View of people on beach and boardwalk, with shops at right. In the distance is Lick Pier (mostly in Venice) and just beyond it, the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica. Signs for businesses read "Creighton Hotel," "Denver Hotel," "Ocean Park Pier," "Tango-jumbo," "Dome Theatre," and "Albers waffle flour." View also shows passengers on the Venice electric tram, with canopy, riding on the concrete promenade. This is a copy negative (a photograph of another photograph). Title based on note from Ernest Marquez, "Part of a panorama of Venice Pier Promenade" is a note from Ernest Marquez written on envelope as it was received; date devised by cataloger based on similar view in Adelbert Bartlett Papers, UCLA Library, accessed online. The Venice Electric Tram operated approximately 1910-1929, along the concrete walkway between Venice and Santa Monica. (erha.org)
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