| Venice Contributor(s): Alexander, Elayne (Author), Mercer, Bryan L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738569666 ISBN-13: 9780738569666 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: From the marshy savannahs of the Pacific coastal tidelands sprang the most amazing Venetian resort of the post-Victorian era. New Jerseyaborn Abbot Kinney aimed to create a cultural renaissance in 1905 on the sandy shores of Santa Monica Bay. But when the residents of Los Angeles County werenat interested, a carnival-like atmosphere replaced Kinneyas opera singers, philosophers, and orators. Through the subsequent 100-plus years, the small resort had both extreme highs and lows, but it still prevails as an unparalleled fantasy by the sea. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 979.494 |
| LCCN: 2008936809 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the marshy savannahs of the Pacific coastal tidelands sprang the most amazing Venetian resort of the post-Victorian era. New Jersey-born Abbot Kinney aimed to create a cultural renaissance in 1905 on the sandy shores of Santa Monica Bay. But when the residents of Los Angeles County weren't interested, a carnival-like atmosphere replaced Kinney's opera singers, philosophers, and orators. Through the subsequent 100-plus years, the small resort had both extreme highs and lows, but it still prevails as an unparalleled fantasy by the sea. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alexander, Elayne: - Author Elayne Alexander's love affair with Venice, California, began in 1968 when her roller-skate wheels spun her past colonnades and through arcaded walkways of rundown Moorish-style buildings. A Pennsylvania-born writer and researcher, she set out to find the origins of this unusual town. This book, her fourth regarding Venice, showcases vintage postcard collections, including her own. She has resided in Los Angeles County for 40 years and would never live anywhere else. |