Editing Venice, Los Angeles (section)

===Cityscape===
====Venice Canal Historic District====
{{main|Venice Canal Historic District}}
[[File:Highsmithvenicecanals.jpg|thumb|Carroll Canal]]

====Abbot Kinney Boulevard====
Abbott Kinney Boulevard is a principal attraction, with stores, restaurants, bars and art galleries lining the street. The street was described as "a derelict strip of rundown beach cottages and empty brick industrial buildings called West Washington Boulevard,"<ref>Janelle Brown (November 20, 2005), [http://travel.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/travel/20surf.html Venice, Calif., Is Turning Into Sunrise Boulevard] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> and in the late 1980s community groups and property owners pushed for renaming a portion of the street to honor Abbot Kinney.<ref>Nancy Hill-Holtzman (August 10, 1989), [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-10-we-385-story.html Plan for Kinney Boulevard in Venice Runs Into Pothole] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref><ref>Nancy Hill-Holtzman (February 25, 1990), [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-25-we-1755-story.html Part of Washington Blvd. to Be Renamed] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref> The renaming was widely considered as a marketing strategy to commercialize the area and bring new high-end businesses to the area.<ref>[http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/venice/abbot-kinney-boulevard/ Departures: Venice – Chapter 5: Abbot Kinney Boulevard] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303231004/http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/venice/abbot-kinney-boulevard/ |date=March 3, 2013}} ''[[KCET]]''.</ref><ref>Groves, Martha (October 25, 2013) [https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-oct-25-la-me-abbot-kinney-changes-20131026-story.html "Abbot Kinney Boulevard's renaissance a mixed blessing"] ''Los Angeles Times''</ref>

====72 Market Street Oyster Bar and Grill====
[[72 Market Street Oyster Bar and Grill]] was one of several historical footnotes associated with Market Street in Venice, one of the first streets designated for commerce when the city was founded in 1905. During the depression era, [[Upton Sinclair]] had an office there when he was running for governor, and the same historic building where the restaurant was located was also the site of the first [[Ace Gallery|Ace/Venice Gallery]] in the early 1970s.<ref name="ace">{{cite news |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2003-10-16/news/the-ace-is-wild/3/ |title=The Ace is Wild: The Doug Chrismas Story |newspaper=LA Weekly |date=October 9, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2012 |author=McKenna, Kristine |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026115912/http://www.laweekly.com/2003-10-16/news/the-ace-is-wild/3/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Historic post office====
[[File:Abbot Kinney.jpg|thumb|Post office mural]]
The Venice Post Office, a red-tile-roofed 1939 [[New Deal]] building designed by [[Louis A. Simon]]<ref>[https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/venice-post-office Venice Post Office] ''[[Los Angeles Conservancy]]'' Retrieved April 24, 2014</ref> on Windward Circle, featured one of two remaining murals painted in 1941 by Modernist artist [[Edward Biberman]]. Developer Abbot Kinney is in the center<ref>Tobar, Hector (November 11, 2011), [https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-nov-11-la-me-1111-tobar-20111111-story.html There's a special stamp on the Venice post office] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref> surrounded by beachgoers in old-fashioned bathing suits, men in overalls, and a wooden roller coaster representing the Venice Pier on one side with contrasting industrial oil derricks that were once ubiquitous in the area on the other side.<ref>Groves, Martha (January 7, 2010), [https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-sep-07-la-me-venice-post-office-20120907-story.html Producer Joel Silver buys former U.S. post office in Venice] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref> Senior curator of American Art at [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (LACMA), Ilene Susan Fort, said this is one of the better New Deal [[United States post office murals|post office murals]] both artistically and historically. Although it contains brightly colored elements with amusing details, the intrusion of the ominous oil rigs and wells was very relevant at the time.<ref name=Vankin>Vankin, Deborah, (June 17, 2014) [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-edward-biberman-venice-mural-lacma-final-20140618-story.html "Restored 'Abbot Kinney' mural anchors exhibit on Venice history"] ''Los Angeles Times''; accessed February 7, 2022.</ref>

