Santa Monica Pier, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

Santa Monica pier.
Los Angeles area, California.

On September 9, 1909, after sixteen months of construction, the Santa Monica Municipal Pier opened to the public. This was California Admission Day, and the thousands of people who swarmed onto the 1,600-foot-long wooden pier were in a holiday mood as they enjoyed a festive day of band concerts, swimming races and the novelty of walking above the waters of the Pacific Ocean. (...)

http://www.santamonicapier.org/history.html

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Tim (469) 2004-04-02 2:14

Jacques, great note! Very interesting and an excellent, crisp photo. The vintage style of the sign stands in nice contrast to the palms and sky. Thanks for sharing and God's best to you, Tim

wata4no (0) 2004-04-30 2:32

Great pic Jacques. I haven't been down to that sign in ages and I live in L.A. Sun light is great in this pic. Thanks for showing the members part of L.A. :)