Santa Monica Pier: A History From 1875-1990

Santa Monica Pier: A History From 1875-1990 SOFTCOVER ocean wonderland history! Type: Audio Book Platform: Softcover Publisher: Donahue Publishing Released: 1990 Media: Other Informative history about a great landmark. Santa Monica has such a rich history and it's good to see a book show you how it all happened. Pictures on every page!Santa Monica's North Beach (1875-1907) In the decade following the American Civil War (1861-1865), when Los Angeles was little more than a hot, dusty pueblo with a population of less than 6000, those living inland were beckoned by the cool Pacific Ocean breezes along Santa Monica Bay. They came most-ly by horse drawn wagons, some by stage. It was a jour-ney across fourteen miles of parched ranch land on roads that were nothing more than rutted wagon tracks, a trip that took the better part of a day. Whole families, and some young couples sought a glimpse of the sea and a reprieve from the stifling heat that plagued the Los Ange-les Basin each summer