Anon. Ocean Park and Venice Timeline (1890-1909), Web Document, 2005b, 1906
"Midway Plaisance opens along edge of the Grand Canal in January.
"Sells-Floto Circus chooses Venice as their winter quarters.
"Kinney's Lagoon Bathhouse with a 70 x 70 foot heated salt-water plunge opens in February.
"Ocean Park built a 6000 seat auditorium adjacent to its Ocean Park Pier. A skating rink occupied a portion of the immense building. It opened in the spring.
"Venice's skating rink, located at Trolley Way (Pacific Avenue) and Loreli, opened on May 11th. Venice quickly fielded a roller hockey team and challenged team from other southern California cities. The roller skating fad ended by Christmas.
"Sarah Bernhardt, the controversial French actress performed at Venice's Auditorium on the Abbot Kinney Pier.
"Kinney built a huge dance hall on his pier. When it opened in July, it could accommodate 800 couples on its wooden floor.
"As Kinney began to consolidate power and gain control of many of the town's concessions, simple disputes with partners turned into a series of nasty lawsuits in the fall. He proved to be a ruthless businessman.
"The Sells-Floto Circus made Venice their winter quarters from December to March. They returned in 1907 and 1910.
"In December Harriman, who owned both the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Los Angles Pacific trolleys, gave Kinney an ultimatum to sell Venice of America. Kinney reached an agreement with the railroad baron that would allow him to develop the ocean front as a harbor. Fortunately Harriman lost interest."