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6 unusual facts about Santa Monica neighborhoods


Salka Viertel

The home in Santa Monica Canyon was the site of salons and meetings of the Hollywood intelligentsia and the émigré community of European intellectuals, particularly at the Sunday night tea parties.

Santa Monica neighborhoods

San Vicente Boulevard is the northernmost major street in Santa Monica.The streets North of San Vicente are generally considered a subsection of the North of Montana neighborhood, but distinguished because of La Mesa Drive.

Major east/west thoroughfares in Santa Monica are San Vicente Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, and Ocean Park Boulevard.

Smaller Craftsman era bungalows line the east-west avenues like Idaho, Washington, and California.

Planned on a regular grid, Midtown Santa Monica was once home to a number of picturesque Craftsman houses and brightly painted Victorians, though only occasional examples of these can still be found.

San Vicente Boulevard is the northernmost major street in Santa Monica.The streets north of San Vicente are generally considered a subsection of the North of Montana neighborhood, but distinguished because of La Mesa Drive.



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