View from the Bluffs of Santa Monica Beach and an Early Pier, circa 1890

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, photograph: 1

Scope and Content

A view looking south from the rim of Pacific Palisades, overlooking the original "99 Steps" which provided access to the northern portion of Santa Monica Beach. The Hotel Arcadia, built in 1886, is visible in the distance, as is the stub of the wharf built by the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad company. This wharf was in use between 1875 and 1879, at which time it was purchased by the Southern Pacific Railroad company and partially dismantled. It stood just south of the present location of the Santa Monica Pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue. Beach shacks line the beach, most of which would be removed with the laying of railroad tracks along the beach by Southern Pacific in 1892. The vantage point of this photograph is near the foot of Wilshire Avenue.

Dates

Creation: circa 1890

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