Check out Detour’s audio tour “Venice: Abbot Kinney’s Impossible Dream.”

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• Check out Abbot Kinney’s page on Wikipedia.
• Check out Venice of America page on Wikipedia
• Visit Don Westland’s website www.westland.net/venicehistory for more on Venice History. His interactive educational site covers the history of Venice Beach, California. It features timelines, historic articles and photographs, interactive maps that when clicked on show historic views, and a list of movies filmed on Venice’s streets, amusement piers and canals.
• Pick up a copy of Jeffrey Stanton’s book “Venice, California – Coney Island of the Pacific.” The book contains over 300 photographs, mostly B/W, but a few in color appeared as postcards or are more recently taken photos by the author. Many are full page-sized archival quality photographs of great historical interest. You can order a copy online here!

ADDITIONAL LA DETOURS:

About Detour Los Angeles: Detour’s immersive audio walks will show you a side of Los Angeles that even natives rarely see. Learn the city’s secrets from the locals who know it best. Visit the spots that make Los Angeles famous, including the Venice Canals, the Venice boardwalk, Hollywood Boulevard, the Roosevelt Hotel, Disney Hall, Union Station, Grand Central Market, and more. Each Los Angeles audio tour lasts 30 – 90 minutes, and costs only $5. Take them on your own schedule and at your own pace, alone or synced with friends.

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Photo credits:

• Photo 1 & 3 photos found on Westland.net
• Photo 2 by Venice Paparazzi’s Edizen
• Photo 4: Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice mural by Edward Biberman