Tag Archives: Santa Monica
Route 1 aka Roosevelt Highway aka Pacific Coast Highway along the coast north of Santa Monica in 1905
Back in 1905, when this photo was taken, going for a Sunday drive (or any day of the week) along the California coast on Route 1 aka Roosevelt Highway aka Pacific Coast Highway aka PCH was not for the faint … Continue reading
Looking north along a very crowded Ocean Park section of Santa Monica Beach, California, 1925
Between the more famous Santa Monica and Venice Beaches is a stretch of Los Angeles called Ocean Park. In this photo we’re looking north along a very, very crowded stretch of Ocean Park beach in 1925 during what I can … 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
A Van De Kamp’s Bakery on the bottom floor of the Parkhurst Building, 185 Pier Ave, Santa Monica, 1925
Practically every photo I’ve come across of a Van De Kamp’s Bakery shows the attention to detail that went into those stores. This one is a case in point. It was housed in the Parkhurst Building at 185 Pier Ave … Continue reading
A streetcar line build to the side of Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, California, 1927
Pretty much every vintage photo I’ve seen of a streetcar line shows it traveling down the center of the road. But this photo of Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica in 1927 shows us a different, and perhaps more sensible way of … Continue reading
Pacific Palisades Lighthouse with restaurant and bathhouse on the Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Highway), circa 1930
Yesterday’s photo of Carl’s Sea Air Lodge didn’t show the lighthouse that stood across the Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Highway.) Built in 1927, the Pacific Palisades Lighthouse had a working light but, unlike most lighthouses, it also had a … Continue reading
Carl’s “Sea Air” Lodge Motor Apartments, Pacific Coast Highway, north of Santa Monica, California, circa early 1950s
This shot of Carl’s “Sea Air” Lodge on the Pacific Coast Highway roughly a mile north of Santa Monica is very 1950s – the eye-catching tower soaring above a one-story motel, those circa early 1950s cars parked out front, that … Continue reading
Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Highway), Santa Monica beach, California, 1938
California State Route 1 runs along pretty much the whole California coast but takes on different names at different stages. In Los Angeles, it’s known as the Pacific Coast Highway, but back when this photo was taken in 1938, it … Continue reading
Café Nat Goodwin at the foot of Hollister Ave in the Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California, 1917
If you were looking for a good time in Los Angeles in the mid 1910s, you’d do well by driving to the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica. At the end of Hollister Ave you’d find Bristol Pier, which was … Continue reading