View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with palm trees and woman on fenced walkway in left foreground, bridged street railroad tracks and Pacific Coast Highway in midground, buildings, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier in background
View of Palisades Park cliffs, street railroad tracks, Pacific Coast Highway, and buildings near Santa Monica shoreline, with a portion of Santa Monica Pier visible in background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with fenced walkway in right foreground, street railroad tracks and Pacifc Coast Highway in midground, beach houses and beach in background
Bird's-eye view of Marion Davies residence and Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs in left foreground, Pacific Coast Highway in midground, beach, ocean and Santa Monica Pier in background
View of Malibu shoreline, with grassy hillside and corrugated metal building in foreground, Pacific Coast Highway and small house in midground, larger building and hills in background, 1 car parked near highway
Text from negative sleeve: Naples-Long Beach. Road from Long Beach to Huntington Beach. Year 1929. 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Bird's eye view facing south towards the Pacific Coast Highway on the section between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. The highway divides the housing tracts (left) from the beach (right) with a pier in the distance.
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff in right foreground, footbridge over street railroad tracks and Pacifc Coast Highway in midground, buildings and beach in background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with fenced walkway and woman on bench in right foreground, street railroad tracks and Pacifc Coast Highway in midground, buildings and beach in background
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs at left, Pacific Coast Highway and vehicles in foreground, Spanish-style building complex, with Jesse L. Lasky residence near center right, and other buildings in midground, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier in background
This lighthouse building was purchased by Will Rogers in 1928 (Cf. Los Angeles Times article Lighthouse Sold to Will Rogers, December 2, 1928). It was not a functioning lighthouse. It was demolished in 1972.
View from Palisades Park cliffs of street railroad, Pacific Coast Highway, Deauville Club, and Santa Monica Athletic Club, with cliff with fenced walkway in right foreground
View from Palisades Park cliffs of street railroad, Pacific Coast Highway, and buildings, with cliffs in left foreground and portion of Santa Monica Pier roller coaster visible in background.Sign on building reads "Bath House".
Bird's-eye view of Spanish-style complex, with Jesse L. Lasky residence at right, in the area of Sorrento Beach, with cliffs and Pacific Coast Highway in foreground and beach and ocean in background
Bird's-eye view of Spanish-style complex, with Jesse L. Lasky residence at right, in the area of Sorrento Beach, with cliffs and Pacific Coast Highway in foreground and beach and ocean in background
Bird's-eye view of Marion Davies residence and Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs in left foreground, Pacific Coast Highway in midground, beach, ocean and Santa Monica Pier in background
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
View facing east towards house construction site in the Rancho Malibu la Costa development, with the beach and beach houses visible along the Pacific Coast Highway beyond. A sign on the slope side of the highway reads: "Rancho la Costa, Ferguson..." The last building visible in the far distance on the left is the Las Flores Inn at the intersection of the Pacific Coast Highway and Las Flores Canyon Road.
View down slope towards dirt road, the Malibu coast and Pacific Coast Highway in the Rancho Malibu la Costa development, Malibu. Beach houses are visible in the distance.
Bird's eye view facing south towards the Pacific Coast Highway on the section between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. The highway divides the housing tracts (left) from the beach (right) with a pier in the distance.
View facing south-east from slope with dirt road towards four houses on the ocean side of the Pacific Coast Highway in the Rancho Malibu la Costa development on the Malibu coast. A billboard is visible on the beach. The last building visible in the far distance on the left is the Las Flores Inn at the intersection of the Pacific Coast Highway and Las Flores Canyon Road.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
View towards road and house construction site in the Rancho Malibu la Costa development, with the beach and beach houses visible along the Pacific Coast Highway beyond.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with palm trees and fenced walkway in left foreground, foot bridge, street railroad tracks and Pacific Coast Highway in midground, buildings, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier with roller coaster in background. The 99 steps staircase from Palisades Park was located at Arizona Avenue. It was replaced with a concrete bridge and stairs in 1935.
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff in left foreground, street railroad tracks and Pacific Coast Highway in midground, buildings, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier in background
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs at left, Pacific Coast Highway and vehicles in foreground, Spanish-style building complex, with Jesse L. Lasky residence near center, and other buildings in midground, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier in background. On the left side of the Pacific Coast Highway constructed against the cliff is a tall building with the sign "Sorrento Beach" painted on the side; this is probably the Gables hotel, which was never completed and was demolished in the 1970's.
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs at left, Pacific Coast Highway and vehicles in foreground, Spanish-style building complex, with Jesse L. Lasky residence near center, and other buildings in midground, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier in background. On the left side of the Pacific Coast Highway constructed against the cliff is a tall building with the sign "Sorrento Beach" painted on the side; this is probably the Gables hotel, which was never completed and was demolished in the 1970's.
Bird's-eye view of Marion Davies residence and Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs in left foreground, Pacific Coast Highway and vehicles in midground, beach, ocean and Santa Monica Pier in background
Bird's-eye view of Marion Davies residence and Santa Monica shoreline, with cliffs in left foreground, Pacific Coast Highway in midground, beach, ocean and Santa Monica Pier in background
View of construction site, Pacific Coast Highway, with cliffs at right, men and equipment in foreground, highway, vehicles, and beach clubs in midground, horses or donkeys in background
View from coastal slope towards the Pacific Coast Highway and beach in the area of the Rancho Malibu la Costa development. There are cars on the highway, which is bordered by a fence and utility pole.
View from coastal hill towards house under construction, the Pacific Coast Highway and beach far below in the area of the Rancho Malibu la Costa development. A dirt road is visible below the house.
