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Sources
John Cage Silence Wesleyan University Press: Hanover, NH, 1961 (1973), 276 pp., 1912, 1949, 1978, 1982 See Text
Robert Cameron Above Los Angeles Cameron and Co.: San Francisco, CA Third Printing, 1978, 158pp.
James W. Lunsford The Ocean and the Sunset, The Hills and the Clouds: Looking at Santa Monica, illustrated by Alice N. Lunsford, 1983, 1979, 1919 See Text
William Mohr (ed.) The Streets Inside: Ten Los Angeles Poets Momentum Press: Santa Monica, CA, 1978, 258 pp., See Text
Jenny Pirie, Peter Kastner and Jeff Mudrick A Short History of Ocean Park, Ocean Park Community Organization, 1982, (With a 1983 update.) 15 pp. 1983, 1982, 1978 See Text
Santa Monica Planning Division Santa Monica Landmarks Tour, 2003.
49. Parkhurst Building, 1927 See Text
Merrill Windsor America's Sunset Coast, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1978, 212 pp. See Text
Associated Sources:
Venice, California: Feeding the Sparrows by Feeding the Horses, a 1978 documentary by Moritz Bormann that explores the city's social and cultural politics at the time, to a backing track of George Clinton and Parliament's One Nation Under a Groove. 2005
Documents
John Cage Silence, Wesleyan University Press: Hanover, NH, 1961(1973), 276 pp., 1912, 1949, 1978, 1982
"John Cage was born in Los Angeles in 1912. He was recognized by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for having extended the boundaries of music in 1949. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1978."
James W. Lunsford The Ocean and the Sunset, The Hills and the Clouds: Looking at Santa Monica, illustrated by Alice N. Lunsford, 1983, 1979, 1919
Ocean Park
"17. Sea Colony, 2910 Neilson Way. A seaside residential development consisting of 144 townhouses and condominiums built in 1978 by Lincoln Properties as part of the redevelopment program."
Jenny Pirie, Peter Kastner and Jeff Mudrick A Short History of Ocean Park, Ocean Park Community Organization, 1982, (With a 1983 update.) 15 pp. 1983, 1982, 1978
"By 1978, Ocean Park residents were better able to deal with all these problems. In April of that year, the struggle to preserve the community took on a specific organizational form: "Ocean Park Projects" (OPP) was incorporated, with the same Board of Directors as the Church in Ocean Park. The new organization's stated purpose was a commitment to "creating a sense of community and improving the quality of life for all residents of Ocean Park, regardless of age, sex, race, or economic status." OPP's first organizing effort was the community anti-crime project called "COMMUNITAS", for which the neighborhood received a Justice Department grant in the fall of 1978.
"COMMUNITAS set about creating a safe and secure community in Ocean Park through the establishment of a network of "block clubs". The plan was successful. It included "Neighborhood Watch" programs - neighbors coming to know and watch out for one another as a way of reducing crime; there was a project to place identification numbers on all valuable items of property; and self defense classes were held at regular intervals.
"People began to realize that unlighted streets were not a necessary fact of life, and the Navy Street Block Club succeeded in getting the City to install street lights. Over the course of the program, the community succeeded - through its own efforts - in reducing crime in Ocean Park by as much as 16%.
"A special project in Ocean Park's drive to reduce crime was called "Making It Safe." It was a series of activities created and organized by women artists as a way to alert the community to the problems of violence against women. Merchants, media people and politicians - men and women - participated in the summer-long event, which included lectures on incest, wife abuse, rape and pornography; dialogues with older women, men's groups and third world women; potluck dinners; poetry, photography, painting, performance and much more."
Santa Monica Planning Division Santa Monica Landmarks Tour, 2003.
49. Parkhurst Building, 1927
185 Pier Ave
Architects: Norman F. Marsh & Company
Designated 6 December 1977
"This Spanish Colonial Revival building was constructed by Clinton Gordon Parkhurst, the next to the last mayor of Venice before this city became incorporated into the City of Los Angeles. It was designed by the architectural firm of Marsh, Smith and Powell. Partner Norman F. Marsh was responsible for the design of the many prominent structures in Venice, as well as the plan for the arcaded streets and canals. The multi-sided tower with its intricate design formed by protruding bricks, as well as its other ornamentation, make this one of the more visible landmarks on Main Street. This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978."
Merrill Windsor America's Sunset Coast, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1978, 212pp.
Chapter 2 San Pedro to Point Conception
" . . . the twin harbors of Los Angeles and Long Beach are protected by the world's longest breakwater, nine miles overall. . . .
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"Man, not nature was the principal creator of this harbor. A century ago, with Los Angeles beginning to burgeon 20 inland miles to the north, foresighted leaders recognized the need to develop a deepwater port for the city. . . . Influential owners of Santa Monica property challenged the choice, and a long political struggle began. Eventually . . . Los Angeles assured itself a port by extending its city limits down a long, narrow corridor to the San Pedro-Wilmington waterfront. Long Beach began developing its own port alongside." p. 40
"[Photographs: Converging on southern California, top athletes train all year in the mild climate . . . Body-builders in Santa Monica await the judges' decision for the title of Mr. America. Like many other enthusiasts, Pete Grymkowski-Mr. World of 1977-moved to California to train at Gold's Gym. "It was and is still the Mecca of body-building," he says. "I'm not trying to sell anyone on the idea, but it gives both female and male the chance to excel and find self-respect." 1452 Second St., ?] pp. 46, 47
"[Photographs: After a day at the shore, bus patrons wait for their ride in front of a mural of a Santa Monica beach scene, Ocean Park Pier. [Main and Ocean Park Blvd.] One of 150-plus commissioned by the Los Angeles Citywide Mural Project, it depicts the now-destroyed Pacific Ocean Park in the early 1900's. Murals throughout California depict the state's ethnic diversity and help foster communtiy pride. Enjoying themselves and the music, spirited partners dance at the Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center in Palisades Park . . .]" pp. 48, 49
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"[Photograph: Designers, inventors, filmmakers, partners-Charles and Ray Eames enjoy a rare occasion: Sunday morning together in their home near Santa Monica. The couple built the house, "a pleasant place for living and working," in 1949. He died in 1978 after living more than half his 71 years in California. He once said, "Just being by an ocean is comforting.]" p. 70, 71