1893 (1890) (1892) (1894) (1890-1900) (1900-1910) Table of Contents
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Anon. Ocean Park and Venice Timeline (1890-1909), Web Document, 2005b, 1893 See Text
Bainbridge Bishop, A Souvenir of the Color Organ, with Some Suggestions in Regard to the Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light with marginal notes and illuminations by the author, The De Vinne Press: New Russia, Essex County, N.Y. 1893 See Text
Fred E. Basten Santa Monica Bay: The First 100 Years, A pictorial history of Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park, Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, Douglas-West Publishers: Los Angeles, CA, 1974, 227 pp., 1893, 1888, 1887 See Text
On the veranda at the Casino, 3rd Street, Meta and Marjorie Grasett, 1893
See Image and Text
Col. A.B. Hotchkiss and the Geary Act,
Disputed Points Los Angeles Times Jul 4, 1893, p. 2 See Text
No Funds On Hand, Los Angeles Times, Sep 5, 1893, p. 4 See Text
Four in a Row Los Angeles Times, Sep. 7, 1893, p. 5, See Text
Highbinders Now Los Angeles Times, Sept. 13, 1893, p. 8. See Text
Chapter VI South Santa Monica and Ocean Park .
Chapter VII Public Institutions: Schools; Public Library; Newspapers; Post Offices
Chapter VIII Churches and Societies: Baptist Church
Chapter X. The City of Ocean Park
Chapter XI Venice of America and Its Founder
James W. Lunsford The Ocean and the Sunset, The Hills and the Clouds: Looking at Santa Monica, illustrated by Alice N. Lunsford, 1983, 1973, 1948, 1920, 1893, [late] 1800s See Text
Esther McCoy Irving Gill 1870-1936 Five California Architects, 1960, Reprinted in Marvin Rand Irving J. Gill: Architect 1870-1936, Gibbs Smith, Publisher: Salt Lake City, UT, Design, Ahde Lahti; Photographs, Marvin Rand, 2006, 238 pp. pp. 219-227, 2006a, 1908, 1893, 1890, 1870 See Text
Santa Monica Planning Division Santa Monica Landmarks Tour, 2003. See Text
Amanda Schacter (ed.) Santa Monica Landmarks Santa Monica Landmarks Commission, 1990. See Text
Jeffrey Stanton Founding of Ocean Park, Web Document, April 6, 1998, 1893, 1890s See Text
Les Storrs Santa Monica Portrait of a City Yesterday and Today, Santa Monica Bank: Santa Monica, CA, 1974, 67 pp., 1893 See Text
Betty Lou Young Our First Century: The Los Angeles Athletic Club 1880-1980, LAAC Press: Los Angeles, California 1979, 176 pp., 1893 See Note
Betty Lou Young and Randy Young Santa Monica Canyon: A Walk Through History Casa Vieja Press: Pacific Palisades, CA, 1997, 182 pp., 1893 See Text
Notes:
Anon. Ocean Park and Venice Timeline (1890-1909), Web Document, 2005b, 1893
"Kinney and Ryan begin selling small 25 x 100 foot beach lots at their "Santa Monica Tract" in March.
"The YMCA decided to build a bathhouse and two story pavilion on donated land in June."
Annual Assessment of City of Santa Monica, 1887-1907, p. 243. 1908a
1893 1,654,274.00
During that time [1889-1899] the fire department had to cope with many exciting blazes. One of the most serious was the Santa Monica Hotel which was burned in 1889. Another, which many will remember, was the burning of the large livery stable belonging to William Flores when several horses and a large amount of hay was lost. The destruction of the old Neptune Gardens in 1893, was a picturesque fire . . . p. 279, 1908a
"Santa Monica's 2000 residents hosted daily crowds numbering many thousands more. Pacific Electric rail cars provided transportation to and from Los Angeles in about 25 mintues."
". . . (1893) . . . It was estimated that there were more bicycles in Los Angeles than in any other city in America. . . ." (Our First Century . . . 1979)
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