Jeffrey Stanton Founding of Ocean Park, Web Document, April 6, 1998, 1893, 1890s
"But it wasn't until the following spring that the first advertisements appeared for Kinney and Ryan's "Santa Monica Tract." The 25 x 100 foot lots were priced at $100 and featured piped water. As an incentive to purchasers, three small four room cottages were built and lottery was held. They were given to the lucky buyers who drew the lot on which they stood. Lots naturally sold well, even in those bad economic times. Tents were erected on unsold lots and were available to campers for summer rental.
"The YMCA of Southern California, after a long search, accepted Kinney and Ryan's offer of a five acre strip of land. They erected a large bathhouse there that summer and a two story pavilion for religious meetings the following year [1894]."