img01--SANTA MONICA 28 March 1964

img01--SANTA MONICA 28 March 1964
Originally uploaded by Lance & Cromwell

ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOS OF THE STRAND or PROMENADE that I have seen. Please note the old Merry-Go-Round on the Santa Monica Pier in the background. And there is the classic window of the bar of the Monica Hotel's cocktail lounge.

THE MONICA HOTEL'S COCKTAIL LOUNGE...was the best seat on the beach in the 60s for those who enjoyed a cocktail while admiring the bodies of the young women and men who paraded by the bar window in scantily-fashioned swimwear. While I was able to maintain my posture while enjoying a double vodka martini on the rocks watching my nearly naked peer groups parading by, some of the older customers tumbled off their stools as groups of pink-bikin-clad hotties paraded by the big bar window of the Monica Hotel bar. The Monica Hotel has been gone for many years now, possibly razed for more parking, possibly because of city regulations putting drinking individuals in such close proximity to half-nude women and men. Who knows for sure?
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THANKS TO LANCE AND COMWELL FOR APPROVAL FOR USE OF THESE CLASSIC PHOTOS IN BEACHFRONT LIFESTYLES___________________________________________

img01--SANTA MONICA 28 March 1964
Photo project for state college photo journalism class back in 1964.

Uploaded by Lance & Cromwell on 16 Mar 09, 6.36PM PDT.



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img02--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964

img02--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964
Originally uploaded by Lance & Cromwell

She is a darling, for sure. One other feature of this set that fascinates is the old beach-style architecture, mostly all gone now and replaced by concrete condos. Back then, almost every dwelling was unique with the front doors right on the beach-front. A walk along the strand or Promenade would delight one with the various aromas of what was cooking in the individual homes or wafting from the balconies. Yes, it was much different then.
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img02--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964
Photo project for state college photo journalism class back in 1964.

Uploaded by Lance & Cromwell on 16 Mar 09, 6.36PM PDT.

Santa Monica Muscle Beach

Santa Monica Muscle Beach
Originally uploaded by cisco123

Santa Monica Muscle Beach
working out in santa monica muscle beach , my dad is the bottom support. Cisco on top. Circa 1988

Uploaded by cisco123 on 29 Sep 07, 8.00PM PDT.

img10--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964

img10--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964
Originally uploaded by Lance & Cromwell

img10--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964
Damn, she blinked! Photo project for state college photo journalism class back in 1964.

Uploaded by Lance & Cromwell on 16 Mar 09, 6.48PM PDT.

img04--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964

img04--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964
Originally uploaded by Lance & Cromwell

THIS IS A CLASSIC AND WARMS MY MEMORIES UP...I LOVE THIS.

I love the hot dog stand in background. Many of my retro paintings include these hot dog stands of the 60s, especially in this area. Some were in business one day and gone the next.
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img04--SANTA-MONICA-28-March-1964
Project for state college photo journalism class back in 1964.

Uploaded by Lance & Cromwell on 16 Mar 09, 6.36PM PDT.

Vintage postcard with Santa Fe Super Chief

Vintage postcard with Santa Fe Super Chief
Originally uploaded by cklx

This was the train that took me to that great land of California back in 1959. It was a great trip and the orange groves served to remind one that they were, indeed, almost to their destination where the blue Pacfic met the golden sands of the California Beach Scene...
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The below text by CKLX:
Vintage postcard with Santa Fe Super Chief
I bought this postcard in an antiques shop in Ludington, MI. It was only $3. They also had postcards of trains in Ludington and other Michigan towns, but these usually sold for $10-20 a piece...
The train of course is the famous Santa Fe Super Chief from 1936. I think I've seen this postcard before in a book on the Santa Fe streamliners.
The card was published by the Western Publishing and Novelty Co. in LA. It's numbered #506. Does anybody know if there were other postcards with train images?
According to the stamp, the card was mailed in San Diego in 1948. The sender wrote a short message in Oceanside - she bought tickets (for the train?) to travel home on May 28.
Is this a fantasy scene or do the mountains in the background indicate a specific location?

Uploaded by cklx on 29 Aug 07, 5.11AM PDT.