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Architectural style (s) Art Deco. The Clock Tower Building, built between 1929 and 1930 in Art Déco style, is the 4th highest skyscraper in Santa Monica. For around 40 years it held the record for the tallest building in the skyline. The skyscraper was commissioned by the Bay Cities Guaranty and Loan Association to the Californian architects ...
Santa Monica Boulevard is the beating heart of West Hollywood. Still the epicenter of LGBTQ nightlife in L.A., it's welcoming to everyone. The heart of LA’s LGBTQ community, the Boulevard is home to Boystown bars and clubs, world-class restaurants where celebrity sightings are de rigueur, and the debaucherous Halloween Carnaval, a street ...
The Ocean Park neighborhood is in the southwest corner of Santa Monica. The area is bordered by the beach to Lincoln Boulevard and between Pico Boulevard and Venice on the south. The Ocean Park beach is popular with sunbathers, surfers, and volleyball players. Joggers and bikers use a beachside path, while parks offer playgrounds and picnicking ...
Santa Monica High School, officially abbreviated to Samohi, is a public high school in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1891, [1] it changed location several times in its early years before settling into its present campus at 601 Pico Boulevard. It is a part of the Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District.
The springs were probably commonly called by the name Santa Monica by the turn of the 19th century. By the 1820s, the name Santa Monica was in use and the name's first official mention occurred in 1827 in the form of a grazing permit, [4] quickly followed by the grant filing for the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica in 1828.
The Nuart is on Santa Monica Boulevard, one block from the 405 Freeway. It hosts a weekly Saturday midnight movie showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring Sins O' The Flesh. History. The Nuart was built in 1929.
The area of La Cienega Boulevard, from Beverly Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard, and its satellite streets is known as the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories and art. Art dealer Felix Landau operated his trend-setting gallery there in the 1960s. Restaurant Row
