2. Santa Monica
1542: Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo
drops anchor in Santa Monica
Bay
1850s: Santa Monica becomes a
lively winter playground for
well-to-do Easterners
1887: The city of Santa Monica is
incorporated -- all 8.3 square
miles.
1955: Santa Monica inherits Will
Rogers’ 345-acre State Historic
Park
1989: Third Street Promenade
opens, welcoming up to 7,000
visitors daily
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3. Santa Monica Today
8.26 sq. miles
Population:
87,000+
Low 60s and
high 70s.
300-340 days
of sunshine.
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Beach
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Surf!
Kayak!
Volleyball!
5. The Bike Path
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7. The Pier Opened in 1909
Oldest pleasure pier on
west coast
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8. Santa Monica Mountains
Will Roger’s State
Park
Backbone Trail QuickTime™ and a
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9. Arts & Culture
Bergamot Station
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Santa Monica Playhouse
Getty Centers
10. Shopping
Third Street Promenade
Montana Avenue
Abbott Kinney
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11. Dining
Over 400 restaurant
The birthplace of “California”
and “fusion” cuisine
Zagat Survey named Santa
Monica the best
neighborhood for dining in all
of Southern California in
2007 and again in 2008.
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