Abbot Kinney Boulevard

Abbot Kinney Blvd is my favourite street in Venice

- unique, independent boutiques, cafes, restaurants,

hair dressers, art galleries... simply everything 

Some facts of Abbot Kinney's (1870-1920) work:

The Venice recreation area opened on July 4, 1905. 

Unfortunately for Kinney, the majority of the inhabitants of Venice of America 

did not share his interest in art and culture. 

By December 1905, Kinney knew his dream of creating 

a great cultural mecca had failed.  

The character of Venice succumbed to the beach-goers and 

summer holiday guests who frequented the community's many amusement attractions. 

Venice came to be known as the "Coney Island of the Pacific." 

By mid-January 1906, an area was built along the edge 

of the Grand Lagoon patterned after the amusement thoroughfares 

of the great 19th and 20th century expositions. 

It featured foreign exhibits, amusements, and freak shows. 

Trolley service was available from Downtown Los Angeles and nearby Santa Monica. 

Visitors were dazzled by the system of canals complete with gondolas 

and gondoliers brought in from Venice, Italy. 

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Funny face!

Interesting looking roots of a palm tree

Hair dresser salon on Abbot Kinney

Lovely paper shop with a huge variety of cards

- bought there a cute extra small notebook

Abbot Kinney Boulevard

Alexis Bittar is on Abbot Kinney

(already mentioned that on the previous blogging)

Viennese espresso by Julius Meinl

Something for a beach house

Cushion with NY flavour

Scandinavian interior decoration from Huset

The art gallery where saw that picture of funny face

Joe's on Abbot Kinney

- best restaurant in Venice and probably in whole LA!

- the food is gorgeous, imaginative but yet simple

Tasting Kitchen's also good 

The door to Tasting Kitchen

Famous Gjelina restaurant 

Gjelina