Santa Monica CA View Pacific Coast Hwy, c 1940's
Scope and Contents note
View looking northward from the California Incline Roadway leading from Ocean Ave down to Highway 1, also called Pacific Coast Highway, or Palisades Beach Rd. Many 1930's and 1940's era vehicles are parked along Hwy 1. Visible signs include "Jonathan Club" located at 850 Palisades Beach Rd., farther north is the "Sorrento Cabana Room, open to the public" and across the street is Sorrento Beach (building demolished but foundation walls still visble in bluff on east side of roadway as of 2009) at the lower left corner is a wood framed house with a clipped roof that still stands (2009) at 942 Palisades Beach Rd. Two images taken from similar vantage point.
Dates
- Creation: c 1940's
Creator
- From the Collection: Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 146.01 Linear Feet (143 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
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