After the post office closed in 2012, movie producer [[Joel Silver]] unveiled plans to purchase it for 7.5&nbsp;million and revamp the building as the new headquarters of his company, Silver Pictures.<ref>Groves, Martha (October 11, 2012), [https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-oct-11-la-me-venice-post-office-20121011-story.html Joel Silver to put his stamp on Venice Post Office] ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> The sale included the stipulation that he, or any future owner, preserve the New Deal-era murals and allow public access.<ref>Hiatt, Anna (January 20, 2014) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-wants-delay-in-selling-of-historic-post-offices-until-federal-report-is-completed/2014/01/20/52c5c50c-7f07-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html "Congress wants delay in selling of historic post offices until federal report is completed"] ''[[The Washington Post]]''</ref> Restoration of the nearly pristine mural took over a year and cost about $100,000. LACMA highlighted the mural with an exhibit that displayed additional Biberman artworks, rare historical documents and Venice ephemera with the restored mural. Silver has a long-term lease on the mural that is still owned by the [[US Postal Service]].<ref name=Vankin/> In May 2019, according to the ''[[Hollywood Reporter]]'', Silver sold the building for 22.5&nbsp;million to U.K. investor Alex Dellal and his real estate group founded by [[Jack Dellal]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 23, 2019 |title=L.A.'s Iconic Venice Post Office Falls Into Limbo Again After Joel Silver Sale |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/iconic-venice-post-office-falls-limbo-again-joel-silver-sale-1225227 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Status of the planned renovation remains subject to further approvals. The mural's whereabouts are unknown,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freevenicebeachhead.org/2016/06/12/judge-garland-stumbles-over-the-venice-post-office/ |title=Judge Garland Stumbles Over The Venice Post Office |last=freevenicebeachhead |date=June 12, 2016 |website=Free Venice Beachhead |access-date=June 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613145326/https://freevenicebeachhead.org/2016/06/12/judge-garland-stumbles-over-the-venice-post-office/ |archive-date=June 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> putting the lessee in violation of the lease agreement's public access requirement.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

====Residences and streets====
Many of Venice's houses have their principal entries from pedestrian-only streets and have house numbers on these footpaths. (Automobile access is by alleys in the rear.) The inland walk streets are made up primarily of around 620 single-family homes.<ref>Leah Ziskin (August 12, 2007), [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-12-re-guide12-story.html It's purely pedestrian] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref> Like much of the rest of Los Angeles, however, Venice is known for traffic congestion. It lies {{convert|2|mi|km}} away from the nearest freeway, and its unusually dense network of narrow streets was not planned for modern traffic.

====Venice Beach====
[[File:VeniceBeachStreetballers.jpg|thumb|[[Streetball]]ers at the Venice Beach basketball courts]]
[[File:Venice Beach Skatepark P4070293.jpg|thumb|[[Venice Beach Skatepark]]]]
[[File:VSCOcam (24218805142).jpg|thumb|[[Venice Fishing Pier]]]]
[[File:Venice,_Los_Angeles,_CA,_USA_-_panoramio_(9).jpg|alt=View of mural seen over small store front businesses. Mural has a woman whose thoughts appear as text in a cloud saying "History is myth."|thumb|Samesun youth hostel from Ocean Front Walk]]

Venice Beach, which receives millions of visitors a year, has been labeled as "a cultural hub known for its eccentricities" as well as a "global tourist destination".<ref name=CarPlows>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-venice-boardwalk-crash-victims-describe-moments-of-horror-20130804-story.html|title=Venice boardwalk crash: Victims describe moments of horror|date=August 5, 2013|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-aug-06-la-me-boardwalk-barriers-20130807-story.html|title=L.A. City Council calls for boardwalk barriers in Venice|date=August 6, 2013|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It includes the promenade that runs parallel to the beach, the [[Venice Beach Boardwalk]], [[Muscle Beach#Muscle Beach Venice|Muscle Beach]], and the Venice Beach Recreation Center with handball courts, paddle tennis courts, a skate dancing plaza, and numerous beach volleyball courts. It also includes a bike trail and many businesses on Ocean Front Walk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.venicebeach.com/the-venice-beach-boardwalk/|title=The Venice Beach Boardwalk |last=venice1 |website=Venice Beach |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321050225/http://www.venicebeach.com/the-venice-beach-boardwalk/ |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The basketball courts in Venice are renowned across the country for their high level of [[streetball]]; numerous [[professional basketball]] players developed their games or have been recruited on these courts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courtsoftheworld.com/united-states/los-angeles-ca/venice-beach/ |title=Court profile of Venice Beach basketball court |publisher=courtsoftheworld.com}}</ref>

Venice Beach will host [[Triathlon at the Summer Olympics|triathlon]], the start of the [[Marathon at the Summer Olympics|marathon]] and the start of [[Road cycling at the Summer Olympics|road cycling]] during the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Venice Beach Host sports list |url=https://la28.org/en/games-plan/venues/venice-beach.html}}</ref>

