Crowd gathered for the official opening of the Roosevelt Highway after it had been widened, Santa Monica, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Crowd gathered for the official opening of the Roosevelt Highway after it had been widened, Santa Monica, 1935

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

[circa July 1935]
1935-07

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Crowd gathered at the bottom of the California incline for the official opening of the Roosevelt Highway (Pacific Coast Highway) after it had been widened in Santa Monica. A sign at the entrance to a beach-side parking lot behind the crowd reads "Beverly Beach Club Parking, Members and Guests Only. Open to Public To Day."

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 2610 P6
Text from negative sleeve: Coast Highway Opening, 1935, Santa Monica, Mayor Carter etc. Wash.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Santa Monica

Longitude

34.02028

Latitude

-118.506554

Resource type

still image

Subjects

California Highway 1 (Calif.)
Spectators--California--Santa Monica
Dedications--California--Santa Monica