Venice Paintings
by
Pat Hartman
Arielle Haze views
beach art
Scott Shellstrom
Venice art
In the Old Days:
Windward Avenue
In the Old Days:
Night Scenes
In the Old Days:
Canals, Bridges
In the Old Days:
Gondolas
In the Old Days:
the Lagoon
In the Old Days:
Miniature Railroad
In the Old Days:
Market Street
In the Old Days:
Mecca Buffet
In the Old Days:
Scenic Railway
In the Old Days
1921 Amusements
In the Old Days:
Cabrillo Ship Cafe'
In the Old Days:
Venice Pier
Unpainting the Town:
lost murals
Helen K. Garber photos
Art at the Rose Cafe'
New Venice Sign
Steven Ehrlich
This architect has designed three buildings, located
around the Windward traffic circle, that commemorate the founding days
of Venice.
The large, contemporary color photos of the modern buildings were taken
by Paul Tanck.
Homage to the Antlers Hotel
Three views of the Antlers Hotel, located on the Lagoon. It is said that there was a speakeasy in the basement during the Prohibition era
Homage to the Canal Dredges
These machines carved out the canal channels.
Homage to the Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster
In 1911, Race Thru the Clouds was built in former location of the Midway Plaisance, where Windward Avenue met the Lagoon. Made of wood, it was 90 feet high and on its peak day gave 48,000 rides