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Description
Photograph of Ocean Park in Santa Monica near the Seaside Terrace Apartment Hotel, ca.1915. The park is bisected at center by a broad promenade that is full of pedestrians. In the foreground at left is a small "sidewalk car" that is transporting a small group of people. At left is a wooden bandstand decorated with American flags. The Seaside Terrace Apartment Hotel is in the background at left. It is a four-story building with several balconies and many rectangular windows. A line of early-model automobiles is parked in front of the hotel at left. A pier is visible in the distance at right.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w 26 x 21 cm. transparencies photographs
Amusement parks Tourist trade Hotels, taverns, etc Afro-Americans Los Angeles County--Santa Monica--Beach scenes--Pleasure Pier Ocean Park Seaside Terrace Apartment Hotel Recreational facilities
Time Period
circa 1915
Place
California Los Angeles Santa Monica USA
Source
14021 [Accession number] CHS-14021 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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