THE PROGRESSION OF VENICE BEACH
1905
Construction begins on one of the Venice canals
Passengers �oat along a Venice canal with the help of a gondolier
1908
A view of the Aquarium. It became o�cial marine biological station for USC. It was destroyed in the 1920 �re.
The bath house (The Venice Plunge) was the largest heated salt-water pool on the west coast.
1915
Provacative Sennett Bathing Beauties
1920
Abbot Kinney Pier Destroyed
The Roaring 20’s
A crowdedVenice Beachon a typicalSunday afternoon
1925 1929
Shops, hotels, and restaurants along Windward Ave.
The 20’s were the years of immense popularity growth for Venice Beach, with the number of families with automobiles increasing, the beach was easily accessible, and attracted waves of tourist and locals daily. Despite its constant misfortune with �res and other issues, the 20’s birthed speakeasies, risqué bathing suit contests, count-less attractions, and an overall good time.
November 4, 1920, Abbot Kinney Dies