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'
The Iconic Venice Sign
When Venice of America opened for business and fun back in 1905, there was the Venice Sign, glowingly strung across Windward Avenue. Now, thanks to the efforts of a whole bunch of people, it's back.
What happened to the original electric trestle sign? Nobody knows. It seems to have dematerialized in the late '40s or early '50s.
How many Todd von Hoffmans does it take to screw in a light bulb? Only one, when he's the Project Manager.
The project took 3 years and $20,000, and was inaugurated with a celebration on June 24, 2007.
Thanks to Todd von Hoffman for the photos!
Here's the famous sign on the Born and Raised album cover. Recorded by the band Venice, produced by Michael Lennon. At the festival for the lighting of the sign, Mark Lennon was on the scene with live music.
People and Organizations
who Had a Hand in It
Ralph Corrado
Daniel Samakow
Jose Bunge
Mark Wurm
Bill Rosendahl
Mark-Antonio Grant
Cindy Miscikowski
Sandy Kievman
Michael Espinoza
Anthony Munoz
Ann Everest
Simone Scharff
DesignTown USA
Heaven And Las Vegas
Venice Chamber of Commerce
Venice Community Trust
Garacochea Family
VENICE the band
Venice Boardwalk Association
Historic Windward Avenue business owners
Venice Neighborhood Council
Venice Arts Council
Lighting of the Venice sign on YouTube posted there by YoVenice
Poet Laureate of Venice
Philomene Long
The
Switch:
Come On, Venice, Light Up!
from Santa Monica Mirror