330 California Ave. National Register of Historic Places
Between 1920 and 1930, the population of Los Angeles County grew from 936,434 to 2,208,492 and people wanted to live by the beach.
1130, Lincoln Blvd.
Several legends surround the endowment of the Miles Playhouse.
507 Wilshire Blvd.
Old timers will remember 507 Wilshire Blvd. as the LLO-DA-MAR Bowl.
1210 Fourth St.
Architect Henry Hollwedel is noteworthy for both his professional and civic contributions to Santa Monica in the early part of the century.
1323 Ocean Ave.
This Queen Anne style Victorian hints the time when Ocean Avenue was a parade of Victorian homes, and was once owned by international tennis sensation Gussie Moran.
1333 Ocean Ave.
When you see this Queen Anne-inspired Victorian, think back on the day when Ocean Avenue was a eucalyptus-lined street dotted with fashionable residences.
1415 Ocean Ave.
During prohibition, the Georgian became one of Los Angeles' first speakeasies; a rendezvous spot for celebrities including Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Bugsy Siegel and Fatty Arbuckle.
1438 Second St.
This one-story structure was the first masonry structure in Santa Monica.
212-216 Santa Monica Blvd.
Legend had it that the theatre, originally erected in 1911, was the oldest legitimate theater operating in Los Angeles.
Santa Monica Boulevard and Fifth Street
This corner sidewalk inlay illustrates how street labeling looked at the turn of the 20th Century.
