Quote:
Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Santa Monica Pier is in the far distance.
I'm confused because the area shows a long line of small buildings....then a wide parking lot....then the beach.
|
That's not Santa Monica Pier, I think it's the now vanished
Pacific Ocean Park Pier, "POP" at the foot of Pier Ave. We're in the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica. The parking lot may be the one that runs south of Bicknell at Inkwell Beach (now landscaped a bit). There's two other beach-side parking lots along through there too:
google maps
That's Santa Monica Airport in the background:
wiki
Former site of POP:
google maps