Throwback Thursday: Santa Monica as an Amusement Center and Bathing Suits in 1925
It's time for Throwback Thursday. Thanks to the Santa Monica Public Library archives, we can take a journey together back to 90 years ago today. Bathing suit length, the city's industrial health, and the coming...
Commission on the Status of Women Invites Santa Monica to Celebrate Women’s History Month
The Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women announced a line up of community events celebrating Women's History Month all March long. Below is the list of events, starting with the Commission's reception...
Moving to Santa Monica: A How-To Guide
So, you’re moving to Santa Monica, the eight-square miles of eco-friendly paradise on the western edge of Los Angeles County. Your new home – we’re guessing it’s an apartment since about 70 percent of...
Infographic: Historic Housing Trends in Santa Monica
Editor's note: The above infographic traces the historical trends of housing in Santa Monica. Data are from existing housing stock. As is clear from the graphic, in the last 30 years, relatively little housing...
Looking Back at the History of Downtown Santa Monica with Frank Gruber
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdvvXDmllNggYww6VqhXFY6U7oGBRAb9e
Downtown Santa Monica today is one of southern California's premiere destinations. People flock there from everywhere in the city, the region, the state, and even the world.
But it wasn't always that way. In fact,...
Throwback Thursday: Riding Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Circa 1960
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Fans of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus and local history should both enjoy this short film featuring both.
The film showcases a day in the life of a bus driver, George Staley, as he drives his...
Looking Back at the News Stories That Defined Santa Monica in 2016
This past year, Santa Monica continued to advance some very progressive policies aimed at sharing the city’s increasing prosperity with as wide a swath of residents, workers, and other members of the community as...
The Santa Monica Life: Valentine’s Day Family Bike Ride, Romantic Dining for V-Day, Lunch...
“The Santa Monica Life” is a semi-regular roundup of the local fun, food, drinks, and lifestyle goings-on in Santa Monica. When the fun is so close, it’s easy to leave the car at home...
Throwback Thursday: Memorial Day in Santa Monica
Memorial Day weekend is approaching. For many, that means a three days off work and a chance to hit the beach. That was also true for those living in Santa Monica and Los Angeles some...
Video: Woodlawn Cemetery’s ‘Living History’ Tour Gives Voice to Its Most Famous Occupants
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Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica held its third annual Living History Tour on Saturday as 14 actors stood by the graves of noted people buried there to deliver monologues highlighting their lives.
The community was...
Throwback Thursday: Santa Monica Bike Week Edition
It's bike week, so we thought we would celebrate with a special edition of Throwback Thursday. It turns out Santa Monica has had bicycles in its DNA from the very beginning. All clips from the...
Throwback Thursday: That Time When Santa Monica Made… Missiles?
To hear people talk about Santa Monica in the "good old days" -- of course, when those days specifically were always depends on who you are asking -- you might get the sense that...
Throwback Thursday: Watch A Century of Santa Monica Growth in 20 Seconds
Jamie Horton contributed to this report.
Watch a century of Los Angeles history unfold before your eyes in a matter seconds with Built:LA, a new interactive visual database that lets you see the built environment...
Event: Next and Santa Monica Spoke to Screen “Dogtown and Z-Boys” at Vidiots
Join Santa Monica Next and Santa Monica Spoke for a screening of Dogtown and Z-Boys, a look back at the Santa Monica and Venice of the 1970s where skateboarding was invented.
Join us from 6:30...
The Santa Monica Life: Twilight Concert Series Edition
“The Santa Monica Life” is a weekly roundup of all the local fun, food, drinks, and lifestyle goings-on in Santa Monica. When the fun is so close, it’s easy to leave the car at home...
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