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Abbot Kinney Boulevard (formerly West Washington Blvd) - 287
Abbot Kinney Festival - 287
Abbot Kinney Pier (1905-1920)
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Aerial view - *122, *124
Aeroplane taking off from beach @ pier - *104
Aquarium & Fish hatchery - *57, 65
Auditorium - 26, 31, 32, 33, 39, *47, 49, 107, *132
Automobile parking lot - 100
Auto Races - 68, 73
Bandstand @ Pavilion - *23, *30, *37, *45
Big Dipper coaster - 118
Big Jim Porter's Freak Animal Show - 107
Bowling Alleys - 67
Brackett's Adlesison Show - 107
Bug House - 118
Bump the Bumps - 67, *104
Cafeteria - 115
"Captain" - performing horse - 107
Captain Power & Thompson's Oriental Dancing Girl Show - 107
Captive Aeroplanes (Garvey's) - 112, *131, *132
Carousel (Dentzel) - 73
Catalina Island boat service - 59
Circular swing - 100
City of Havana & Sinking of the Maine (show) - 74
Chinatown exhibit - 100
Coney Island Sideshow - 102
Construction - *12, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26
Dentzel Carousel - 67
Dippy Dips - *65, 72
Drawing of Pier Attractions - *125
Double Whirl - 68
Egyptian Gardens - 115
European Exposition Bldg (Japanese Pavilion) - *48, *49
Excursion boats - 33, 100
Extension of pier - 59
Feature Film Company - 106
Ferris wheel - 63, 68, *126
Fire - 74, 123, *133
Fish hatchery - University So. California - 65
Frolic Pier - 39
Games of chance - crackdown - 115
Garvey's Seaplane ride - 118
Great American Racing Derby - *111, 112
Hades attraction - *59, 67
Hilarity Hall - *131
Hoopla - 68
Japanese Tea House - 67
Johnson Captive Airplanes - 72
Joy Wheel - 68
Klein's Titanic Disaster (show)- 73
Last Days of Pompeii - 100
Map of pier - *125
Melodia - 108
Midway view - *58, *126
Mill Chutes - 118, *128
Noah's Ark - 112
Ocean Inn - 112
Ostrich Farm - 102
Oriental Gardens -
Over the Falls - 115, *131
Palace of Mirth - 118
Panama Canal exhibit - 100
Petrified Baby Exhibit - 118
Philippine Igorottes - 102, 103
Pig Slide - 115, *131
Professor Hill's Dirigible - 97
Rapids - *59, 68, 118
Rubetown - 102
Sea Elephants - 102
Ship Cafe - *12, *23, 31, *46, 55, *69, 74, *100, *126
Skating Rink - 97
Smiles - 115
Steeplechase & Derby Racing Coaster (never built) - 97
Storms wrecks or damage pier - *9, 25, 97. 105
Sue Bonnet Sue - 97
Surf Amphitheater - *63, 69
Underground Chinatown - *116
Van Camp's Educated Pigs - 107
Venetian Gardens - 39
Venice Dance Hall - *50, *51, 51, *113
Venice Yachting Club's clubhouse - 26
View of pier - *53, *104, *122
Virginia Reel - *74, 74
Whip - 112
White Way (temporary after fire) - 128
William's Palace Inn - 68
Wireless station - 100
Wonderland Museum - 118
Yamaski's Kimono Parlor - 68
Zoological Garden - 100, 113
Abbot's Restaurant - *116
Ace Inn - 153
Accidents - Ride (mostly roller coasters) - 72, 113, 202, 203, 215, 234
Ackerman, Fremont (civil engineer) - 22
Adams, Ed (surfer) - 226
Aircraft Manufacturers & Flight Schools
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American Aircraft Flight School - 103
Crawford Aeronautical Flight School - 150
Crawford Aircraft - 103, 112, 114, 150
Delay, B.H. - 114
Fiske, Emil - 114
Saunders Aircraft - 112
Sciller Aviation School - 103
Waterman Aircraft - 114
Airplane taking off from beach - *104
Alrich, Myrna (neighborhood activist) - 269
Akron, Gaston - 39
Alliance for Survival - 284
Alligator Farm - 108
Anderman, H.L. (politician) - 165, 176
Annexation to Los Angeles & Santa Monica
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Consolidation with Los Angeles election - 145
Consolidation with Santa Monica election - 142
Talk of consolidation with Santa Monica - 142
Thornton Kinney supports consolidation with Santa Monica - 183
Antler Hotel - *111, 153
Architects
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Best, Richard - 284
Ehrlich, Steven - 287
Gehry, Frank - 276, *279, 287
Graves, Michael - 284
Himmelblau, Coop - 285
Howard, Ernest - 284
Hricak,Michael - 287
Irani, Glen - 285
King, Michael - 284
Mack, Mark - 285
Marsh, Norman - 21
O'Herlihy, Loran - 287
Pollard, Diana - 284
Sander, Whitney - 285
Scarpa, Larry - 285
Volk, Michael - 285
Ward, Charles - 285
Architectural contest for Venice Pavilion site - 281
Armistice Day 1818 - 101
Artists & Sculptors
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Albright, Larry (sculptor) - 277
Albuquerque, Lita (artist) - 277
Alexander, Peter (artist) - 237, 276
Alf, Martha (artist) - 276
Altoon, John (artist) - 237
Arnoldi, Charles (artist) - 237, 276
Bell, Larry (artist) - 277
Bengston, Billy Al (artist) - 237
Berlant, Tony (artist) - 237
Bird, Annette (sculptor) - 276
Borofsky, Jonathan (artist) - 276
Carson, Karen (artist) - 276
Coleman, Judy (artist) - 277
Cooper, Ron (artist) - 237
Dill, Guy (sculptor) - 276
Dill, Laddie John (artist) - 237, 276
Edlestein, Jean (artist) - 276
Eversley, Fred (sculptor) - 277
Falk, Greg (sculptor) - 277
Francis, Sam (artist) - 276
Geiger, Scott (artist) - 276
Good, Joe (artist) - 277
Graham, Robert (sculptor) - 276
Hill, Charles - 276
Hobson, Diana (artist) - 277
Ketterl, George (artist) - 277
Kitchen, E.F. (photographer) - 276
McCoy, Ann (artist) - 237
Moses, Ed (artist) - 276
Okulick, John (sculptor) - 277
Petropoulos, Renee (artist) - 276
Price, Ken (sculptor) - 276
Ruscha, Ed (painter) - 276
Schoonhoven, Terry (mural artist) - 276
Smith, Alexis (artist) - 276
Stabile, Judy (artist) - 276
Valentine, Dewain (artist) - 237
Wehrle, John (mural artist) - 276
Wudi, Tom (artist) - 237
Atlantic City, N.J. - 18, 59, 67, 118
Aviators or Barnstormers
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Babbs, Louis (Speedy) - 214, 216
Bach, Mort - 103
Barr's Illuminated Aerial Circus - 123, *127
Boyd, R.A. - 129
Clark, Frank - 103, 115
Crossan, Carl (crashed plane on beach) - 196
Delay, B.H. (Beverly Homer) - 114, 129, *140, *141, 148, 150
Delay, B.H. (murder) - 150
Hill, Thomas - 103
La Gronge, Tex - 110
Locklear, Omar - 115
Marmelee, Phil - 103
Mattingly, Joe - 110
Morton, William - 103
Meyerhoffer, Otto - 114
Patterson, Howard - 115
Short, R.H. - 150
Sites, Frank - 103
Turpin, Clifford - 103
Unger, Ed - 103
Wilson, Al - 103, 115
Ballona Creek flood control levee - 224
Balloon Race - 103
Bank failures during Depression - 214
Barnes Wild Animal Circus - 75
Bartholemal, Carroll (trolley car conductor) - 97
Bathing Beauty Contest (Ocean Park) - 192
Bathing Beauty Contest (Venice) - 106, *139, *194-195
Bathing Beauty Contest - Miss California - 216
Bathing suit regulations - 106
Beach - widening project - 234
Beach Amusement Co. - 129
Beat Generation (see Venice Beats)
Behrens, Captain Henry (concession owner) - 136, 199
Bernhardt, Sarah (actress) -
Bicycle path built along Venice Beach - 269, *282
Bingo & Bridgo games - 216
Bishman (policeman) - 56
Bishop, Dick (pier businessman) - 102
Blake, Tom (surfer) - 226
Bleakley, J.A. (bathhouse manager)- 56
Bloom, Ruth - 276
Blunt, Alan (canal resident) - 272
Boardwalk Task Force - 281
Bongo players along Boardwalk - 269, *286
