Venice Beach - where ART, and LOVE live...

Venice, originally called "Venice of America," was founded by tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a beach resort town, west of Los Angeles. Venice has always been known as a hangout for the creative and the artistic people. In the 1950s and 60s, Venice became a center for the Beat generation. There was an explosion of poetry and art.  Today Venice is one of the most vibrant and eclectic areas in Los Angeles.