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Kinney Heights is a subdistrict of the West Adams district of South Los Angeles, California; Curbed also associates it with Jefferson Park. [1] Before it was subdivided the land was owned by General Hanford Gordon Lennox. [2] The area was developed in 1899 by developer Abbot Kinney, for whom it is named.
Venice, originally called "Venice of America", was founded by wealthy developer Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a beach resort town, 14 miles (23 km) west of Los Angeles. He and his partner Francis Ryan had bought 2 miles (3 km) of ocean-front property south of Santa Monica in 1891.
Abbot Kinney (November 16, 1850 in New Brunswick, New Jersey – November 4, 1920 in Santa Monica, California) was an American developer, conservationist, water supply expert and tree expert. Kinney is best known for his " Venice of America " development in Los Angeles.
The Million Dollar Pier was built on a wharf that had first been constructed by Abbot Kinney and Francis Ryan in 1897, [7] and abandoned in 1904. [8] The pier may have been a replacement for an adjacent, less-lavish Horseshoe Pier, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and was reportedly based on a model in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Young's Million Dollar Pier .
Commissioned by real estate developer Abbot Kinney as part of his "Venice of America", the pier was 1,600 ft (490 m) long. [1] The Ship Cafe was built at the same time, [2] and was originally intended to be a full-service resort "with sleeping apartments, a restaurant, a kitchen, office and all of the appointments of the modern hotel".
The Toms Shoes flagship store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard was a popular coffee shop combined with shoe store. It closed in 2022. [12] Salt & Straw is a Portland-based ice-cream shop that opened on Abbot Kinney and the Venice art district in Fall 2015. The shop is a 1,035-square foot space and is located on the corner of Abbot Kinney and ...
Oakwood is a residential neighborhood that abuts the east side of Abbot Kinney Boulevard. [1] It is within the larger neighborhood of Venice on the westside of Los Angeles, California. The area is noted as an "important example of African-American life in Southern California during the early 20th century". [2]
The original structure, located across from the pier ballroom, [16] burned in the 1920 Abbot Kinney Pier fire, and was rebuilt the following year as a larger copy on the same plan, [9] at an estimated cost of $40,000. [17] The new Ship Cafe opened June 28, 1921. [18] [19] The second ship had two masts, rather than the original three. [8]