Anon. Ocean Park and Venice Timeline (1890-1909), Web Document, 2005b, 1907
"Kinney and the town's Trustees were embattled in a power struggle over control of Venice of America. When they banned Sunday dancing in his Dance Hall and rescinded his liquor licenses, he closed down operations to deprive the city of most of its tax revenue. The Trustees, who badly miscalculated, yielded.
"When Kinney decided to build a new ocean front bathhouse and plunge near his pier, several of the Trustees who owned the Ocean Park Pier refused to issue a building permit. Kinney didn't wait and poured the concrete foundations. When the sheriff decided to dynamite the foundations in June, the woman's Pick and Shovel Club held a picnic on its walls. The sheriff gave up. Kinney finished construction and his open-air pool opened in August. It was free to the public.
"Bowling alleys replace the Japanese Exposition in the pier's Pavilion.
"Kinney loses the dis-incorporation election on September 30th. Venice of America remains part of Ocean Park.
"Venice's new city hall, located on the eastern outskirts of the community opened on October 31st. When the citizens passed a bond issue to finance it, Kinney offered several parcels of land that would have given it a central location. But the Trustees who were at odds with him, instead accepted a ten acre site for $5000 offered by David Evans who was friends with Mayor Burke. A building contract for $10,798 was awarded in May. When it opened, citizens dubbed it "Tokio Palace" because they thought it was about as far away as its namesake in the Orient."
"The Sells-Floto Circus made Venice their winter quarters from December to March. They returned in 1907 and 1910."