Bounty, John (policeman) - 154
Boyd, William (Hoppelong Cassidy)(actor) - 233
Boys and Girls Club of Venice - 284
Breedlove, Charles W. (politician) - 224
Breenan, Leo (murderer) - 199
Breeze Avenue Neighborhood Association - 277
Brodsky, Ben (businessman) - 145
Brookline, Mass - 18
Brown (politician) - 176
Buckley, Marge (government lawyer) - 239
Bumb, A.J. (bankruptcy trustee) - 266
Burke, Dana (businessman & politician) - 26, 54
Bush, Dianne (community activist & fund raiser) - 281, 284
California Coastal Commission - 240, 273, 276, 277, 283
California Coastal Conservancy - 281, 283
California Construction Co. - 26
California Theater - 118
Call, Asa (Kinney Company lawyer) - 231
Camino Real (road) - 36
Canals
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Ackerman engineers canals - 22
Aerial - Venice of America canals - *186
Aerial - Short Line canals - *154, *282
Assessment district formed to fill canals - 165, 203
Bonnell & Goucher awarded canal contract - 18
Bridges designed by Felix Peano - *10, 26
California Coastal Commision approves canal restoration plan - 283
California Supreme Court rules L.A. can fill canals - 202
Canal bridges - 26, *40, *43, *63, *91, *93, *105, *111, *116, *154, *204, *240,
*278, *279
Canal Bridges - condemned at Lighthouse & Outrigger - 275
Canal bridge - Stanton builds bridge at Hurricane Street - 275
Canal engineering - 98
Canal filling assessment - 203
Canal filling contract awarded to R.A. Watson Co. - 202
Canal filling project - 202, *204
Canal filling proposals - 142, 165
Canal names changed to streets - 203
Canals: Aldebaran - *17, 28, *42
Altair - *63, *204
Cabrillo - *204
Coral - 22, 28, *116
Eastern - *279
Grand - 18, 22, *67, *91
Grand (Strong & Dickerson) - 28, *278
Lagoon (hub of canals) - *27, *28-29, *70, *71, *92-93, *111, *117
Lion - 28, *43, *63, *92-93
Venus - *92-93
Canals being filled - 202
Cementing canal walls - *17, 26, 28
Community wants to fill in remaining canals after 1934 flood - 224
Construction of Short Line canals - 28, 39
Construction Venice of America canals- *10, *11, 18, 22, 25, 26, 28, 39
Contractor takes canal filling contract to court - 202
Councilwoamn Galanter scraps canal rennovation - 281
Court of Appeals rules against filling canals - 203
Deed northern (Venice of America) canals to city by Kinney Co. - 165
Dell Avenue bridge - *240
Digging trench for two salt water pipes to sea - 25
Expensive to keep canals clean - 129
Gondolas in canals - 35, *42, *43, *63, *67, *71, *278
Goucher & Bonnell awarded construction contract - 18
Hall Construction awarded canal dredging contracts - 22, 39
Hall construction launches dredge - *12, 25
Hughes Tool Company files lawsuit against 1965 canal project - 239
Injunction granted against filling in canals - 165
Kinney Plaza pumping plant - 203
Lagoon - canal hub - *21, 28, *28-29, *70, *92-93
Linnie Canal Downwind Regatta - 272, *274
Los Angeles City Council proceeds with canal filling project - 202
L.A. City Parks Department promotes boating on canals - 196
Menace to public health - 98
Problems with tidal flow - 98
Property owners in uproar over canal filling proposal - 165
Residential lot sales - 26, 28, 36, 39, 49, 133
Revival of Venice Canals renovation plan - 281
Short Line canal construction - 39
Short Line canals completed - 39
Short Line property owners agree to dig canal - 22
Short Line canals - problems - 98
Short Line Canals - refurbishment plans & legal complications - 239, 240
Short Line Canals - refurbishment completed - 283
Short Line Canals - utilities installed - 133
Short Line Canals - view - *105, *240
Short Line canals aren't filled during Depression - 203
Venice Canal Festival - 272
Venice Canal Subdivision - 28
Venice Canals Improvement Association - 239
Venice lagoon filled with water - 28
Venice of America canals filled with water - 39
Western Center for Law & Poverty - lawsuit against canal project - 240
Cappas, Lucille - 284
Captive Balloon ride - 68
Carson, Billy (race car driver) - 106
CBS (P.O.P. pier owner) - 241
Center Street Pier (Maier Pier)
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Aerial view - *123
Announcement to build & plans - 90
Beach nearby quarantined - 140
Delay in building - 90, 91, 94
Sunset Pier Company acquires property - 123
Venice grants new franchise to Stutzer - 94
Charleton, Earle (businessman) - 233
Cheapskates - 273
Chevalier, Michael (VAC member) - 281
Chiaffarelli Band - 68
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - 39
Chicago White Sox - 94
Chicago's World Columbian Exposition - 18, 21
Children's Floral Parade - *171, 191, 192
Chu, Charles (designer weight pen) - 280
City Beautiful Movement - 18
City Betterment League - 165
Clark, Eli (trolley company owner) - 6, 10
Clark, Tully (surfer) - 226
Coit, John (railroad engineer) - 26, 31, 51
Coney Island, N.Y. - 18, 65, 166, 169, 171
Coney Island of the Pacific - 74
Conn, Myrna (neighborhood activist) - 269
Conron Building (current Sidewalk Cafe) - 98
Contero, Dominick (pool hall operator) - 154
Cooper, Harry (ride owner) - 234
Cornero, Tony (mobster & gambling boat owner) - 228
Cosmos Club (woman's club) - *43, *49
Cotton Club - 153
Cox, Jake (lifeguard & stunt performer) - 35, 59, 112, 173
Crandell (ride owner) - 118
Croft, H.E. (animal trainer) - 108
Cryer (Los Angeles Mayor) - 191
Culver, George (city official) - 56
Dance marathons - 199, 201, 202
Dandolos, Nick the Greek (gambler) - 228
Daubenspeck, Phil (swimmer) - 214
Davenport, Edward (L.A. city councilman) - 229
Davis, Phil & Phil (lawyers) - 231
Decatur Bar - 117
Del Rey Harbor - proposed - 154
Dempsey, Jack (boxer) - 132
Dentzel, William (carousel builder) - 123
Depression, The Great Economic (1930-1939) - effects in Venice - 206, 211, 214, 226
Dieden, Michael (VAC member) - 281
Diehl, Joseph (concessionaire) - 199
Dome Theater - 72, 107
Donatelli's Italian Band - 70
Dorsey, Tommy (musician) - 235
Douglas Aircraft Co. - 226
Dragon Baths - 115
Dror, David (property owner) - 277
Dudley, Thomas (businessman & politician) - 6,
Dunnivant, Ed (restaurant & pier owner) - 112, 129
Durham, Frank (Kinney's building superintendent) - 18
Eddy, Clarence (musician) - 33
El Patio Ballroom (downtown L.A.) - 201
Electric Pier & Amusement Co. - 165, 196
Ellis (ride owner) - 129, 166
Ellison Apartments - 98
Ellison, William (businessman) - 115
Evans, David (businessman) - 26, 51, 54
Fall of Icarus (Mural) - *271, 276
Finn, Charles (swimmer) - 214
First & Last Chance Bar - 117
First National Bank (Ocean Park) - 90
First National Bank of Venice - 214
Fossbinder, James (lawyer) - 283, 288
Fox, Clyde (businessman) - 128
Fox, Pitter (canal resident) - 272
Fraser, Alexander (businessman) - 6, 10, 26, 67, 89, 91
Fraser, Earl (businessman's son) - 90, 115
Fraser Million Dollar Pier (1911-1912)
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Announcement of construction - 67, 68
Auditorium - 35, 44, *78, *89
Auto Maze - *82-83, 89
Carousel (Looff) - 70
Carousel (Philadelphia Toboggan Co.) - 71, 72, *84
Casino Restaurant - 10, *89
