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1953: THE WAY IT WAS
By 1953, Marion Davies’ opulent estate on Santa
Monica’s legendary Gold Coast had become Ocean House, a beach club.
The two boys in the center of photo are Ronny and Merritt Sher. Their
sister, Abby, stands beside the pool. Today, though the pool remains,
the building behind it is gone.
photo, courtesy of the Sher family 2003: THE WAY IT IS
The same scene, 50 years later, with the swimming pool,
covered, in the foregrouund, July 2003.
photo by Chris Zielin
Playa Vista
DEIR Draws Fire From Venice, Mar Vista
Like many residents of Santa Monica, residents of Mar
Vista and Venice are critical of what they see as inadequacies...
The Slow, Costly Resuscitation of 415
PCH
It made news in the 1920s when it was built by
newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst for his mistress...
Parents, teachers and students protest possible cuts in
schools’ budgets in April.
photo by James Allardice Changes: Residents
Look Back, Look Ahead
In 2003, the nation went to war. The state was ravaged
by record deficits, firestorms, floods, earthquakes and political
upheaval...
Police Investigate Man’s Death
At 4:24 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, December 27,
witnesses called the Santa Monica Police Department...
Last Open South Beachfront Lot Is Going…Gone
What may be the last parcel of open beachfront land
south of Santa Monica Pier will become the site of an apartment
building...
City To Recycle Xmas Trees
The City of Santa Monica will collect Christmas trees
for recycling at four local parks on two consecutive weekends
following Christmas...
Emeritus College Acting Workshop
Seeks Students
Santa Monica College’s Emeritus College is now seeking
students for its Winter Session acting workshop... Knife-Wielding
Man Arrested Saturday
A man with a knife threatened and chased a taxi cab
driver both on foot and in a car before being stopped by Santa Monica
police officers...
Crossroads Chamber
Orchestra Plays Disney Hall
Since it opened in October, the Walt Disney Concert
Hall in downtown Los Angeles has become... |
