Ingersoll's Century History Santa Monica Bay Cities (Being Book Number Two of Ingersoll's Century Series of California Local History Annals), 1908, 1908a, 1892
[p. 248] Chapter VI South Santa Monica and Ocean Park
In 1892 the Santa Fe and Santa Monica railroad was incorporated and proceeded to secure a right of way from Inglewood to Santa Monica. A concession of twelve acres of land was made them by the Terminal Wharf Company and Kinney and Ryan, on condition that the company expend at least $15,000 in improvements, including a wharf and a pavilion. Considerable difficulty was met with in obtaining the right of way, condemnation proceedings being necessary in some cases; but a strip 130 feet wide was finally secured from the city limits to the Southern Pacific reservation. A depot was located near the Ostrich Farm and on June 18th, 1892, the Santa Fe brought in its first train, with a widely advertised excursion to the "Coney Island of the Pacific." Later a building known as "the pavilion" was erected on Hill street and a cement sidewalk laid to the ocean front.
A group of trees on land near this depot was then known as Vawter Park: with the Ostrich Farm, the new pavilion, and the many beach improvements being made by Messrs. Abbot Kinney and F.G. Ryan, who had lately secured title to the Hutchinson property on the ocean front, South Santa Monica began to count itself as a "resort."
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[p. 269] Chapter VII. Public Institutions: Schools
[p. 269] School Trustees of Santa Monica
1891-92: John C. Morgan, W.S. Vinyard, Dr. J.J. Place (Clerk).
1892-93: John C. Morgan, R.R, Tanner, Dr. J.J. Place (Clerk).
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[p. 273] Public Library
[p. 273] But upon his [John Steere] death, in 1892, he left this building to the Women's Christian Temperance Union on condition that a free reading room be maintained in it.
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[p. 288] Chapter VIII Churches and Societies: Methodist Church; Baptists; Women's Christian Temperance Union
[p. 288] In 1892 Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Rindge became members of the [Methodist] church and rendered much assistance to it. Rev. Wm. Stevenson was pastor, and under his ministrations the church doubled in membership and began an advance move which has since continued. The Epworth League was formed this year. Dr Stevenson remained as pastor of the church until 1897 and was then given a farewell reception which expressed somewhat the honor and love which he had inspired, not only in the church, but among the citizens of the town generally.
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[p. 297] Chapter VIII Baptist Church
From February 1st, 1890, until November 3rd, 1892, Rev. A.P. Brown, [p. 298] pastor of the Baptist church at Palms, preached on alternative Sunday afternoons at Ocean Park. Three pupils wer baptized from the Ocean Park school into the membership of the Palms church.
In 1891, Rev. W.W. Tinker, became district secretary of the American Baptist Home Missionary society. He proposed to erect a chapel in commemoration of J.O. Mathewson [ -1890], who had passed away the previous year. September 5th, 1892, this was dedicated as the "Baptist Mission," a branch of the Palms church. It cost $700, was furnished with 100 chairs, a pulpit and a baby organ. Dr. Danel Read, of Los Angeles, preached the dedicatory sermon.
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[p. 299, 1892, 1908] Chapter VIII Women's Christtian Temperance Union
' . . . on Mr. Steere's death, in 1892, he willed this building to the W.C.T.U. of Santa Monica, on condition that they maintain a perpetual free reading room.
This the organization has done. The large upper room is pleasantly fitted up and a supply of reading matter and books are kept on hand for circulation and for use in the room. A large amount of literature has been distributed by this society, also, to ships, camps of laboring men, canyons and school districts.
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