Castle Court - *88
City Jail - 71
Construction - 69
Crooked House - *88
Dancing Pavilion - 70, *78
Dispute over property line -
Dragon Gorge Scenic Railroad - 69, *78, *85, *86
Drawing of Pier Attractions - *81
Fire - *89, 90
Grand Canyon Scenic Railroad - 70, *78, *86
Grotto Cafe - 69
Harmon Wave Engine - 71
House (Palace) of Mystery - 69
Hoppla - 84
Infant Incubators - 71
Japanese & Oriental emporiums - 70
Little Nemo in Slumberland (scenic railway never built) - 67
Map of pier - *81
Mirror Maze - 69
Monitor & Merrimac (show) - 72
Opening weekend - 70, 71
Panama Canal exhibit - 84, *88
Palace of Mysteries (announced but never built) - 68
Pit Fun House - 70
Revolving Cafe (announced but never built) - 68
Society Wheel - 71
Starland Theater - 71
Third Degree - 71
Trip to Mars (announced but never built) - 67
View - *76-77, *80, *85
Fraser / Pickering Pier (1913-1924)
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Aerial of pier - *135
African Dip Game - 97
Announcement of new pier - 91
Auditorium - 123
Auto Parking lot - 123
Bandstand Plaza - 123
Ben Hur Racer coaster - 100, *109
Blarney Racer coaster - 121
Bollinger's Baby Incubators - 97
Bowling alleys & Billiards - 97
Breaker's Cafe - 97
Bug House - 123
Captive Aeroplanes - 121
Carousel (Parker) - 97
Carousell (Dentzel) - *121, 123
Carpenter's Electric Auto Speedway - 123
Casino - 100
Caterpillar - 148
City Jail - 97
Construction - 94, 97
Court case won against Santa Monica - 100
Crackerbox Dance Hall -
Crazy House - 97
Crooked House - 97
Dance Hall - 97, 108, 110
Deep Sea Diving concession - 136
Dispute - Santa Monica files injunction to stop pier - 91, 94
Dodge'em - 136
Double Whirl - 136
Elixir of Life (show) - 133
Eskimo Village - 108
Expansion - 118
Fire - 108, 109, 156, *157, 158, *158, *159
Flea Circus - 133
Frolic - 123, *120
Games of chance crackdown - 115
Giant Dipper coaster - 148
Grand opening of expanded Pickering Pier - 123
Great American Racing Derby - 110
Indian Village - 110
Japanese gambling games rigged - 110
Kentucky Derby game - 123
Kiddie Castle - 133
La Peite Theater - 97
Map of pier - *134
Midway view - *108, *113, *135
Monkey Speedway Auto Races - 121, *137
Mystic Maze - 97
Opening - 97
Over the Rockies - 123
Over the Top - 121
Palace of Mirth - 123
Paris by Night - 108
Parker Carousel - 97
Pickering purchases pier - 115
Pier Athletic Club razed - 110
Pig Slide - 133
Pinsky's Trap Shooting - 133
Pioneer bowling alleys & billiards - 108
Plans - expansion in 1918 (not built) - 115
Puzzletown - 97
Rebuilding plans for fire damaged pier - 110
Ritz Cafe (fire) - 156
Roller Skating Rink - 97
Rosemary Theater - 97, 107, 115
Shooting Gallery - 123
State Amusement Co. signs lease -
Syndicate buy Pickering Pier & announces plans - 154, 156
Tango - 121
Trip to Mars - 123
View of pier along Ocean Front Walk - *156
Whip - 148
Witching Waves - 136
Wonderland Museum - 133
Ye Old Red Mill - 121
Free Venice (neighborhood political group) - 239
Freeth, George (life guard) - 63, 64, 65
Frey, Clement (land owner adjacent to airport) - 148
Frolic Pier (adjacent to Abbot Kinney Pier) - 26, 39
Gage, Henry (businessman) - 6
Galanty, Mark (canal resident) - 283
Gallanter, Ruth (L.A. city councilwoman) - 281, 283, 287
Gambling - 150, 151,
Gambling boats (offshore) - 228
Gambling (Circle game - variation of Bingo) - 216, 221
Gas House (coffee house) - 235, *238
Gerety, Edward (Mayor & politician) - 106, 153
Gerety, Edward, Jr. (businessman) - 216
Gerrie, John (city planner) - 142
Gillman, Earl (restaurant owner) - 90
Glass, F.R. (wax exhibit designer) - 191
Goetz, H. X. (contractor) - 22
Goldie, William (manager Midway Plaisance) - 39
Goldberg, Shiela - 276
Goldsworthy, Bob (ride designer) - 234
Good Government League - 56
Goodfader, Bob & Mary - 272, 277
Goodman, Benny (musician) - 228
Grassroots Venice Neighborhood Council - 287
Great Western Pier project (never built) - 73, 100, 110, 112
Green Mill - 153
Greene, Henry (neighborhood activist) - 239
Gregory's Italian Band - 69
Grey Mater FX (movie special effects) - 287
Guarantee Realty - 28
Haag, John & Anna (poets & coffe house owners) - 237
Hall Construction Company - 22, 28, 38
Hall, Bert (stunt driver) -
Halper-Robbins Corporation - 224
Hammel (Ocean Park sheriff) - 56
Hanna, Thomas (general manager Kinney Co.) - 56
Harlan, Herbert (fireman) - 127
Harper-Robbins Corp. - 224
Harrah, Bill (game operator) - 216, 221
Harrah, John (politician & game operator) - 216
Hargrave, Harry (ride owner) - 203
Harriman, Edward (railroad owner) - 9, 52, 54
Harwell, Winifred (Kinney's mistress & later wife) -
Haskins, Donald (contractor) - 277
Hayes, Barbara Jean (neighborhood activist) - 239
Hearst, William Randolf (newspaper tycoon) - 166
Hines, Harry (musician) - 97
Hogan, "Hap" (baseball team manager) - 94
Hollbrook (Mayor & politician) - 90
Holmes, Fletcher (pier employee) - 199
Hollzer, Henry (judge) - 192
Hook, William (railroad owner) - 9
Houch, Paul D. (ride owner) - 70
Hoppyland
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Boyd, William (Hoppelong Cassidy) brought in as partner - 233
Carousel (E.J. Morris) - *234
Double Ferris Wheel (Valare) - 233
Kiddie Rides - 233
Pony Rides - 233
Tram from parking lot - *234
Venice Lake Park changes name to Hoppyland -
Hoyt, Fred (property owner) - 150
Hotels
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Antler Hotel - *111
Cadillac Hotel - 98
Decatur Hotel -
Ocean View Hotel (aka King George Hotel) - 98
Hotel Oceanic - 59
King George Hotel (aka Ocean View Hotel) - 98
Merritt Jones Hotel - 98
St. Marks Hotel (also Annex) - *15, *19, 25, 26, *30, *34, *202, *233, *279
Venice Hotel project - 22, 25, 26, 52
Waldorf Hotel - 98, *155
Hubbard (fire chief) - 103
Hughes Tool Company (canal property owner) - 239
Hunt, Dr. (physician & businessman) - 22
Huntington, Colis (railroad owner) - 6
Huntington, Henry (trolley company owner) - 9, 10, 14
Hutchinson, Captain (land owner) - 4
Hutchinson, Mary Ann (activist) - 272
Hyman, Arthur (theater businessman) - 69
Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant - 234
Illions, Rudy (ride owner) - 227, 231
Ice Block Racing - *214
Ince Field (Airport) - *95, 114
Ince, John C. (Kinney's building superintendent) - 31
Influenza (flu) epidemic - 113
Ingersoll, Fred (ride builder) - 68
Ingersoll, I.G. (ride builder) - 35
Irvine, C.B. (newspaper editor) - 56
Jackson, Helen Hunt (author) - 17, 39
Jacobs, Tommy (restaurant owner) - 166, 224
James, Harry (musician) - 228
Japanese evacuation during World War II - *227
Japanese fishing fleet rescued - 63, 64
Jones, Beatrix Cadwalter (landscape architect) - 18
Jones, George Merritt (businessman & politician) - 6, 31, 54, 89
Jones Pier (never built) - 89, 110
Kavanagh (manager Midway Plaisance) - 58
Kay, Irving (P.O.P. pier owner) - 262
Keepie dolls -
Kenevan, John (businessman) - 237
King, E.P. (pier businessman) - 203
King, Frank (captain of life-saving corp) - 64
King, Michael (VAC member) - 281
King, William (shooting gallery owner) - 156
Kinney, Abbot
