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.
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Carolyn Elayne Alexander, president of the Venice Historical Society and the city's foremost historian, is also a professional photographer and historical tour guide for the area. She presents this volume covering 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.
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I grew up in Venice from 1923 to 1934 and this book helped me relive my childhood. Mae West was the IT girl in my young life, I use to try and win a Mae West doll by knocking over 3 milk bottles with a baseball at 3 balls for a nickle. (I never won one )Wally Johnson Auburn, Ca
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My Mom and Grandma were both raised in Venice. I have heard endless stories of how amazing their childhoods were and how much they always loved Venice. A friend bought this book and shared it with me. I was fascinated with it and had to have a copy of it for my family history.
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Red-haired Abbot Kinney was born in 1850 at Brookside Farm, Morristown, New Jersey. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abbot Kinney, Venice Pier, Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Ocean Front Walk, Windward Avenue, Grand Lagoon, Courtesy Kendrick Kinney, Courtesy Kinney Family, Ocean Park, Santa Monica Bay, Mardi Gras, Midway Plaisance, United States, Courtesy Jackie Gerety Konrad, Miss Venice, Special Collections, Arthur Reese, Courtesy Leo Bayless, Courtesy Sonya Reese Davis, Mark Hotel, Muscle Beach, Pacific Ocean, Ship Hotel, World War New!
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Red-haired Abbot Kinney was born in 1850 at Brookside Farm, Morristown, New Jersey. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abbot Kinney, Venice Pier, Courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, Ocean Front Walk, Windward Avenue, Grand Lagoon, Courtesy Kendrick Kinney, Courtesy Kinney Family, Ocean Park, Santa Monica Bay, Mardi Gras, Midway Plaisance, United States, Courtesy Jackie Gerety Konrad, Miss Venice, Special Collections, Arthur Reese, Courtesy Leo Bayless, Courtesy Sonya Reese Davis, Mark Hotel, Muscle Beach, Pacific Ocean, Ship Hotel, World War New!
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