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Originally Posted by Those Who Squirm
The building sure does look familiar, as if it still exists and I've seen it IRL. Santa Monica does still boast quite a few pre-WWI structures in the business district, though very few as old as this building would have to be. I'm thinking Third Street, nowadays half-obscured by awnings and a trendy shop of some sort on the first floor.
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From what I've been able to find in Google searches, there is only one commercial building in Santa Monica that dates to before the 1890s, and that is the 1875 Rapp Saloon on 2nd St. There is a church building and a couple of houses from the 1880s, but every other building still standing apparently dates from after this 1890 photo, so it would seem this building no longer exists.
