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The Venice Beach Boardwalk is a two-mile promenade stretching parallel to Venice Beach. [1] In the north, the Boardwalk connects to the Santa Monica Boardwalk, and it terminates in Marina del Rey in the south. Notable attractions along the Venice Beach Boardwalk include Muscle Beach Venice, [2] the Venice Beach Skatepark, [3] the Venice Art ...
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.
Washington Boulevard is an east-west arterial road in Los Angeles County, California spanning a total of 27.4 miles (44 km).. Its western terminus is the Pacific Ocean just west of Pacific Avenue and straddling the border of the Venice Beach and Marina Peninsula neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Venice Beach may refer to: Venice, Los Angeles; Venice Beach, the actual beach in Venice, which includes: Venice Beach Boardwalk; Venice Beach Skatepark;
Venice Fishing Pier is a pier in Venice, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. [1] The pier is part of Venice Beach Boardwalk and attracts between 28,000 to 30,000 visitors daily. [ 2 ]
The Venice Breakwater is a popular and favorite local spot which was built by Abbot Kinney in 1905. Its purpose is to protect the amusement pier. Surfing is a popular famous activity. Abbot Kinney is a famous shopping destination for travelers and locals, and is located blocks away from Venice Beach. The clothing shops range from surf tees ...
Mar Vista was called Ocean Park Heights from 1904 to 1924. Ocean Park Heights developed along a rail line - the Venice Short Line from downtown Los Angeles to Venice Beach - built in 1902 (present day Venice Boulevard). In 1927, Mar Vista became the 70th community to be annexed to Los Angeles.
The path then passes through in Venice Beach. According to a guide to traveling along the bay on foot, "Venice is one of the county's oldest beaches; lifeguard service has been provided since the 1920s. The quiet of this beach is a marked contrast to the hubbub of Ocean Front Walk paralleling the length of it. Almost every facet of zany ...