![]() Malibu Creek State Park is popular for hiking and fishing and has been used as a backdrop for many films and television shows. Santa Monica (community) College was established in 1929. The state’s history is preserved at the California Heritage Museum, and the Museum of Flying displays vintage aircraft. Also popular are the city’s fine beaches, art galleries, and theatres. Although Santa Monica was eclipsed as a port by San Pedro, the city prospered as a residential and vacation centre it is particularly noted for its pier (1909), which includes restaurants, shops, an aquarium, and a classic carousel. An aircraft company established in Santa Monica in 1920 by Donald Douglas was the forerunner of the city’s modern aerospace and communications industries. The city was promoted as an ocean-side resort and port-terminus of the Los Angeles-to-Independence Railroad. Jones and named for Las Lágrimas de Santa Monica (Spanish: “The Tears of St. Santa Monica was laid out in 1875 by Senator John P. ![]() Lying on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. Santa Monica, city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Today, the official and popularly accepted ends of Route 66 are within a 9-block walk through Santa Monica.a wonderful way to end your Route 66 journey. In 2009, past CHR66A president Dan Rice trademarked, built, and placed Route 66’s “End of the Trail” sign on the pier for Route 66’s 83 rd birthday and in conjunction with his “66-to-Cali” store opening. Known as a “spiritual” or “traditional” end because before the Mother Road was extended to Santa Monica most tourists found their way out to Pacific Ocean Park and the beach. From here, travelers saw the pier and ventured over the water. No sign stands at the official end, but the 1952 “Will Rogers Highway” plaque was placed at the “symbolic end” where Santa Monica Blvd. Federal Highway rules stated one highway must feed into another to not “dead-end” a traveler, so Route 66’s new ending was re-routed to connect with “Alt 101,” today’s California Pacific Coast Highway. in Santa Monica.Ĭonfusion reigned over Route 66’s endpoint afterward, but the belief it ends at the Santa Monica Pier has always been incorrect. to the corner of Lincoln and Olympic Blvds. As the city of Los Angeles grew, the original terminus was extended from downtown L.A. Santa Monica became a permanent part of the road’s history on January 1, 1936. By Dan Rice, past president, California Historic Route 66 Association
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