The Republican journal., 1906-10-18
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FAMOUS BEACH RESORTS OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY.
CORRESPONDENCE of The Journal

It's most interesting ana Important
features, namely, the beach resorts;
and realize that beach gossip in Sep
TENDER will seem rather "out OF sea
SON. to New Englanders, yet in this
sunny land the coast resorts are almost
as we'll patronized today AS in July, the
beaches of Southern California posses
sing the unrivaled attraction OF being
all-the-year resorts, and one sees Dut
small signs of fall weather and dlmln-
ishing of festivities, or falling OFT IN the
surf bathing, which will be enjoyed TOT
some time longer. In fact, am told
that many people who reside perma-
nently along this coast make regular
thing of daily plunge in the Pacltlc
through the winter season.
In making an excursion from Los
Angeles to the coast, which is sixteen
miles distant, taking an electric line
and ticket which allows of some vlslt-
ing along the way, we first stop at beau
tiful HOLLYWOOD, suburb OF Los Ange-
les. where, among the sightseeing, we
are allowed to stroll over the GROUNDS
and through the conservatores OF the
famous flower artist, Paul De Longpree,
of whom California is justly PROUD.
MANY of us remember the reprOduc-
tions of some of his Hover pieces on
the covers of the Woman's Home Com
panion during the past year.
A little farther on is Sawtelle, ma
tional Soldiers Home and quite little
village of itself, located in oeautllul
mark with an enrolment of 2, 800 vetef-
ans of the civil war We spent an hour
in going through the model buildings,
the dormitories, library, dining hall and
kitchens and over the finely appointed
grounds chatting here and there with
the genial old fellows who are very So
cial and politely agreeable to all vlsl-
tors. There is a large BIC rookery on
the grounds in which the sol1lers take
especial pride. This is filled With every
variety of birds flying about IN ccin-
parative freedom in the large wire net
ting enclosures, where growing trees
give much the effect of forest life.
The babel of bird voices and bursts of
melody prove they are happy and con-
tented. 1870.
Three miles farther on we get our
first view of the mighty Pacific. Here
is the city of Santa Monica located on
a bluff overlooking the Bay of Santa
Monica. 1t has a population OF 10000
people. MANY of whom are business and
professional people whose work is done
in Los Angeles. To the north is Port
Los Angeles, which boasts OF having
the longest wharf in the world. This
is a port of entry for foreign commerce
and is visited by ships from every part
of the world. 1t is also the calling port
of the fast, tirSt-clasS steamers OF the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company from
north and south. A large business in
lumber is also done at Port Los Angeles.
TO the south and adjoining Santa Mon-
ca is Ocean Park, another Ideal cottage
city by the sea for summer and winter
residence. During the past year an ad-
dition of nearly 800 modern cottages,
ranging in cost from $500 to $4,000,
have been erected, magnificent plea
sure wharf, 200 feet long, built; also
go coo casino and $4,000 roller coaster
There is fine bath house and SWIM
ming pools Of warmed salt water, very
agreeable after brisk battle With the
surf. ~, O.
Here are the largest bazars, the tin.
est and most complete show rooms OF
European manufactures ana Japan
csc and Chinese work to be found III
California, The exhibit rooms of ltal-
ian marbles are, in fact, among the fin
est in the States. Close by-in fact
there is 10 visible dividing llne-ls the
Venice of America. Here one can
spend day anna all Tue tAcltlns az
ventures ATTENDANT on luo.teiI iiliu
way" with its hosts OF 0flentdi oazaIs,
fakirs, and shows OF All hlhuS' us sally
cauarisoned camels, on whose back one
may take bllloWy rae, us puflo
trains, its pavlllons, skating llnh' gleal
anphltheatre, immature IaliMay, oa'',-
houses and music auditorium; "A
unique feature OF the pace IS the 1otei
Ship, which IS bullded aiohesiue Ing
wharf, where one Is served Win hSll
dinners with all the sempiance ana sur
roundings OF voyage at sea Venice
is so-called from It's elapordne system
of canals and waterways. lnese Ca
nais are lined with concrete ana crown
ed with balustrades Here we see a
large NUMBER Oh plcIuieequo eonuoi"s
with pleasure parties BENG poled along
the several miles OF inland sea, ana
many indulge III the pleasant anu Sale
sport of saltwater bathing. Along
the banks OF these winding canals ol
sea-Water are some hundreos ol Tiny
Venetian villas, Where one Can CAM
out the entire season Tor moderate
sum.
But short distance lartnef along
the coast Is the new resort Tldzd Dei
Ray, destined to soon become one OF Tile
best. Here, too, there IS a Wlde, Two
mile long lagooll-one OF the pest Doat-
iuU cpurSpS in existence, DetW cen