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Commissioned by real estate developer Abbot Kinney as part of his "Venice of America", the pier was 1,600 ft (490 m) long. [1] The Ship Cafe was built at the same time, [2] and was originally intended to be a full-service resort "with sleeping apartments, a restaurant, a kitchen, office and all of the appointments of the modern hotel".
Venice Pier at Windward Avenue, Venice, Los Angeles County, California, United States Coordinates 33°59′06″N 118°28′37″W / 33.985°N 118.477°W / 33.985; -118
Venice is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by Los Angeles.
1305 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 573-8077, rvr.la A new Long Beach restaurant from the team behind Heritage offers a la carte "neo-bistro" cuisine such as amberjack crudo with cucumber and ...
Venice is well-known for its art scene and creative culture. Several outdoor murals are located around Abbot Kinney. One of the most famous artworks is the "Touch of Venice" mural which is located on Windward Avenue. [4] Its location, on Windward, near Abbott Kinney, is in the 1958 film "Touch of Evil" by Orson Welles. It is 102 feet by 50 feet ...
The Venice Canal Historic District is embedded in the residential Venice suburb of Los Angeles, California. The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America .
After his 1958 trial, Nord declared bankruptcy, moved to Venice, Los Angeles, California. In 1959, he opened the Gas House in Venice, a beat hangout in a former homeless haven, and earlier, a fashionable beachfront drugstore. The Gas House was a café that soon became popular with Los Angeles beatniks and poets, who read their work alongside Nord.
The Venice Beach Boardwalk attracts approximately 28,000 to 30,000 tourists daily, [1] [4] attracting approximately 10 million visitors per year [5] and is the 2nd-largest tourist attraction in Southern California after Disneyland. [6]