Pacific Palisades

by Jan Loomis

Overview

Pacific Palisades owes its name to its geography. The cliffs looming above the beach reminded the early developers of the Hudson River Palisades in New York. The name for this eventually affluent coastal enclave of the city of Los Angeles was first used in 1906 for an area of Santa Monica homes. Palisades Park in Santa Monica hugs the top of the bluff. So it must have seemed natural to name the area north of the Santa Monica Palisades Pacific Palisades. Today Pacific Palisades is synonymous with lovely homes and distinguished residents as well as rocky cliffs. Many of the photographs reproduced here have never before been published and show how the land changed from open mesas to the thriving community it is today. Pacific Palisades completes the story of the Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica and its neighboring rancho—the Boca de Santa Monica—and the Santa Monica Land and Water Company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738569482
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/05/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.54(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Author Jan Loomis lived in the Pacific Palisades for 17 years and, as the archivist for the Santa Monica Land and Water Company, has preserved the early records of the development of Pacific Palisades. Loomis is also the author of Images of America: Brentwood.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Land: Ramparts, Canyons, and Mesas 9

2 The Promoters: Subdividing for Communities 19

3 The Beaches: Rolling Waves and Sand 33

4 The Streets: Mines, Ministers, and Alphabets 39

5 The Neighborhoods: Community and Family 57

6 The Residents: Famous and Private 79

7 The Happenings: Memorable Moments 95

8 The Institutions: Serving the Community 109