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Santa Monica Conservancy
Приєднався 26 чер 2017
3-Minute History: Route 66
Narrator: Frank Gruber
Route 66, the "Mother Road," ends in Santa Monica. Originally bypassing the city, Santa Monica lobbied hard for the iconic highway's extension, and was ultimately successful in 1935. Despite initial approval in 1931 and even celebratory signage, concerns about official highway rules to a reroute. The city continued to promote their preferred route, and Route 66 unofficially became the "Will Rogers Highway" in his honor. The Penguin Coffee Shop (now Mel’s) was the official terminus and the Santa Monica Pier remains its symbolic end point.
Route 66, the "Mother Road," ends in Santa Monica. Originally bypassing the city, Santa Monica lobbied hard for the iconic highway's extension, and was ultimately successful in 1935. Despite initial approval in 1931 and even celebratory signage, concerns about official highway rules to a reroute. The city continued to promote their preferred route, and Route 66 unofficially became the "Will Rogers Highway" in his honor. The Penguin Coffee Shop (now Mel’s) was the official terminus and the Santa Monica Pier remains its symbolic end point.
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3-Minute History: Forestry Station
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Location: 178 Latimer Rd Air Date: 7/23/24 Narrator: Ellis Raskin Originally a treeless landscape, Santa Monica’s founders planted eucalyptus in Palisades Park and along streets in town for protection from sun and wind, and for beautification. Abbot Kinney, a conservationist, established the State Forestry Service in 1885 to test eucalyptus varieties and promote their use. Kinney also donated t...
Site Specific, Episode 3: Preservation Matters!
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Watch and be inspired by a lively conversation between Kaitlin Drisko and a group of five Southern California-based preservation all-stars representing the California Preservation Foundation, LA Conservancy, Society of Architectural Historians, and the Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology. Each guest speaks to their organization’s work and together, the group discusses...
3-Minute History: Woodlawn Cemetery
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Dating back to the mid-19th century, Woodlawn Cemetery is a peaceful respite in the bustling City of Santa Monica. Its 26 verdant acres chronicle the diverse pioneers, civic leaders, artists and rascals whose contributions to history and society make the grounds come alive.
3-Minute History: Marquez Family Cemetery
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A hidden gem in Santa Monica Canyon, the Pascual Marquez Family Cemetery is one of the last remnants of the Boca de Santa Monica land grant. For over 175 years, the Cemetery has been owned and cared for by the Marquez family, a pioneering Mexican family that continues to represent the enduring spirit of California’s Rancho period.
3-Minute History: Two Ocean Parks
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Location: Various Air Date: July 9, 2024 Narrator: James Conn Abbot Kinney donated land for a beach resort in 1893. Called the Ocean Park Y.M.C.A., the resort soon gave its name to the entire south side of Santa Monica. Frustrated by lack of city services, Ocean Park residents tried and failed to secede from Santa Monica. Kinney, also frustrated with Santa Monica leaders, created his "Venice of...
Santa Monica Mosaic: Groundbreakers
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Meet the African American architects who defied racial and gender discrimination with designs to better our lives and landscapes. Vernon Brunson, James Garrott, Norma Sklarek, and Paul Williams created functional and beautiful environments for people to live, work and play during the mid-century era and beyond.
3-Minute History: Vawter's Horse Car Line
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Narrated by Ted Winterer W.D. Vawter a Santa Monica pioneer, established the town's first store, and served on its first Board of Trustees. Vawter also developed the city’s first mass transit system, a horse-drawn streetcar, which connected the growing city to its south side and the popular Soldier's Home. The horse-drawn cars were converted to an electric system in 1895, soon becoming part of ...
3-Minute History: Brickyards
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The Brick Yards are Santa Monica’s first industry. The clay found in Santa Monica is of exceptional density, and a high iron content gives it a signature dark red color. William Spencer, who built the Rapp Saloon in 1875, was the first to manufacture clay products in the city. In 1903, Sunset Brick and Tile opened on the old Spencer site. Simons Brick plant (later Gladding McBean) opened nearby...
3-Minute History: Saint Anne's Church
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Saint Anne’s Catholic Church is a significant landmark in the Pico neighborhood of Santa Monica. The church was founded in 1908 by Father Patrick Hawe. Over the years, it has become more than just a house of worship. The grounds also contain a school, a pavilion, and a Catholic community center. Location: 2011 Colorado Avenue Narrated by: Michael Valenzuela
3-Minute History: Memorial Park Baseball
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Memorial Park is located at 1401 Olympic Blvd. Home to a baseball diamond since 1923, a stadium was built on the site in 1935, and hosted a wide variety of events. Although the stadium was demolished in 1949, the site continues to be used for baseball and other sports. Narrated by Karen Ginsberg.
