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In 2007, the building housing Horizons West Surf Shop (formerly Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions) was designated to be demolished to construct condominiums. [4] Local skaters and surfers, led by Jacob Samuel [5] began fighting to protect the building. [6] On April 9, 2007, an application was filed to designate the building as a City ...
The Venice Breakwater is an acclaimed local surf spot in Venice. It is located north of the Venice Pier and lifeguard headquarters and south of the Santa Monica Pier. This spot is sheltered on the north by an artificial barrier, the breakwater, consisting of an extending sand bar, piping, and large rocks at its end. [citation needed]
Surfline was founded in 1985 as a pay-per-call telephone surf report based on weather, the National Weather Service's buoy data, [9] and telephone reports from young surfers that travelled to beach sites to observe the waves in-person.
The waves are a by-product of alterations to the rock jetty on the west side of the Newport Harbor entrance undertaken during the 1930s. [1] When conditions are right, and a wave approaches the shore at the proper angle (most generally a south swell), an approaching wave will reflect off the jetty creating a second wave.
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Punta della Dogana is an art museum in one of Venice's old customs buildings, the Dogana da Mar.It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, and its collection of buildings: the church of Santa Maria della Salute, (hence the area is also known as Punta della Salute), the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, and Dogana da Mar at the triangle's tip.
Trestles is a collection of surfing spots between northern San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County and southern San Clemente in Orange County in California. [1] Trestles consists of, from north to south, Upper Trestles (Uppers), Lower Trestles (Lowers), and Middle Trestles (Middles). North of Upper Trestles is the surf spot called Cottons.
[10] The Irvin Tabor Residence was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2017. [7] In 2018, American billionaire Jay Penske revealed his plans to convert a former African-American church building in Oakwood into an 11,000-square-foot mansion (1,000 m 2). [11] The Venice Neighborhood Council voiced approval for the project. [12]