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Birth - 14
California State Board Forestry - chairman - 17
Children:
Carleton - *8, 18, 36, *38, 71
Clan - 71
Franklin - 18
Helen - 71
Innes - *8, 18, 36, *38,
Kent - 18
Lucy - first child - 16
Sherwood - 18, 36, 64
Thornton - eldest son - *8, 18, 36, 142, 183
Education - Europe - 14
Estate & Will - 123
Death - 123
Death of three children - 18
Death of wife Margaret - 72
Feud with Ocean Park Trustees - 54
Fued with Venice Trustees - 166
Grave at Woodlawn Cemetery -
Helen Hunt Jackson - friendship - 17
Home in Santa Monica - 17
Home in Venice - 72
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Co. - buyer - 14
Kinnola - 16
Lawsuits against - 51, 52
Marriage - Winifred Harwell - 72
Marriage - Margaret Dabney Thornton - 16
Mistress - Winifred Harwell - 72
U.S. Geological Survey Team - 14
Petitions Navy to build Playa del Rey base -
Plans to build 14-block city over sea - 72
Portrait (or photo) - *8, *67, *130
Real estate ventures during 1880's - 17
Sierra Madre Villa vacation - 16
Turkish massacre in Macedonia - 16
Wife - Margaret - *8
World tour - 16
Kinney Company, Abbot - 128, 129
Kinney Company, Abbot - bonds - 129, 199, 216
Kinney Company, Abbot - defaults on bond interest -
Kinney Company, Abbot - offices burned - 228, 231
Kinney, Margaret Dabney - 16, 18, 28,
Kinney, Thornton - eldest son - 18, 36, 128
Knickerbocker Apartments - 98
KTLA (television station) - 235
La Ballona Rancho - 4
L.A. Thompson Co. (scenic railways) - 65, 69, 91, 97, 115
Labb, William (businessman) - 100, 110, 115
Lacey, Phil (businessman) - 273
Laietsky, Ben (band leader) - 110
Lally, Eleanor (hotel manager) - 238
Lake Los Angeles - 154, 233
Langley, C. I. (ride owner) - 203
L.A.P.D. Beach Patrol - 272, 283
L.A.P.D. Beach Patrol - closes beach and boardwalk - 283
Lazzaveich, T. (policeman) - 56
Lee, Harlan & Jeff (VAC member) - 281
Leff, Russell (canal bridge builder) - 276
Leihy, George (businessman) -
Lemcke Boat Co. - 36
Lennon Sisters (singing act) - *235
Leona Street (now Washington Street) -
Leral, Maxine & Murray (canal homeowners) - 281
Levengood, Dr. Wilson - 70
Lew Lewis Orchestra - 129
Liberty bond & Thrift stamp drives (World War 1) - 112
Lick, Charles (businessman) - 136, 160
Lick Pier (1922-1924)
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Aerial view - *135
Bon Ton Dance Hall - 136, 201
Captive Aeroplanes - 136
Caterpillar ride - 136
Charles Lick & partners propose new pier - 136
Dodge'em - 136
Dome Dance Pavilion - 136
Fire - 89, 90
Limit ride - 136
Map of pier - 134
Submarine Gardens - gambling raid - 151
View - *120, *139
Zip roller coaster - 136
Lick Pier (1925-1967)
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Aerial view - *232
Aragon Ballroom - 234
Bingo Games closed - 234
Blue Laws (Los Angeles) affect Sunday dancing - 183
Bon Ton Ballroom (later renamed Aragon Ballroom) - 160
Carver's Diving Horses - 202
Construction & opening - 160
Dodge'em - 160
Election for "Special Amusement Zone" - 191
Giant Dipper coaster - 165, 202
Map of Pier - *161
View - *162-163
Zoot Suit riots - 228
Lifeguard Station (Brooks) - 196, *198
Life-saving Corps, Venice Volunteer - 63, *64, 105, *199
Linsey, Lueurgus (land owner)- 69
Liquor control of sales & election to go 'dry'- 112
Locke, H.S. (pier employee) - 90
Long Beach earthquake - Venice damage - 221
Log Cabin Inn - 153
Loreli Street - *205
Lorman, Charles (businessman) - 231, 233
Los Angeles Athletic Club - 59
Los Angeles City Government (Venice included after 1925)
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Construction of Library - 205, 283
Construction of Police Station - 205
L.A.P.D. Beach Patrol (police) - 272
Los Angeles - Building Code Enforcement Program - 238, 239
Los Angeles City Council - 191, 202, 229, 272
Los Angeles City Regional Planning Commision - 191
Los Angeles Councilwoman Galanter - tries to close shops along Boardwalk - 281
Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Board - 238
Los Angeles - Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) - 288
Los Angeles - Eviction of Venice's 'undesireiables' - 239
Los Angeles - Ordinace establishing special amusement zone - 191
Los Angeles - Parks & Recreation Department - 196, 197, 198, 229, 284, 288
Los Angeles - Renovation of Ocean Front Walk - 284, 285
Los Angeles - Sunday Blue Laws - 183, 191
Los Angeles - Urban Renewal Agency - 235
Los Angeles - Venice residents problems with city government - 224
Los Angeles - zoning (Interim Control Ordinance) - 281
Los Angeles - Zoning rollback - 272
Paving of Main Street - 205
Paving of Trolleyway - 205
Los Angeles Examiner newspaper - 75
Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad - 276
Los Angeles Pacific - 6, 21, *24, 32, 33, *36, 39, 44, 52,
Los Angeles Surf Club - 196
Los Angeles Turf Club (P.O.P. pier owner)- 241
Luby, Shane (canal bridge builder) - 276
Lyons, Charles (district attorney) - 153
Machado (land owner) - 4, 6
Maier, Edward (businessman) - 90, 91
Maier Pier (never built) - 90, 91
Major Mite - 133
Male Bathing Suit Contest - 192
Mangels, William (ride designer) - 84, 112
Manning, Warren H. (landscape architect) - 18
Marco, Albert (mob boss) - 154
Mardi Gras Festival - *218, *219, *220, *221, 225
Marine Bank (Ocean Park) - 214
Marsh, Robert & Co. (realtor) - 22
Martine, Edmund (ride owner & designer) - 227, 234
Maule & Roberts (contractor) - 22
Mayes, Hyla (ride designer) - 115
Menotti, Ceasar (businessman) - 98
Menotti's Buffet - 98
Merchants Building (Kinney Company offices) - fire - 228
McCartney, Patrick (activist) - 272
McClure, W.E. (head of Kinney's police) - 56
McFadden, Austin (businessman & ride owner) - 136
McFadden, Ward (restaurant owner) - 166, 183
McGeary, H. W. (ride owner) - 118, 123, 131, 132, 133, 174
McPherson, Aimee Sempre (evangelist) - 191
McQuerney (hotel owner) - 98
Mecca Buffet - 26, 117
Mellman, Marcus (banker) - 137
Meltzer, John (ride designer & owner) - 148, 174
Menotti's Bar - 117
Merryland Penny Arcade - 68, *107
Merry Widow Waltz Trolley ride - 68
Messmer, Joseph (land owner) - 6
Meteor - excursion boat - 33
Meyerhoffer, Otto (aerial policeman) - 114
Midway Plaisance (1906-1908)
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Akron's Wild Animal Show - 44
Construction - 44
Bumps the Bumps - 46
Darkness at Dawn - 44
Dispute with Kinney Co. - 51
European Exposition building on pier - 44, *48, *49
European Exposition - lawsuit - 52
Fair Japan - 44, 46
Fire - 46, 58
Klondike - 44
Leora's trapeze act - 58
Oriental Theater - Princess Rajah - 44
Placido Gilgi's Band - 58
Renamed "White City" - 58
Renamed "Rialto" - 59
San Francisco Earthquake reenactment - 46
Spanish Theater - Chiquita - 44, 46
Streets of Cairo - *40, 44
Temple of Mirth (Temple of Mystery) - 44, 46
Trasca's daring bicycle ride - 58
Vaudeville Acts - 46,
View - Overall - *29, *41
Mills, Benjamin Fay (evangelist)- 32
Miller, John (roller coaster designer) - 72, 118, 148, 173
Miniature Railroad - 26, 36, *38, 52, *99, 166, *197
Miniature Railroad - fire - 107
