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In 1927, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People challenged restrictive covenants at Manhattan Beach, south of Santa Monica, which were overturned by the Supreme Court of California. [4] Alison Rose Jefferson and Michael Blum documented the history of the district. In 2008, Santa Monica officially recognized the district ...
Palisades Park is located atop Santa Monica's cliffs, providing a vantage point to see the Santa Monica Beach and the Pacific Ocean. [5] The beach is the one featured in the album art for Umbrella Beach by Owl City. The beach will host beach volleyball and surfing during the 2028 Summer Olympics. [6]
A sketch of Santa Monica and the Pier, 1875 An early Santa Monica Pier, 1877 The pier with Pacific Park on the left, 2006 Anglers on the Santa Monica Pier, 2009 Santa Monica Pier at dusk, 2010 View of the pier and Pacific Park from the beach at night, 2012 The Ferris wheel and roller coaster lights at night, 2009 View of the Municipal Pier from ...
A hostel at 2125 S. West View St., second building from right, has been in operation despite receiving a city citation for unapproved use in a Mid-City residential neighborhood.
The Santa Monica Camera Obscura was installed (and perhaps constructed) by Santa Monica mayor Robert F. Jones on April 21, 1899. [1] [2] Jones was the nephew of Santa Monica cofounder and U.S. Senator from Nevada John P. Jones. [1] The camera obscura was one of the attractions on the Balloon Route streetcar tour of Los Angeles. [3] The camera ...
Major association hostels were opened in Boston, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle and Washington, DC. In 1986, AYH approved its first strategic plan which affirmed the importance of AYH hostels in major cities, as well as membership growth and hostel based programming. Both hostel overnights and membership grew throughout the decade.
Police said five people were in custody -- although none had yet been charged with any crimes -- after a 'mutual combat situation' on the sand down by the waterline near Lifeguard Tower 14.
It is the westernmost street in Santa Monica, and for most of its course it runs parallel to Palisades Park, whose bluffs overlook Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica State Beach. There are several luxury mid-rise and high rise condos with views overlooking the Pacific Ocean, [1] [2] Santa Monica Beach, Malibu, and the Santa Monica Mountains.