Seven views of the Santa Monica shore and Pleasure Pier and one view of Castle rock in Topanga, circa 1915-1925

Item Overview

Title

Seven views of the Santa Monica shore and Pleasure Pier and one view of Castle rock in Topanga, circa 1915-1925

Alternative title

3-1: Santa Monica; c[opyright] Pleasure Pier, Santa Monica, Cal.
4-1: Santa Monica; Castle Rock near Santa Monica, Cal.
2-2: Santa Monica, Cal.; Santa Monica Pleasure Pier
3-2: Santa Monica
1-2: Santa Monica, Cal.; Taylor phot.
2-1: Ocean Park, Cal.
4-2: Santa Monica

Photographer

Taylor, photographer

Date Created

[circa 1915-1925]

Date

1915/1925

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Notes

Description

View towards Santa Monica beach in front of a pergola-covered brick walkway (in Crescent Bay Park between Blicknell Ave., Bay St. and Ocean Front Walk). The walkway consists of colonnade supporting a roof of wooden beams.
Close-up view of towards Castle Rock in Topanga Beach from the east. Castle Rock was leveled in the mid-1950's.
View (from pier?) towards the Santa Monica cliffs and Palisades Park with cars parked along the highway. The Hotel Windermere by the Sea (renamed Windemere Hotel) is visible beyond the park.
View towards the beachfront promenade and the wide Santa Monica "Pleasure" Pier," built in 1916 and also known as the Newcomb Pier.
Two photographs with birdseye views towards the Santa Monica shore from the Palisades Park.
View of Ocean Park beach filed with sunbathers.
Birdseye view towards the Santa Monica Pleasure Pier

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Dimensions

6.75 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Windemere Hotel (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Location

Topanga (Calif.)
Santa Monica (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sunbathing--California--Santa Monica
Palisades Park (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Environment
Pergolas--California--Santa Monica
Castle Rock (Topanga, Calif.)
Beaches--California--Santa Monica
Lifestyle
Culture
Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, Calif.)