Mission of San Marco (proposed name for town) - 21
Morehard, John (P.O.P. pier owner) - 257
Motion Picture Industry
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Abysmal Brute (film) - 166
Arbuckle, Fatty (actor) - 137, 166
Bellemy, Madg (actress) - 166
Biograph Pictures - 106
Bison Pictures - 106
Bow, Clara (actress) - 166
Brice, Fanny (actress) - 228
Brisbane, Arthur (actor) - 166
Bushman, Francis X (actor) - 166
Cameraman, The (film) - 166
Chaplin, Charles (actor) - 106, 137, 166
Circus, The (film) - 166
Coogan, Jackie (actor) - 132, 166
Corman, Roger - Studio - 287
Crowd, The (film) - 166
Davies, Marion (actress) - 166
Demille, Cecil B. (movie producer) - 103, 148
Desmond, William (actor) - 166
Digital Domain (special effects house) - 287
Dresseler, Marie (actress) - 106
Fairbanks, Douglas (actor) - 137
Feature Film Company - 106
Filming in Venice & Ocean Park - 106, 166, *170, *199
Hal Roach Studio - 166
Ince Studio - 106
Ince, Thomas (motion picture producer) - 114
'It' Girl (film) - 166
Keaton, Buster (actor) - 166, *199
Keystone Film Company - 107
Kid at the Auto Races (film) - 106
Laurel & Hardy (actors) - 166
Leemmle,Carl (actor) - 228
Lloyd, Harold (actor) - 166, *174
Mack Sennett Company - 107
Manheim, Camryn (actress) - 285
Murray, Mae (actress) - 166
Never Again (film) - 106
Normand, Mabel (actress) - 106
Number Please (film) - 166
Our Gang Comedies (film) - 166
Pickford, Mary (actress) - 106, 137
Raft, George (actor) - 228
Roberts, Julia (actress) - 285
Shiek of Hollywood (film) - 166
Snipes, Wesley (actor) - 285
Speedy (film) - 166
Sugar Daddies (film) - 166
Taylor, Estelle (actress) - 166
Tillie's Punctured Romance (film) - 106
Tire Trouble (Our Gang short) - 166
Turpin, Ben (actor) - 166
Valentino, Rudolf (actor) - 166
Motorcycle Gran Prix - 106
Mountain Roll Company & Pier (never built) - 89, 90
Murdock & Conde (contractor) - 169
Murez, Jim (businessman) - 281
Muscle Beach, Venice - *271, *279, 280, *282
Mutoscopes - 68
Naples, California - 14
Neighborhood Legal Services - 239
Neptune Theater - 69, 107
Nickolson, Elbert - 105
Niemann & Keanne (contractor) - 22
Nightinggale Cafe - 153
Noble, Cheryl (business waoman) - 287
Nord, "Big Daddy" (businessman) - 237
Nude sunbathing - *269, 272
Ocean Front Walk - *23, *30, *31, *62, *149, 155, *233, *270
Ocean Front Walk - revival in 70's/ 80's - 273
Ocean Front Walk - vending - 277, 283, 288
Ocean Park
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Auditorium - 35, 44
Bandstand at Pier - *5
Bathing Beauty Contest - 192
Beach view - *33
Bonds passed for new Municipal Auditorium - 123
Casino Country Club - 6, 14
Casino Pier Restaurant - 10, *5, *7
Children's Floral Parade (aka Doll Buggy Parade) - *177, 191, 192
Cityhood petition & election - 10, 14, 18, 54
Deed 4000 ft beach strip to city - 18
Dudley, Thomas becomes Kinney's partner - 6
Elections - 56
Fire destroys pier & business district - 90
Fraser, Gage and Jones become Kinney's partner - 6
Horseshoe Pier - 35
Kinney & Ryan acquire property - 4
Kinney dissolves partnership in O.P. Development Co. - 14, 18
Lot Sales - 6
Mardi Gras Festival and Water Carnival - 191
Marine Avenue - *111
Municipal Auditorium & Bandstand Plaza - 123, *167
Name change to Venice - 58
Ocean Front Walk (facing pier) - *79, *156, *160, *176
Ocean Park Development Company - 6
Ocean Park Pier (1898) - *4, *7
Ocean Park Pier (1898) - construction - 6
Ocean Park Pier - destroyed in winter storm - 25
Pier Avenue - *5, *73, *77
Rebuilding business district - 91
Residential 1903 canal plan - 10
Roller Rink - 44
Santa Fe Railroad Pier - 6
Santa Fe Railroad Terminal - 6
Toboggan Railroad (coaster) - *7, *32, *33, 35
Tract - Description - 4
Trustees - 52, 54, 55, 56
Urban Redevelopment Project - 262
YMCA Pavilion - 6
Ocean Park Bathhouse - *32, *33, 35, *138
Ocean Park Casino - 4
Ocean Park Marine Bank - 90
Ocean Park Municipal Auditorium - 123, *167
Ocean Park National Bank - 214
Ocean Park Pier (1926-1957) (see also Lick Pier)
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Aero Glider - 203
Aerial view - *170, *232
Aerial Swing - 173
Bowling & billiards Hall - 167
Bumber Cars - *173
Bug House - 227
Captive Aeroplanes - 191
Carousel - Looff - 173
Casino Gardens Ballroom - 228, 235
Chinatown & the Underworld - 191
Construction - 167
Diving Bells - 227
Dome Theater - 160, 167
Double Ferris Wheel - 234
Egyptian Ballroom - *164, *167, 169, 227
Expansion of pier - 203
Ferris wheel - 202
Flying Planes - 173
Freak Side Show - 191
Fun in Dark - 227
Fun in Movieland - 227
Games: Ball game - *212
Derby Race - 173
Nigger Dips - 173
Pig Slide - 191
Rabit Racer - 191
Tango - 191
Globe of Death - 203
Hi-Boy (High Boy) coaster - *167, 173, *175, 202, 203, 214
Jones' Fun Palace - 169, *169, 171, 201
Butterfly (ride) - 171
Carousel (Parker) - *169
Dangler Swing (ride)- 171
Dodge'em (ride) - 171
Kiddie Rides - 171
Miniature Roller Coaster (ride) - 171
Rotating Barrels - 171, *174
Slide - 171
Spinning Social Mixing Bowl - 171
Stage, Entry & clowns - 171
Kiddie rides - 173, 203
Kiddie Town - 234
Lighthouse Slide - *165, *171, 173
Lindy Loop - 227
Map pier - *161
Midway view - *165, *171, *236
Mike Allmah's Reptile Garden - 227
Miniature Auto Speedway - 173, *175
Opening Day - 171
Reptile Garden, Mike Allmah's -
Roller skating rink - 203
Roll-O-Plane - 227
Rosemary Theater - 160
Santa Monica holds auction for pier franchise - 160
Scooter - 191
Shoot the Chutes - *172, 203, 234
Skooter - 227, *237
Speedboats - 173
Spitfire - 227
Sportland Arcade - 227
Strat-o-liner - 234
Toonerville - *168, 173
Venice Investment Co. & West Coast Theaters buys beach property - 160
View of Midway - *165
Waltzer - 227
Whip - *175, 191, *237
Ocean View Amusement Park - proposed - 233
O'Conner, Bill (swimmer) - 214
O'Conner, Wally (swimmer) - 214
Olds, Mark (convicted crimminal) - 281
Ohio Oil Company - 206
Oil - allowed to drill on Venice Peninsula - 206
Oil - discovery on county land - 206
Oil - pollutes canals and beach - 211, *225
Oil - Venice residents demand rezoning to reap oil bonanza - 206
Oil field - 6th largest in state - *206 ;(later 4th largest) - 211
Oil field - soon depleted, but operated until early 70's - 211
Oldfield, Barney (race car driver) - 106
Olmstead, Frederick Law (landscape architect) - 18
Olympic Water Polo Team (1932) - 214
Olympics 23rd (1984) - 280
101 Wild West Show - 75
Osheroff, Abe (canal festival organizer) - 272
Ouiston, Karl (bureaucrat) - 235
Pacht, Jerry (judge) - 240
Pacific Amusement Co. - 14
Pacific Coast League (baseball) - 94
Pacific Electric Co. (trolley company) - 140, *196, 225, 234
Pacific Electric Co. - accident - 97
Pacific Ocean Park (P.O.P.) (1958-1967)
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Aerial View - *245
Around the World in 80 Turns - 248
Auction of park's rides - 266
Bankruptcy of park - 266
Carousel (Looff) - *254
CBS & Los Angeles Turf Club buy Ocean Park Pier - 241
CBS & Los Angeles Turf Club sell park to Morehard - 247
Cheetah Dance Club - 266
Davy Jones Locker (old Toonerville) - 246
