Santa_Monica_3
(ca. 1893) - View of Santa Monica beach was taken north from the Hotel Arcadia. Eckert and Hopf's Restaurant for hot and cold lunches can be seen on the left, two buildings are marked John Wieland's, and on the far right a Pavilion Restaurant sign can be seen. Port Los Angeles Long Wharf upper left.
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sm_mammoth_wharg
ca. 1893) - Aerial view of the S.P. Mammoth Wharf, Port Los Angeles, Calif. The wharf was also known as the old Santa Monica Long Wharf, north of Canyon. It was the longest wharf in the world at 4700 feet long - about a mile and a half (?). A white cloud of smoke can be seen from a train travelling on the tracks to the business end, at the end of the wharf. The Long Wharf has been designated as California HIstorical Landmark No. 881. (may be some slight error in calculation of length)
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Long_Wharf
(ca. 1893) - Southern Pacific wharf, 4700 feet long, for the projected Port of Los Angeles, near Santa Monica, built in 1893. View is from the end of the wharf towards the shore. Train (white smoke) is on the wharf.
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SM_1st_Steamer
(1893) - Southern Pacific wharf, 4700 feet long, for the projected Port of Los Angeles, near Santa Monica, built in 1893. This photograph shows the arrival of the first steamer at the wharf in 1893. Note train at right.
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Wharf
(1898) - Photo shows the business end of the mammoth wharf in Santa Monica. This wharf was the longest in the world at 4,700 feet long. Also known as the Los Angeles Long Wharf the site was designated as California Historical Landmark No. 881.
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