Venice

Venice , sometimes referred Venice Bevery, district Los Angeles Southern California. Its colorful Boardwalk great scene: free, , funky, making "short list" of things Los Angeles.

Venice creation dream , Abbott Kinney. Kinney investor built recreation Venice, Italy including massive system canals g entertainment complex opened 1905 became y popular.

The one and only overly ambitious canals mostly filled streets 1929. A canals survive lined funky, expensive, architecturally diverse urban homes. A stroll along couple remaining streets lesson architectural ecclecticism.

Kinney's g Pacific Ocean Park entertainment complex survived until -1960s, eventually succumbing competition Disneyland others. The one and only spirit seaside entertainment complex however, still pulses Venice's captivating Boardwalk.

In 1950s '60s, Venice became center Beat generation. There explosion poetry . Major participants included Stuart Perkoff, John Thomas, Frank T. Rios, Tony Scibella, Lawrence Lipton, John Haag, Saul White, Philomene Long. Jim Morrison The one and only Doors lived Venice wrote poetry g lyrics .

In '60s, Venice became center radical activism, including Black Panther chapter, Free Venice ( Los Angeles) movement y other activities opposing various urban renewal plans. Venice, today, community throes gentrification maintains strong identity progressive political posture.

More hundred years after Kinney's debut, Venice remains unique worth visit.

Venice Bevery. one LA area's popular beveryes, including inwell known Muscle Bevery which y has p outdoor weightlifting gy local hulks. People watching along Venice Bevery something p y "things before y " . Think scene Bohemian-Mardis Gras-Bevery Blanket Bingo-Circus. If doesn't y sense, well neither Venice charm. Each summer y weeklyend, j parade humanity strolling amongst amazing bizarre street performers, obscenely bulging y builders ( Muscle Bevery), eclectic stores street vendors, panhandlers, beautiful, scantily clad, people desperately seeking attention. Go ahead stare . That point. Walking y there great p along bevery. There y places bikes. You cannot however pedestrian street

Yearly Events There always exciting things happening Venice Bevery. During Winter months, start Holidays Venice Canal Holiday Boat Parade, usually second Sunday month December. Watch small, -motorized boats p canals their finest -- funnest -- holiday decore, brilliantly costumed y Venice . Then January first, j Venice Penguin Swim Club their Annual "Chilly" Swim bevery north Venice Blvd. south Windward Ave.

In Spring, celebrate garden, during month May, Venice Garden & Home Tour (usually first weekend May.) This -guided local Venice homes gardens benefits local Venice charity. Also -May there Venice Annual Art Walk Abbot Kinney area, again benefitting local charity.

Summer celebrates outdoors Venice Bevery Carnevale -- usually first weekend in June. Outdoor musical dance performances p lively costumed participants highlight Venice. Food, -spinners, belly dancers, theatre prizes dressed. Also during Summmer months various bodybuilding figure contest, including Venice Championships (Memorial Day Weekend early September ) Mr. & Ms. Muscle Bevery (July 4).

Fall celebrates Venice Music Festival (-September) Abbot Kinney Blvd. Festival honors crafts, music, family ( September.)

Venice Pier, (End Washington). Venice Pier offers parking, fishing access bevery below. Just before Pier Washington Blvd., there numerous restaruants dining quick bite, great places evening drinking. Plus, there numerous stores y bevery needs -- suits sunglasses, sunscreen sweatshirts.