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Venice, originally called "Venice of America", was founded by wealthy developer Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a beach resort town, 14 miles (23 km) west of Los Angeles. He and his partner Francis Ryan had bought 2 miles (3 km) of ocean-front property south of Santa Monica in 1891.
Venice Fishing Pier is a pier in Venice, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. [1] The pier is part of Venice Beach Boardwalk and attracts between 28,000 to 30,000 visitors daily. [2] The current concrete structure was completed c. 1963. [3]
See photos of Venice: But 2016 looks like it will be off to a dry start in Venice. A local newspaper says a combination of abnormal tides and a dry season have resulted in the low water levels.
Spring tides occur at the second and fourth (last) quarters of the lunar phases. By contrast, during neap tides, when the Moon and Sun's gravitational force vectors act in quadrature (making a right angle to the Earth's orbit), the difference between high and low tides (neap range) is smallest. Neap tides occur at the first and third quarters ...
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California Coastal Access Guide, Seventh Edition, published by the University of California Press in 2014. ISBN 978-0520278172. ISBN 978-0520278172. Compiled by the California Coastal Commission, this guide provides comprehensive details on over 1150 public coastal access points along California's 1271-mile shoreline.
A small islet in Venice that used to only pop up during the summer months due to high tides can now be enjoyed year-round thanks to the city’s flood barriers. Venetians have long enjoyed this ...
Venice Beach may refer to: Venice, Los Angeles; Venice Beach, the actual beach in Venice, which includes: Venice Beach Boardwalk; Venice Beach Skatepark;