View from coastal hill towards house under construction, the Pacific Coast Highway and beach far below in the area of the Rancho Malibu la Costa development. A dirt road is visible below the house.
View from coastal slope towards a dirt road and the Pacific Coast Highway and beach beyond in the Rancho Malibu la Costa development. Three beach houses and cars on the highway are visible below.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
View along Pacific Coast Highway, with about 90 oil well drilling rigs visible on both sides of highway, area without rigs in foreground, with automobiles, palm trees, and power poles, with railroad tracks and ocean at left
Text reads: B S/282R1694 WELLS AHA. RUNNING A GANTLET OF OIL DERRICKS. HUNTINGTON BEACH, California--The only highway of its kind in the world--the Coast Highway along the Pacific where it runs through an avenue of oil derricks at Huntington Beach here. S/282R1964 WELLS
Bird's-eye view towards Santa Monica Canyon where Chautauqua Blvd. and West Channel Road end at Pacific Coast Highway on the coast, with the ocean and the Pacific Palisades cliffs beyond. The canyon area has buildings and open land and there are two houses on the beach. A sign at the top of the cliff reads: "This is Huntington Palisades." A sign on a building on West Channel Road reads: "Law's Pharmacy."
About 25 large homes between Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Beach, photographed from hillside, with ocean at right, gazebo on beach, 1 car on highway, and building reading Sauer's Super Service Station, Red Crown Gasoline, Malibu Inn, at left, with hills and farmland in background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with palm trees and person on fenced walkway in left foreground, street railroad tracks and Pacific Coast Highway in midground, buildings, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier and La Monica Ballroom in background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff with fenced walkway in left foreground, street railroad tracks, Pacific Coast Highway, and California Incline in midground, buildings, beach, ocean, and Santa Monica Pier in background
View of Palisades Park cliffs from park level at cliff top, with fenced walkways, palm trees, and portion of Pacific Coast Highway visible in left background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff in right foreground, street railroad tracks and Pacific Coast Highway in midground, buildings and beach in background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff in right foreground, footbridge over street railroad tracks and Pacifc Coast Highway in midground, buildings and beach in background
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff in right foreground, footbridge over street railroad tracks and Pacifc Coast Highway in midground, buildings and beach in background
Construction site on the California Incline, connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pacific Coast Highway, with Palisades Park and cliffs at right, construction equipment and shoring in foreground, Deauville Club and Santa Monica Athletic Club at left
5 men, 3 on wooden ladders against cliff, 1 standing in cutout area of cliff just off ladder, 1 on ground, with Palisades Park branch fence, palms, and agaves visible at top
Bird's-eye view of Spanish-style complex, in the area of Sorrento Beach, with cliffs and Pacific Coast Highway in foreground and beach and ocean in background, with Jesse L. Lasky residence at right
View from Palisades Park cliffs of street railroad, Pacific Coast Highway, and buildings, including Santa Monica Athletic Club, with cliffs with palm trees and fenced walkway in right foreground
View from Palisades Park cliff of Santa Monica shoreline, with cliff in right foreground, footbridge over street railroad tracks and Pacifc Coast Highway in midground, buildings and beach in background
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Bay, with many boats, with Santa Monica Pier with crowd in foreground, crowded beach, Pacific Coast Highway, Deauville Club, Santa Monica Athletic Club, Windermere Hotel, and Palisades Park cliffs in background
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
Downward view from slope towards house under construction along the inland side of the Pacific Coast Highway in the Rancho Malibu la Costa development on the Malibu coast. Two houses are visible on the beach side of the highway.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
View from hill towards cars on the Pacific Coast Highway and coast in the area of the Rancho Malibu la Costa development. Dirt roads are visible in the hills above the coast.
Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit was a 13,316-acre Spanish land grant given by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1804 to José Bartolomé Tapia. In 1892 Frederick Hastings Rindge and May Knight Rindge, purchased the rancho. In 1926, the Marblehead Land Company, formed by May Knight Rindge, made a $6 million deal with Harold G. Ferguson to develop the La Costa area (between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon), but that deal fell apart when Ferguson was sentenced to jail for securities fraud in 1931. Ferguson laid out the development with street names as they remain today: Rambla Vista, Paseo Serra, etc. It took until the mid 1930's for development of the area to begin in earnest.
View from Palisades park towards (L to R) the California Incline, the Pacific Coast Highway, beach houses and Santa Monica Beach, with the pier visible in the far distance.
View from Palisades park towards (L to R) the California Incline, the Pacific Coast Highway, beach houses and Santa Monica Beach, with the pier visible in the far distance.
View from Palisades Park (left) of the California Incline facing southeast with the Pacific Coast Highway, beach houses and Santa Monica Beach beyond it on the right.
View of construction workers in the process of widening Roosevelt Highway (Pacific Coast Highway) next to the California incline. Behind them are the Beverly Beach Club (left) and Sorrento Beach Club and palisades cliff (right).
Road improvement work on the Roosevelt Highway with a steam roller in the foreground and beach houses along the coast on the right. Marion Davies' estate is in the middle distance.
Officials preside over the re-opening of the Roosevelt Highway (Pacific Coast Highway) after it had been significantly widened in Santa Monica. One kneels holding a large key to open a large lock attached to 2 garland streamers spanning the highway. Three women wearing decorative swim suits are on the right and on the left are a boy scout holding an American flag, a women in horseback riding attire and another woman. A crowd of spectators are behind them with the California incline visible in the distance.
Bird's-eye view from Palisades park towards Santa Monica Beach facing northwest with the Sorrento Beach Club on the cliff side of the Pacific Coast Highway and the cliff-edge rustic eucalyptus branch fence of Palisades Park on the far right.