Deepest Dive - 248
Diving Bells - 245, *249, *262
Ferris Wheel - 245
Fires after pier closed - 266
Fisherman's Cove - 257
Flight to Mars - 245
Flying Carpet (aka Magic Carpet) - 246, *256
Flying Dutchman - 246, *256
Flying Fish (wild mouse) - 248, 262, *266
Fun Forest - 257
Himalaya - 262
International Promenade (restaurants & shops) - 257
Kiddie Rides - 262
Maintenance Problems - 262
Map of Rides - *242
Mirror Maze - 245, *251, *261, *267
Mixer - 262
Monster Mouse - 262
Morehard sells park to Irving Kay - 262
Mr Dolphin (old Strat-o-liner) - 248, *257, *267
Mr Squid - 248
Mystery Island - Banana Train Ride - 245, 248, *258, *259, *266
Mystic Isles - *268
Nautilus Submarine Exhibit - 245
Neptune's Court - ticket booth - *241, 241
Neptune's Kingdom - 241, *245
Ocean Skyway - *244, 245, *264
Octopus - 248, *256
Opening Day - 241
Owners to build $10,000,000 nautical theme park - 241
Paratropper - 245, *265
Pay One Price (POP) initiated - 257
Pier demolished - 266
Roberts, Jack buys park from Irving Kay - 262
Roberts, Jack company,Amusement Purchase Inc. leases park from Kay - 262
Safari Ride - 248, *251
Sea Circus - 241, 245, *261, *266
Sea Ram bumper cars - *260
Sea Serpent roller coaster - *247, 248, *250, 257, *263
Sea Tub Adventure - *255
Shooting Gallery - *260
Sneaking into the park (kids) - 262
Space Wheels - *251, 257
Ticket - *252
Union 76's Ocean Highway - 245, *246
Urban Renewal Project nearby makes getting to park difficult - 262
View of Midway - *255
Westinghouse / Enchanted Forest - 241, 245, *253
Whirl Pool - 248, *260
Zooland - 257
Palace Ballroom (Ocean Park) - 165
Parade - Children's Floral Parade - *177, 191, 192
Parade - Hollywood Juvenile Circus - *215
Parade - Mardi Gras - *221, *222
Parade - Max Sennett Keystone Co. - *118
Pets Parade - 192
Parsons, Arthur (businessman) - 14
Park Avenue - *114
Parkhurst, C. Gordon (politician) - 165, 183
Payne, John (amusement worker) - 231
Peano, Felix (sculptor) - 25, 26
Peasgood, James T. Jr. (city treasurer) - 137
Penny arcades - 68, 69
Perkoff, Stuart (poet) -
Perry, Harry (entertainer) -
Phillmore, 'Reckless Eddie' (stunt performer) - 203
Pier Athletic Club - 110
Pierotte (policeman) - 103
Pick & Shovel Club - 56
Pickering, Ernest (Pier manager & owner) - 67, 100, 115, 118
Pickering Pier (see Fraser / Pickering Pier)
Pinkerton Police - 31
Playa del Rey
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Annexation to Venice - 58
Ballona Harbor & Improvement Co - 6
Beach Land Company - 6
Lagoon, Pavilion & Hotel - *7
Lots sold - 6
Petition to build harbor for WW1 -
Sherman & Clark acquire property - 6
Short Line trolley service begins - 6
Solano, Alfred designs town - 6
Pollack, Ben & Californians (band) - 191
Pomeroy, Dr. J. L. (physician) - 113
Portland - Lewis & Clark Exposition "Trail" - 39, 44
Post, Olmstead (contractor) -22
Prior, Tom; Prior, Frank; & Church, Fred (ride designers)
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Banquet - on Race Thru Clouds coaster - 72
Battle with Venice city over calliope noise - 112
Big Dipper coaster opens on Abbot Kinney Pier - 118
Bobs coaster with 2 point suspension & banked turns - 129
Building of Washington Pier amusement zone announced - 191
Racing Bobs - 191
Church, Fred - background - 68
Church, Fred - designs coasters after partnership ends - 148
Dare Devil Race for Life - 74, *107
Design of coasters for other amusement parks - 148
Giant Dipper coaster - Lick Pier after fire - 165
Giant Dipper coaster - Ocean Park Pier - 145, 148
Giant Dipper coaster - Venice Pier - 166
Giant Safety Racer roller coaster announced (renamed) - 68
Great American Racing Derby - Ocean Park - 110
Great American Racing Derby - Venice - *111, 131
Mill Chutes on Abbot Kinney & Venice Pier - 118, 129, 166
Prior, Frank takes over after father's death - 118
Prior, Tom - background - 68
Purchased Miniature Railroad after closed - 166
Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster - *66, *70, *71, 72, 123, *117, 132, *142
Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster - demolished - 166
Racing Derby (experimental) - 97
Rebuilding Venice Amusement Pier - 129
Sales of "Bobs" coasters to other piers & parks - 148
Sued city of Santa Monica - 112
Prohibition - Cabaret Row - 153
Prohibition, Liquor sales, speakeasys & rum running - 117, 151, 153
Prohibition (Volstead Act) repealed - 224
Rabb, D.S. (showman) - 131
Race Thru the Clouds coaster (see Prior & Church)
Ramsden, Col. William (ride owner) - 115
Ranse, Arthur (lifeguard) - 123
Raymond Amusement Co. - 115
Raymond, Leroy (ride owner & inventor) - 112, 131, 136
Recreation Gun Club - 26
Rennie, Robert (newspaper reporter) - 84
Rennie, Walter (newspaper reporter) - 84
Rennie, William Alexander (newspaper owner)- 56
Rex - gambling boat - 228
Reynolds (bathhouse concessionaire) - 56
Reynolds (politician) - 183
Richards, James (murdered Oakwood activist) - 285
Riehl, Henry (ride designer) - 74, 121
Riordan, Richard (Los Angeles mayor) - 284, 285
Rios, Frank (poet) -
Riveria Street - 28
Roadskates - 273
Robbins (businessman) - 231
Roberts, Jack (P.O.P. pier owner) - 262, 266
Robinson (politician) -
Roller Coaster - accidents (see accidents)
Roller skating - *270, 273, *278
Roosevelt Highway extension into Venice - 226
Rosenberg, Jeff (businessman) - 272, 273
Rowan, R.A. & Co. (realtor)- 22
RRM Design Group (Boardwalk renovation designers) - 284
Rubin, Jerry (activist) - 284
Rundberg, Karl (L.A. City Councilman) - 238
Russell, Clarence (architect) - 21
Russell, Pat (L.A. city councilwoman) - 272, 281
Ryan, Francis (businessman) - 4, 6
Sadrup, Gordon (dance hall manager) - 234
Saffron, Tom (property owner) - 272
Sandlin, William (policeman) - 90
Santa Fe Railroad - 6
Santa Monica - 6, 54, 55, 91, 112, 160
Santa Monica & Los Angeles Railroad Company - 9
Santa Monica Humane Society - 202
Santa Monica Land & Water Company - 17
Sawyer, Harvey (hotel owner) - 238
Scharff, Werner (property owner) - 277
Schlein, Steve (actyivist lawyer) - 272
Schlmer, J.J. & Company (contractor) - 169
Schools
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Abbot Kinney School - 136
Betsy Ross School (actually in Mar Vista) - 136
Florence Nightingale School (Island School) - 84, *95, 206
Junior High School (on high school grounds) - 136
Machado School - 80
Martha Washington School (Central School) - 80
Theodore Roosevelt School - 136
Venice Polytechnic High School - 84, 103, 112, 136
Venice Polytechnic High School - fire - 103, 105
Venice High School - 103, 226, *226
Schwarzeneggar, Arnold (weight lifter & actor) - 269
Security Pacific Bank - 221
Sells Floto Circus - 44, 75
Semper, Joe (businessman) - 226
Sewell, Tom (businessman) - 272
Shain, Hal (stunt driver) - 74
S.H.A.P.E. - 283
Shaw, Bert (showlan) - 131
Sherman, Moses (trolley company owner) - 6, 10
Sherman & Clark (trolley company owners) - 6, 10
Shipman, Dr. Charles (potential pier owner) - 94
Shisham, George (policeman) - 113
Shoreline & Landmarks Society - 238
Shurliff, Arthur (landscape architect) - 18
