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The City of Santa Monica housing department broke mountain view mobile home park by evicting tenants.

Were coming in August for our 20th anniversary

This building was built in 1927 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Santa Monica Lodge 906. To this day, big letters that say BPOE are on the side and front of the building in addition to being carved in stone over the front door. But the depression hit the Elks hard and by 1933 they could no longer afford the building. It was sold and converted into a 78 unit apartment building, called the Carlton Apartments. It is now a Landmarked property, well maintained at 3001 S. Main St, corner of Pier Ave. in the Ocean park district of Santa Monica.

Godmother sandwich: http://www.consumingla.com/2011/03/25/the-best-sandwich-in-all-of-la-the-godmother/

Ooops 1875! not 1895

Just gotta' ride the West Coaster and the Pacific Wheel :)

This was the carousel used in the filming of "The Sting" with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Some outside shots of the pier were also used.

the home of the Douglas Aircraft company

Dominick Dunne and his wife rented this property from Lloyd when they first moved to California and were neighbors with Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy as explained in his book, "The Way We Lived Then."

The pictures here of POP remind me of my childhood visits there, from 1961 and even until 1968, after is was closed I guess. In the spring of 1961 our girl scout troop spent a warm, blue skied day there and had a wonderful time. A best friend, Melody, talked me into riding the wooden rollar coaster, and I have never been so terrified in my life. I was short and skinny at just 11 years old, so not only was the rickety, clack, clack, clack of the wheels climbing up to the summit scary, but the roaring ride back down to earth, throwing my tiny body side to side as I hung on to the bar across our laps for dear life, sure that at any moment I would be thrown out into the ocean below convince me that death was sure to follow if I hit the wooden structure or the pier below if thrown out of the rollar coaster car, so I was praying that I might hit the water first, if I did fly out, but praying even harder that God would hold Melody and me inside our car. We stayed inside. She had a wonderful time, and I had a terrifying time. She was about the same size, and loved it. She begged me to ride a second time, and I gave in, but was even more terrified the second time around. Refused to ever go on a large rollar coaster ever again for years. I Loved the rest of the rides and attractions, but swore off of full sized rollar coasters until engaged, and then married to a six foot four inch man. He likes rollar coasters, and once grown up find they are much safer with him, so for him I will ride a rollar coaster once in awhile. He helps hold me in. I will never forget the fun times at POP over the years from 1961 with my scout troop and then with my family of six kids and our parents. My last visit in 1968 my fiance and I walked around the closed attractions. Must have been before the last fire. Seems that I showed him some of the closed rides that once were so much fun and a great part of growing up. Linda L. Dreier (My married name.) (My school friends and scout friends, with whom I first visited POP knew me first as Linda Leffingwell, and then after adoption as Linda Garcia.) Hope some of them see this. Would love to hear from them again. POP was a lot of fun in the 1950s and the 1960s.

Great apartments, close to everything.

Yeah, so...Where's the mutha-effin Peach Pit?

Yay.

this year 2011-2012 has been an excellent year for Santa Monica High. The school is united! We are the leading schools to stop discrimination against race, gender, sexual orientation, and disabilities. As a faculty member, I can see how great this school is. Students are given all the resources needed to succeed including tutoring, sports, and summer school. This year we started off with a new principal who is extremely dedicated to the success of all students. It's great to be a Viking at SAMOHI!

This used to be the location of the original Douglas aircraft plant,where they built the famous DC-3 airliner,to the DC-7.

Santa Monica Pier is appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie

Is it ex Lincoln park?

1038 Palisades Beach Rd was also home to Merle Oberon from the mid 1930s to 1939. Also, David Niven lived here with Merle for a time when they were an item in the 1930s. Merle was residing here when she filmed "Wuthering Heights" between December 1938-March 1939.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure, I never knew that. Didn't know the Promenade was around that long ago.