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Old Posted Feb 9, 2011, 3:05 PM
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Great shots of the wharf and the beach

Hard to believe but I think that's a dusting of snow on the Santa Monica mountains!


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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post
The longest wharf in the world located off Pacific Palisades (1892).



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below: The Santa Monica Railroad leading to the Big Wharf, March 3rd, 1894.


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below: Pacific Palisades mile long wharf in 1893.


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Notice the RR turntable in the lower right corner.







below: An excellant view of the mile long wharf in 1916.


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below: This 1912 view really illustrates the extreme length of the wharf. It's just amazing.
To be honest, I didn't know this wharf existed until a few months ago.










below: Pacific Palisades in the 1920s.
The description on the photo didn't say, but I'm guessing this is where the mile long wharf used to be.


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