Siegal, Bugsy (mobster) - 228
Sidewalk Cafe - 272, *275
Silver, Philip (lawyer) - 238
Simmonds, Felix (alleged fast food inventor) - 75
Singer, Henry (businessman) - 137
Snell, David (musician) - 169
Sokel, Erwin (hotel owner) - 272
Solano, Alfred (landscape architect) - 6
Solomon, Jeff & Fran (activist) - 272
Southern California Swimming Assoc. - swim meet - 31
Southern California Water Polo team - 214
South Coast Yacht Club regatta - 31
South Ocean Park - 18
Southern Pacific Railroad - 6, 9, 51
Springer, Arnold (activist) - 272
St. Louis World's Fair - 44
St. Marks Island - 26
Stanley, Bruce (VAC member) - 281
Stanton, Jeffrey (businessman, historian & photographer) - 276, 281, 283, 284, *286
State Amusement (Investment) Co. - 110
Stavnezer, Moe (activist) - 273
Steeplechase Amusement Co. - 100
Stevens (California Governor) - 129
Stevenson, Caryle & Orchestra - 160
Stone, Billy (musician) - 129
Strand Cafe - 117
Strickland, Leo H. (Kinney Co. manager) -
Strong & Dickerson (land developers of canals) - 18, 39, 133, 154
Strongman pulls car by teeth (stunt) - *178
Stuzer, Augustus (contractor)- 89, 90, 91, 94
Sunset Pier (1920-1947)
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Aerial View - *181, *217
Bagdad Cafe - 129
Bagdad Cafe - "Baby Doll Dance Revue" - 129
Bankrupt pier leased to Henry Singer - 137
Stock issued for Sunset Pier - 129
Dance Hall (Ballroom) - 123, *153
Dodge'em ride - 123
Electric Pier & Amusement Co. buys pier - 165
Los Angeles builds Municipal Bathing Pavilion on pier - 205
Los Angeles takes over Sunset Pier - 205
Mystic Maze - 123
Opening of Sunset Pier - 129
Plans to build replica of ocean liner & steeplechase ride - 123
Plans to build 20.5 acre pier - 165, 166
Relief center during 1934 flood - 224
Rising property values - 129
Surfing clubhouse on end of pier - *224, 226
Sunset Pier Co. acquires old Center Street Pier - 123
Sunset Pier closed - 205
Sunset Pier land locked by beach widening project -
View - *152
Tango - gambling boat - 228
Tantu, Carol (business woman) - 287
Texas - gambling boat - 228
Thomas, Suzzane (businesswoman) - 273
Thompson, LaMarcus (scenic railway inventor) - 65, 66
Thompson Scenic Railroad (coaster) - *60, *61, *75
Thornton, James Dabney (judge) - 17
Thornton, Margaret Dabney (Kinney's wife) - 17
Thurlow, Thomas (politician) - 165, 183
Thurston, Harry (magician & ride inventor) - 121
Tibbet, Bill (fireman) - 127
Traver Engineering - 148
Tree planting on streets - 281
True, George (stunt motorcycle rider) - 228
Uncle Ray (entertainer) -
Unger, Ed (aviator) -
United States Island - 98, *
University of Southern California -
Van, Whitney (stunt cycle perfromer) - 176
Varlucchi, Louigi (surfer) - 226
Venetian Gardens - 39
Venice Action Committee (VAC) - 281, 284
Venice Amusement Pier (1921-1946)
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Aerial View - *181, *217
African Animal Show - 136
Aquarium - 199
Automatic Baseball Pitcher - 148
Beer Garden - 224
Belfry for Bats - 174
Billiards & bowling in Howse Building - 129
Big Dipper coaster - 128, 132
Blue Laws (los Angeles) affect Sunday Dancing - 183, 191
Bobs roller coaster - 129, *184, 199
Carousel (Parker #1) - 129, 166
Carousel (Parker #2) - 203, 227
Captive Aeroplanes - 129, 132
Caterpillar - 148
Chocolate Garden - 129
Coal Mine - 166, *193
Dance of the Nations (show) - 131
Dance Marathon - 201, *216
Deep Sea Diving concession - 136
Denizens of the Desert (show) - 131
Dippsy Doodle - *213
Dismantling the pier - *230, *231
Dodge'em - 129, 132
Dragon Bamboo Slide - 173, *185
Dreamland Circus Sideshow - 174
Dump Mable Out of Bed (game) - 228
Election for "Special Amusement Zone" - 191
Exotic Dancing Show - *150
Ferris Wheel - 136
Fire during dismantlement - 231
Five Cent Days (for children) - 225
Flying Circus - 148, 166, 174, *189
Flying Trains - 199
Fun House - 145, *146, *147, 148, *208, *209
Miniature Roller Coaster - 148
Mystery Room Mirror Maze - 148
Rotating Barrels - 148
Slides - 148, *208
Spinning Society Wheels - 148, *209
Stage & Earthquake Stairway - 148, *209
Gadabout - 129
Games: Automatic Baseball Pitcher - 148
Cat Rack - 129
Circle (variation of Bingo) - 216
Dart the Dart - 129
Dump Mable out of Bed - 228
Game (unknown) - 129
Kentucky Derby - 129
Pig Slide - 148
Race in the Jungle - 129
Spark Plug - 148
Yacht Race - 129
Giant Dipper coaster - 166, *188, *211
Glass House - 148
Great American Racing Derby - 131, 166, *212
Hey Dey - 199
Juvenile Circus - 211, *215
Kiddie Rides - 148
Kinney Co. issues bonds to rebuild the pier - 129
Lease - 25 year Tidelands lease expires - 229
Leninger's Salt Water Taffy - 131, *184, 227
Lindy Loop - 203
Map of pier - *180
Midway view - *120, *144, *183, *184, *190, *193, *200, *210
Mill Chutes - 129, 166
Monkey Races - 136
Monkey Zoo - 211
Motordrome - 174, 211
New Year Day celebration - *200
Niagara Barrel - 203
Noah's Ark - 136, *153, *184
Octopus - 227
One Eyed Circus - 132, 145
Opening Day - July 4, 1921
Opening day - Pacific Fleet Day - 129
Over the Falls - 136
Pier closes - 229, *229, 231
Pier site sold to State - 231
Pig Slide - 148
Plaza Building (bowling & pool) (later Bingo) - 216
Proposed tower with spiraled merry-go-round - 132
Rebuilding pier - 129
Racem' - *216
Repairs - 229
Robbery & fatal shooting on pier - 199
Skooter - 227
Ship Cafe - 129, 132, 166, *192, 224
Some Kick roller coaster - *144, 145, *183, 214, 227
Spark Plug - 148
Stratship - 227
Submarine Divers - 199
Temple of Psychology (show) - 174
Temptation (show) - 174
Tidelands lease expired - 229
Toyland Riding Academy - 211
20 Years in Sing Song - 199
Underground Chinatown - 174
Venice Dance Hall (ballroom) - *120, 129, 132, *145, 191, 201, 214
Wall of Death - 228
Water Tower (storage tank) - *211, *231
Whirl-i-gig - 131
Wonderland Pit Show - 131
Zig Zag - 132
Venice Annex Subdivision - 28
Venice Art Walk - 276
Venice Arts Mecca - 284
Venice Assembly - 26, 31, 32, 39
Venice Athletic Park - 39
Venice Auditorium - 39, 49
Venice Band - Arends - *24, 32
Venice Band - Chiaffarelli - 44
Venice Band - Ellery's Royal Italian - 39
Venice Bathing Company - 56
Venice 'Beats'
Alonzi, Jimmy (show impresario) - 235
Altoon, John (painter) - 235
Herms, George (painter) - 235
Holy Barbarians (book) - 237
Landreau, Tony (painter) - 235
Lipton, Lawrence (poet & writer) - 235, 237
Magdalani, Fowad (painter) - 235
Meredith, Julie (folk singer) - 235
Morris, James Ryan (poet) - 235
Perkoff, Stuart (poet) - 235
Rios, Frank (poet) - 235
Scibella, Tony (poet) - 235
Tati (sculptor) - 235
Venice Boardwalk Entertainers
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Colyar, Michael (commedian) - 280
David & Roselyn (musicians) - *271, 273
Ex-Swami X (entertainer) - 273
Fire Blower (entertainer) - *270
Griffith Family Circus (balancing & gymnastics) - 280
Gruenberg, Robert (juggler) - *274, 280
Hernandez, Perry (entertainer) - 280
Jingles (vegetarian activist) - 283
Jingles & Frank (musicians) - 273
McPeak, Steve (tightrope walker) - *275
One Man Band (musician) - 280
