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., 1904, 1901,
"In 1901, Ocean Park was a village of 200 cottages with a post office, stores, a pleasure pier (extending 1,250 feet into the ocean), an auditorium, a race track and a casino. The development of Ocean Park coincided with a major influx of newcomers from the midwestern states and, at the same time, a boom in home construction. When the town was incorporated in 1904, there was every indication of rapid growth as a year-round residential area as well as a resort."