Along the southern portion of the beach, at the end of [[Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Washington Boulevard]], is the [[Venice Fishing Pier]]. A {{convert|1310|ft|m|adj=on}} concrete structure, it first opened in 1964, was closed in 1983 due to [[El Niño]] storm damage, and re-opened in the mid-1990s. On December 21, 2005, the pier again suffered damage when waves from a large northern swell caused part of it to fall into the ocean.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-feb-16-me-venicepier16-story.html |title=Venice Pier's Future Still Awash in Doubt |date=February 16, 2006 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 4, 2019 |issn=0458-3035}}</ref> The pier remained closed until May 25, 2006, when it was re-opened after an engineering study concluded that it was structurally sound.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

The Venice Breakwater is an acclaimed local surf spot in Venice. It is located north of the Venice Pier and lifeguard headquarters and south of the Santa Monica Pier. This spot is sheltered on the north by an artificial barrier, the [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]], consisting of an extending sand bar, piping, and large rocks at its end.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

In late 2010, the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]] conducted a $1.6&nbsp;million replacement of 30,000 cubic yards of sand at Venice Beach eroded by rainstorms in recent years. Although Venice Beach is located in the city of Los Angeles, the county is responsible for maintaining the beach under an agreement reached between the two governments in 1975.<ref>Rong-Gong Lin II (October 12, 2010), [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/10/16-million-project-to-replace-venice-beach-sand-is-approved-by-la-county-supervisors.html $1.6-million county project approved to replace sand on Venice Beach] ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref>

====Oakwood====
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Oakwood lies inland from the tourist areas and is one of the few historically African-American areas in West Los Angeles.

====East of Lincoln ====
East of Lincoln<ref>{{cite web |title=Venice Neighborhoods |url=https://www.venicenc.org/neighborhood-committee.php |website=Venice Neighborhood Council |access-date=January 9, 2021}}</ref> is separated from Oakwood by Lincoln Boulevard. It extends east to the border with [[Mar Vista]]. Aside from the commercial strip on Lincoln (including the Venice [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]] and the [[Venice United Methodist Church]]), the area almost entirely consists of small homes and apartments as well as [[Penmar Park]] and (bordering Santa Monica) Penmar Golf Course.

A [[housing project]], [[Lincoln Place Apartment Homes]], built by the [[Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles]], is currently undergoing a $140&nbsp;million renovation to add 99 new market-rate apartment homes and to update the remaining 696 existing homes. A new pool, two-story fitness center, resident park and sustainable landscaping are being added.<ref>[http://www.multifamilybiz.com/News/4412/Aimco_Officials_Break_Ground_on_the_140_Million_Re...] ''multifamilybiz.com''</ref> [[Aimco]], which acquired the property in 2003, had previously been in a legal battle to determine whether or not Lincoln Place could be demolished and rebuilt. In 2010, Aimco settled with tenants and agreed to reopen the project and return scores of evicted residents to their homes and add hundreds of units to the Venice area.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-26-la-me-0526-lincoln-place-20100526-story.html |title=Los Angeles, developer reach deal to preserve Venice's landmark Lincoln Place apartments |last=Groves |first=Martha |date=May 26, 2010 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

==== Venice Walk Streets ====
The '''Venice Walk Streets''' are three pedestrian-only residential streets.

The streets are Marco Place, Amoroso Place and Nowita Place, located west of [[Lincoln Boulevard (Los Angeles County)|Lincoln Boulevard]] and east of Shell Avenue.

Los Angeles recognizes a larger '''North Venice Walk Streets Historic District'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report – HPLA |url=http://historicplacesla.org/reports/acbaf607-c78b-4984-b97a-400462b4c05f |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=historicplacesla.org}}</ref>

“The walk streets, narrower than regular streets, are too small for regulation [[street sweeper]]s," so the streets had a designated smaller-size street sweeper.<ref>"Sweeper Rolls Again on Venice Streets", ''Los Angeles Times'', December 3, 1989.</ref>

====Subsections====
According to the Venice Neighborhood Council,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Venice Neighborhood Council MAP |url=https://www.venicenc.org/ncfiles/viewPageFile/2857}}</ref> the area can be subdivided further into the following districts:
* Ballona Lagoon West Bank
* Ballona Lagoon (Grand Canal) East Bank
* Silver Strand
* Marina Peninsula
* Venice Canals
* North Venice
* Oakwood-Milwood-South Venice
* Oxford Triangle