Location: Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Photograph of a beach cottage on Mildred Avenue in Venice, as viewed at an angle. The brick-paved Mildred Avenue passes across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. On the opposite side of the street, a cottage stands, off-center to the right. The two-story cottage is viewed at an angle from the front and the left side; it faces right. Its ground-floor juts out from the building. A porch stands on the right half of the front of the cottage. At left, a picture window spans the remaining front width of the cottage and wraps around the corner. Two windows sit side-by side at center on the front of the second story. A few windows line the ground floor on the left side of the building. A wood, post-and-beam fence extends from the left side of the cottage and lines the sidewalk. Text on the fencing reads, "KEEP OUT." A building and street stand in partial view in the background at left and right, respectively. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:: July, 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of a beach cottage on Mildred Avenue in Venice, as viewed from the front. The brick-paved Mildred Avenue passes across the foreground. In the lower right corner, the rear end of a vehicle is viewed from the side; it appears to be parked on the near side of Mildred Avenue. On the opposite side of the street, a cottage stands at center. The two-story cottage is viewed from the front. Its ground-floor juts out from the building. A porch stands on the right half of the front of the cottage. At left, an elevated picture window spans the remaining width of the cottage. Two windows sit side-by side at center on the second story. Behind the cottage at right, a building stands. Signage on it reads, "J. M. GORDON PLUMBING." In the background at left, an apartment building stands. An opaque white patch occupies the lower left corner.
Date:: July, 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of H. H. West's beach cottage at the corner of Island Avenue and Speedway in Venice, as viewed from the side. Chaparral covers the sand that stretches across the foreground. A picket fence lines it in the near distance. Beyond the fence, a sandy side yard sits in front of H. H. West's cottage. The cottage stands at center and is viewed from the side, facing left. A chimney rises from the side of the house, towards the left. Two small windows flank it. Six more windows line the side of the bungalow. A neighboring house stands behind it at right. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:: [circal 1948]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of beach cottages on Mildred Avenue in Venice, as viewed from across a parking lot. The dirt and gravel lot stretches across the foreground and mid-ground. At the far end of the lot, a few cottages stand. The nearest cabin at left stands 2-stories tall and is viewed at an angle from the side; it faces left. A sign posted beside the cottage reads, "NO FREE PARKING." Behind or to the right of it, another cottage stands. It stands one-story tall and appears to face towards the right. Ivy crawls along its near left corner. A cabin stands further back behind and between the 2 near cabins. Other small dwellings are visible along the left edge. Two, larger buildings stand in the background. Opaque, white bands originate from the lower left and lower right corners and stretch upwards along their respective edges.
Date:: July, 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Gamblers sit and play tango, a bingo-like game. Gambling was allowed in the amusement zones of Venice beach. Gambling parlors could be found in hotels and speakeasys.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Five boys play in the water as a German Shepherd looks on. A pier is visible in the background.
Date:: [1934?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Homes and palm trees underwater in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. After heavy rains lasting more than 36 hours, between 1200 and 1800 homes in the Venice area were underwater on January 1, 1934.
Date:: [circa Jan. 1, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: PROBLEM: Photo is not of flood in Venice as written on sleeve.
Date:: 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Boys kneeling in sand with dog in front of umbrella on Venice Beach.
Date:: [1934?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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