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Santa Monica (Spanish for 'Saint Monica'; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. [11]
In the 1980s, the city put together the plan for turning the failed Santa Monica Mall into the Santa Monica Promenade. The project, completed in 1989 has proven to be a huge success and is a major regional shopping and entertainment center. Between 1988 and 1998, taxable sales in the city grew 440%, quadrupling city revenues.
Tongva Park is a 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) park in Santa Monica, California. [1] The park is named after the indigenous Tongva people , who have lived in the Los Angeles area for thousands of years. The park is located just south of Colorado Avenue, between Ocean Avenue and Main Street.
People's Republic of Santa Monica [130] [131] Soviet Monica [132] Santa Paula – Citrus Capital of the World [16] Selma – Raisin Capital of the World [16] [21] Smith River – Lily Growing Capital of the World [58] Solvang's architecture reflects the Danish heritage celebrated by its nickname, Danish capital of America. Solvang – Danish ...
Michael's is an American restaurant located in Santa Monica, California that was opened in 1979 by restaurateur Michael McCarty. [1] [2] [3] [4]A second Michael's location was opened at 24 West 55th Street in New York City in 1989.
The western border of Santa Monica, California, is the 3-mile (4.8 km) stretch of Santa Monica Bay.On its other sides, the city is bordered by various districts of Los Angeles: the northwestern border is Pacific Palisades, the eastern border is Brentwood north of Wilshire Boulevard and West Los Angeles south of Wilshire, the northeastern border is generally San Vicente Boulevard up to the ...
Tourists, mostly arriving on the "Red Cars" of the Pacific Electric Railway from Los Angeles and Santa Monica, then rode the Venice Miniature Railway and gondolas to tour the town. [9] The biggest attraction was Venice's 1-mile-long (1.6 km) gently-sloping beach. [10] Cottages and housekeeping tents were available for rent. [11] [12]
The Georgian Hotel is a historic building in Santa Monica, California, in the United States. An eight story skyscraper designed in the Art Deco style, it opened as a hotel in 1933. [1] [2] At the height of the prohibition era, the hotel housed a speakeasy hidden at the basement level of the hotel [3] which has since been restored