3-Minute History: John Byers
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John Byers is Santa Monica’s own architect whose passion for reviving traditional Mexican adobe buildings helped shape the look of Santa Monica and beyond. Narrated by Mario Fonda-Bonardi.
3-Minute History: Rapp Saloon
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A remarkable survivor from the year Santa Monica was born, this small brick building was constructed as a beer hall by William Rapp. It has gone through many incarnations in its long life and saving the Rapp Saloon took several decades of effort. In 1986, the American Youth Hostel acquired the property, preserving and re-using the historic landmark as a model of combining new construction with ...
3-Minute History: Hotchkiss Park
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Today, the park is a simple, serene green space in the middle of congested Santa Monica but that belies its history of intrigue as the former site of the Hotchkiss mansion, built by pioneering woman landowner Nancy Lucas and later owned by the A.B. and Mary Hotchkiss, which burned to the ground in mysterious circumstances in 1903 and was never re-built. Located at 2302 4th Street. Narrated by J...
3-Minute History: Philomathean Club
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The Philomathean Club, established in 1921, was designated a City of Santa Monica Landmark on Monday, April 9, 2024. Located at at 1810 Broadway, the building is home to the oldest African American women’s club in Santa Monica, in Los Angeles, and perhaps in the region. It is an exemplary manifestation of the African American women’s club movement, which mobilized the intelligence, compassion, ...
SITE SPECIFIC Episode 2: Why and How We Care - Maintaining the Annenberg Community Beach House
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SITE SPECIFIC Episode 2: Why and How We Care - Maintaining the Annenberg Community Beach House
Site Specific, Episode 1: Restoring the Church in Ocean Park
Переглядів 327 місяців тому
Site Specific, Episode 1: Restoring the Church in Ocean Park
Santa Monica Mosaic Presents, Sacred Springs
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Santa Monica Mosaic Presents, Sacred Springs
Everything Old is New Again: Adaptive Reuse in Santa Monica
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Everything Old is New Again: Adaptive Reuse in Santa Monica
Santa Monica Mosaic: An Enduring Spirit: the Church in Ocean Park
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Santa Monica Mosaic: An Enduring Spirit: the Church in Ocean Park
The City Hall Murals: Exploring Their Historic and Cultural Contexts
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The City Hall Murals: Exploring Their Historic and Cultural Contexts
I really respect the work that you're doing. Increasing languages increases dignity and self/community empowerment. Same for knowledge of how history actually went down and affected everyone today. Thanks.
I am Jose Manuel Marquez Espinoza my Grandfather was Miguel Marquez Blanco born in Rancho Boca de Santa Mónica, I was deported in 2000 and in 2006 I was approved for my Social Security pension but I can't collect till I am back in United States legally ❤ I need to know how I can get my grandfather birth certificate, I will appreciate any help ❤ thanks 🇲🇽💯❤️✅
I work 30 years legally ❤
I am 80 and will like to go back legally to enjoy my grandchildren and my 5 kids are United States citizen and 4 live in San Diego county and the other in Anderson Indiana
Thank you for the incredibly rich and mindful presentation. The work you're doing to restore the land, the language, and the practices with nature's full support seems like that crack in the universe that could restart our world's reciprocity once again. Seems like a lot for the Tongva people and yet it's as though these magnificently abundant springs with equally almost unbelievable irony within Los Angeles city limits evaded and slipped away in everyone's minds waiting for the time for the Tongva to return to it. May the land speak back to you for another ten thousand years more..
Love this. I signed up to give ghost tours in Santa Monica w/ this national company WeJunket, and was so happy when I learned that their scripts have a ton of history. I live near the Pier, and learned that this is the neighborhood where my parents actually courted in the 1940s, so I go excited to learn more of the history...giving the tours, I realized that the main characters were mostly very interesting women! I am now digging deeper into these women to learn more, and this vid was perfect for my purposes. I hope to have a chat w/ Arcadia sometime while walking along Palisade Park. Thanks for all your hard work. Want to see more pix and get more of these really fun stories out there! Elizabeth
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A superb presentation of this wonderful endeavor in our mist in Santa Monica and West LA: that of restoring Tongva village life on the site of the important springs of Kuruvungna, at University High School. Thank you all so much for making this happen. I hope everyone attends a Saturday morning tour of the site (1st Saturday of every month). Again thank you.
Love this and thanks . Great job and great history.
Important history to know.
I think that Ruthann Lehrer should have been mentioned and thanked for all her years of work with the conservancy . Shame
If as stated you were born and raised in Santa Monica California you would be better referred to as an American or North American not Mexican but of Mexican heritage if so desired. Assimilation is dependent entirely upon participation not divisive practices and or attitudes. Ones personal demeanor outlines and dictates how others perceive and interact with them.
My great grand parents were part of that migration.