shot of the Santa Monica Pier, what struck me was the boardwalk paralleling the shoreline in what looks like halfway up the beach. North of that there seems to be a grassy area…? (albeit rather patchy looking … Continue reading
A view of Santa Monica from the pier in 1877.
This is the view of Santa Monica from the pier, circa 1887. I didn’t know there even was a pier in Santa Monica from which to look back and view the half-dozen buildings there. At least you could guaranteed that … Continue reading