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venice, california sketch 1960
Image by roberthuffstutter
This is a nostaligic memory sketch of Venice Beach, California as I recall it the first time I saw it in the summer of 1959. I recall the aroma of sub sandwiches, the tantalizing scents of suntan lotions and the sound of uproarious laughter as I walked along the promenade, that cement strip that some refer to as the boardwalk. Jumping on and off the trams seemed to be the kind of fun that delighted the adolescentsof that late 50s and early 60s culture.The drivers, mostly men, didn’t scream or shout, they treated everyone like they had a transit pass. It is possible that they too were equally as mellow at the passengers. Though Venice eventually acquired a reputation as a kind of pot paradise for grass smokers, there didn’t seem to be a lot of it going on in the time I spent there. There was a lot more drinking out of brown paper bags then as compared to those sucking up the last exhaustive inhalations of joints. Believe it or not, I never smoked a joint until long after my beatnik and Navy days were over and done.
New Beachfront Business in Mystic Beach
Image by Phil’s 1stPix
No sooner had Canyon Adventure lost their lease, Wild Rides was quick to expand into the prime location at S. Ocean and Coral.
While renovations are still underway, some of the not so fancy and "Exotic Rentals" are already arriving.
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