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Venice
Contributor(s): Alexander, Carolyn Elayne (Author)
ISBN: 1531614469     ISBN-13: 9781531614461
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
OUR PRICE:   $28.79  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2004
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 979.494
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.91 lbs) 130 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Cultural Region - West Coast
- Geographic Orientation - California
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
 
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Publisher Description:
Venice, California, was unlike any other American city. A miniature railway, an amusement pier, gondolas, elephants, fire divers, Mardi Gras, beauty contests, stunt pilots, and 6 miles of canals overlooking the Pacific Ocean all made Abbot Kinney's Venice-of-America the most popular California resort town of its early century era.


This pictorial retrospective illustrates Venice's history from its beginnings in 1880 through the Great Fire and Consolidation, to the advent of the rollerskaters and carnival-like ambience that characterize the Venice that we know today. A favorite site for Hollywood filming, the city has seen many famous (and infamous) visitors and residents over the years, and is a well-known resort town. It has played host to vacationers from all over the world.