1960-1970 Lunsford 1983

James W. Lunsford The Ocean and the Sunset, The Hills and the Clouds: Looking at Santa Monica, illustrated by Alice N. Lunsford, 1983, 1934, 1926, 1924

Santa Monica Pier-Arcadia Terrace

     "12. Sea Castle Apartments, 1725 The Promenade. Originally constructed as the Breakers Beach Club in 1926, it soon became the Grand Hotel. It was subsequently known as the Chase and Monica Hotels before being converted to apartments in the early '60s, and renamed the Sea Castle. The name "Breakers" can still be made out on the marquee over the entrance, even though the concrete letters have been partially chiseled away. One of the brightest moments in the life of the Grand Hotel occurred in 1934 during a reopening attended by film stars Jean Harlow, Anita Page, Joan Crawford, Ida Lupino, Alan Mowbray, and Maureen O'Sullivan."

Ocean Park

     "1. Pritikin Longevity Center, 1910 The Promenade. The former Casa Del Mar Beach Club, at the foot of Pico and The Promenade, the five-story club, built in 1924, was the largest of the several beach clubs along the ocean front. It remained in use until the '60s, when it became the headquarters of the Synanon Foundation and, more recently, the Pritikin Longevity Center."

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 Kelyn Roberts 2017