Perry, Harry (musician) - 273, *275, 283, 288
Poor Man's Jukebox - 273
'Slavin' David (musician) - 273
Street Musician's Union - 273
Taylor, Chad (juggler) - 280
Uncle Ray (musician) - 280
Vera, Tony (commedian & balancer) - *272, 280
Venice Boardwalk Association - 284
Venice Businessman's Association - 192
Venice Canal Subdivision - 28
Venice Chamber of Commerce - 142, 196
Venice Chamber of Commerce presents grand beach plan (never built) - 198
Venice Children's Choir - 33
Venice City Hall - 54, *95
Venice Civic League - 237
Venice Civic Union - 237
Venice Country Club - 31
Venice Family Clinic - 276
Venice Lagoon Bathhouse - *20, 25, 26, 31, *43, 44,
Venice Fishing Pier (built 1964) - 289
Venice Gateway Tract - 28
Venice Gran Prix - 106
Venice, Italy - 14, 21
Venice Lake Park
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Lake (30 acre) - 233
Little Dipper (Jr.Roller coaster) - Philadelphia Toboggan Co. - 233
Octopus - 233
Skooter - 233
Tilt-a-whirl - 233
Train - 233
Whirlwind - 233
Zeppelin - 233
Venice Military Academy - 98
Venice Miniature Railway (See Miniature Railroad)
Venice News (newspaper)- 117
Venice of America (aka Venice)(including after annexation to Los Angeles)
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Aerial Police - 114, *130
Aerial View - *186
Airport (Ince Field) - 114, 115
Athletic Center opens - 234
Amphitheater - *21
Annexation of Playa del Rey, Venice Peninsula, etc. - 58
Annexation to Los Angeles - 183
Annexation to Los Angeles elections - 145, 177, 183
Annexation to Santa Monica election - 142
Automobile traffic problems - 140
Beach erosion - 39,
Beach quarantine - 228, 234
Beach view - *40, *45, *74, *96, *151, *179, *283, *286
Veach widening project - 234
Bond issues & elections (except schools) - 54, 98, 118, 140, 142, 154, 177
Building Permits - 133
Building Code Enforcement Act - 238, 239
Business district - new proposed - 196
Business districts - rivalry & fragmented development - 140
City manager charter vote - 142
Construction
Amphitheater at Lagoon - 25
Architects hired to design principal buildings - 21
Auditorium on pier - *12, 22, 26
Boathouse - 36
Breakwater - 25, 26, 39, 106
Building material arrives for pier - 21
Business building at Trolleyway - 25
Canal construction contract - 18
Construction fraud - 51
Cost of construction (summary) - 37
Dr. Hunt's hotel contract - 22, 26
Harbor plan - 52
Heating plant - 31, 44
Horseshoe Pier plans (abandoned) - 44
Iron columns along Windward - *13, 25
Los Angeles Pacific completes trolley line to site - 21
Mecca Buffet Building - *15, 26
Miniature Railroad - 26, 36
Pier Auditorium contact let - 22
Ship Hotel contract - *16, 21, 22
Surf Bathhouse - *15, 26, *55, 56
Tent City - 22, 56, *67
Town's plan designed in Boston, Mass. - 18, 21
Utility tunnels - 25
Venice Dance Hall - 44, 51
Venice Lagoon Bathhouse - 25, 26, 31, 44, 84
Venice Pier - *12, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26
Venice Pier Pavilion - 25
Windward Avenue construction contracts - *13, *15, 22
Earthquake damage - 221
Electric Fountain - 46
Financial problems - 117, 118
Fire protection system - 55, 74, 98
Fireworks ordinance - disobeyed - 123
Flood damage - 98, 224, *224
Free Venice - community group - 239
Gondolas & boating - 35, 36
Growth statistics - 80
Helter Skelter Ride - *40, 46
Lagoon Bathhouse - *21, 31, *43, 44,
Lawsuits against Abbot Kinney - 51, 52
Neighbor Legal Services (federal program) - 239
Map of Venice (1925) - *187
Male Beauty Parade - 192
Mardi Gras Festival - *218, *219, *220, *221, 225
Miss California Beauty Pageant - 216, 225
Oakwood (section of Venice) - 239, 285
Ocean Front Walk - *23, *155, *30, *31, *62, *149, 155, *270
Opening day announcements - 22, 26
Opening weekend, July 1905 - *19, *21, 31, 32, 33, 35
Parking lot built at Venice Blvd - 234
Police Department - *130
Political problems - 176
Population statistics - 80, 117
Proposed harbor plan along beach - 224
Real Estate sales & prices - 22, 36, 39, 285
Roller Polo League - 46
Roller Skating Rink - 44, 46
School Bond Elections - 80, 103, 136
Secession from Los Angeles - 225
Sewage & water problems - 54, 55, 98, 140, 145
Storm - huge waves wreck pier under construction - 25
Storm damage - south beaches - 97, 98, 105, *274, 277, 280
Surf Bathhouse - 26, *55
Tax revenue - 68, 117, 140
Tent City - *67
Traffic, parking & other automobile problems - 140
Treasury looted - 137
Trolleyway - *36, *196
Trolleyway paving - 145
Underground utility tunnels - 25,
Vender lots on Ocean Front Walk - 272, 277
Venice Boardwalk entertainers - 269, *270, *271, *272, *273, *278, *286
Venice Canals Improvement Association -
Venice Lagoon - 22, 25, *27, 28, *29
Venice Pavilion - 240, 284, 285
Venice Traffic Circle - *206, 287
View of south beach homes - *122
Villa City - *105, 196, 198
World War I - effect - 112
World War II - effect - 228
Venice of America Transfer Co. - *67
Venice Precision Rollerworks - 273
Venice Planning Committee - 238
Venice Plunge - *54, *55, 56, 58, 59,*64, *101, 128, *222
Venice Plunge (fire) - 105
Venice Scenic Railroad (coaster) - *60, *61, 64, *75, 97, *102, *104, 118
Venice Surfing Club - *224, 226
Venice Tigers baseball team - 94
Venice Town Council - 240, 272, 273, 277
Venice Tram Co. - *101, *135
Venice Urban Renewal Advisory Committee - 235
Venice Vanguard Newspaper - 56, 84, *95
Venice View - Kinney's proposed island amusement park - 18
Venice Vigilance Committee - 112
Venice Water Co. - 36
Venice West Cafe (coffee house) - 235
Venice Wranglers (music group) - 233
Voit, Ernest O. (Calif. state assemblyman) - 225
Walden, Ron (businessman) - 273
Walker, Otto (motorcycle racer) - 106
Walker, Venita (swimmer) - 106
Warren, Earl (politician & California attorney general) - 228
Washington Blvd. (aka Abbot Kinney Blvd.) - business district - 133, 136, *225, 287
Washington Park - 94
Washington Boulevard merchants - 166, 287
Watt , G. G. (policeman) - 56
Wattson, R.A. Co. (canal filling contractor) - 203
Weather - Unusual hot summer (1931) - 211
Webster, Roger (businessman) - 272
Weightlifting Pen along Ocean Front Walk - *271, *279, 280
Welk, Lawrence (musician & band leader) - 235, *235
West Coast Theaters - 136
West Washington Merchants Association - 287
Whiteall, Gordon (Los Angeles Planner) - 191
Wilde, Tom (surfer) - 226
Wildman, Herb (swimmer) - 214
Willard, C.D. (showman) - 108
Willard, Titania (accident victim) - 113
Williams, Jack 'Human Fly' - 110
Wilson, Charles (drowned lifeguard) - 64
Windward Avenue - 22, * 24, 25, 31, 32, *34, *35, *36, *37, *45, *94,
*99, *119, *201, *223, 226, 227, 235, 238, *239, , *274, *275
Windward Avenue - demolition - 238, 239
Wood, Alason (scenic railway inventor) - 65
Work, Cree T. (high school principal) - 84, 103
Worls Progress Administration - 224
World War 1 - food rationing - 112
World War II - blackout & effect on Venice - 228
Yama, Yama Girls - 129
Young, C.C. (governor & politician) - 202
Zacha, Michael (VAC member) - 281
Zobelein, George - (pier owner) - 136
Zoot Suit riots - 228
101 Wild West Show - 75