Jenny Pirie, Peter Kastner and Jeff Mudrick A Short History of Ocean Park, Ocean Park Community Organization, 1982, (With a 1983 update.) 15pp. 1983, 1982, 1967, 1960, 1957,
"The 36 acre area bordered by Neilson Way, Barnard Way, Marine Street and Ocean Park Boulevard-a "mixed-use" neighborhood made up of single family dwellings as well as businesses-was judged to be a source of "urban blight" by the Santa Monica RDA in 1957, in spite of the fact that it was a stable low-income residential and commercial district. In 1960, 100 commercial establishments were "relocated" from the area, although the land remained vacant for the next seven years, until two high-rise apartment buildings were completed on the site (Santa Monica Shores). The undertaking was called, "The Ocean Park Redevelopment Project"; but instead of removing "urban blight" from the area, it simply removed people."