1921 Basten 1974

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., 1974, 1953, 1950s, 1921

Santa Monica Municipal Auditorium, 1974, 1953, 1950s, 1921
Dedicated October 25, 1921, 1974
     "Opened with a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado by the Los Angeles Opera Company, featuring Lawrence Tibbett, 1974, 1921
     Used for community programs, until, in the late 1950s, it was remodeled for the General Electric Exhibit and Administrative Offices as part of Pacific Ocean Park, 1974, 1950s.
     "Destroyed by fire on July 12, 1974, 1974"

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