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Palisades Park is located atop Santa Monica's cliffs, providing a vantage point to see the Santa Monica Beach and the Pacific Ocean. [5] The beach is the one featured in the album art for Umbrella Beach by Owl City. The beach will host beach volleyball and surfing during the 2028 Summer Olympics. [6]
The project, now under construction, is made possible by a generous gift from the Annenberg Foundation, at the recommendation of Wallis Annenberg, and in partnership with the City of Santa Monica and California State Parks. The Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach opened to the public on April 25, 2009.
In 1927, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People challenged restrictive covenants at Manhattan Beach, south of Santa Monica, which were overturned by the Supreme Court of California. [4] Alison Rose Jefferson and Michael Blum documented the history of the district. In 2008, Santa Monica officially recognized the district ...
Annenberg Community Beach House. The Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach is a public beach facility, open to all. The Beach House is on the location of a now-demolished 110-room mansion that was built for Marion Davies by William Randolph Hearst.
The Santa Monica coastline looking north from Palisades Park, c. 1920 Palisades Park in Santa Monica Palisades Park informational sign Civil War cannon (1908) in Palisades Park (formerly Linda Vista Park), Santa Monica. Palisades Park is a 26.4-acre (10.7 ha) park in Santa Monica, California.
In December 1916, the commissioners of Santa Monica selected the site for the Ocean Park branch Carnegie library at 2601 Main Street. [2] The library was funded by a $12,500 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The library was opened to the public on February 15, 1918.
The Pike—former (1905–1979) amusement zone along the shoreline of Long Beach, CA, demolished in 1979. Santa Monica State Beach—California State Park operated by the City of Santa Monica. 2 mi (3.2 km) of beach adjacent to the pier. Santa Monica bicycle path—path that runs through a bicycle-only underpass under the pier.
The Santa Monica Landmarks and Historic Districts Ordinance was amended in 1987 and again in 1991, to create a more comprehensive preservation program. The ordinance established a seven-member appointed Landmarks Commission with the power to designate Structures of Merit and Landmarks, and to make recommendations to the City Council regarding ...