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Ship Cafe (Venice, California)
The Ship Cafe was a landmark of Venice, California, United States, from 1903 to 1946. Built along the Abbot Kinney Pier, Venice Pier over the water off Windward Avenue, the restaurant and event space was known for its sumptuous food and prestigious clientele. The ship was a Novelty architecture, novelty building, set on concrete Deep foundation, pilings, and not actually a sea-worthy vessel. History Constructed by Abbot Kinney beginning in 1903, the restaurant was designed to be a feature of the resort town of Venice. A "first draft" of the Ship Cafe was washed away by a sea storm on March 13, 1905; Kinney hired 600 laborers to rebuild it in time for a summer opening. The restaurant sat on pilings, and was designed by Norman Foote Marsh and Clarence H. Russell to be an approximation of the ''San Salvador (Cabrillo's ship), San Salvador'', Juan RodrÃguez Cabrillo's "Spanish galleon". As a tourist guide put it, "It was his thought to moor by the sea-wall this white caravel, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbot Kinney Pier
Abbot Kinney's Venice Pier, also known as the Abbot Kinney Pier, the first Venice Pier, the Windward Avenue Pier, or the Venice Wharf, stood over the Pacific Ocean at Venice, Los Angeles, Venice, Los Angeles County, California, United States, from 1905 until it was destroyed in the 1920 Abbot Kinney pier fire. History Commissioned by real estate developer Abbot Kinney as part of his "Venice of America", the pier was long. The Ship Cafe (Venice, California), Ship Cafe was built at the same time, and was originally intended to be a full-service resort "with sleeping apartments, a restaurant, a kitchen, office and all of the appointments of the modern hotel". The Venice Auditorium performance venue at the end of the pier had 3,600 seats. The Venice Plunge indoor saltwater swimming pool, which was located around the corner on Ocean Front Walk, had 1,500 dressing rooms at opening. The Venice Aquarium was a double-duty tourist attraction and marine mammal research facility. Alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
