By 1940, the sidewalks had so deteriorated that they were taken out of public use. Between 1991 – 1993, a major Renovation Project was completed. The canals were deepened in the center to five feet, the sides of the canals were rebuilt with Loffelblocks, new sidewalks were constructed, and a Read more…
The canals were built in 1905 as a private real estate development named Short Line Beach Venice Canals Subdivision No. 1. They capitalized on Abbot Kinney’s “Venice of America,” a canal development and amusement center to the north. Both canal projects, built with a lot of speed and too little Read more…
Home of the Monarch Butterfly. Located at 29th Ave. between Pacific Ave. and Strongs Drive The photos below are of “Monarch Manor,” our Monarch Butterfly Garden. Grace Godlin and Darryl DuFay began the garden in December 2007. They worked daily over the next five months, while supporting it with their own funds. With Read more…
Together We Can All Help There are about 1,750 Saltbush barrier plants along the canals. Mariposa workers have just finished planting 150 plants to replace dead and/or missing plants. This is an annual project of the Venice Canals Association. The Saltbushes need regular watering to survive and flourish. The workers initially water the new plants for up to Read more…
This Information is for the Venice Canal’s tidal gates at Washington Blvd. operated by Mariposa Horticultural. Mariposa also does the maintenance in the Canals. It is a twice weekly “flushing” schedule, when possible. The “flushing” maintains water quality and water level, and for canal maintenance when the water is low. The schedule depends Read more…
If you missed the Venice Canals program on “Lost LA” KCET Channel 28 program, you can watch the episode on your computer and/or phone, etc.
VENICE CANALS and ADJACENT CRIME LAPD Pacific Division Report for District 1441(Venice Canals and Immediate Adjacent Area)Area boundaries: (N) S. Venice Blvd., (E) Ocean Ave., (S) Washington Blvd., and (W) Pacific Ave. Crime report information for the Venice Canals is obtained from Crime Mapping.com When know, a LAPD Report / Read more…
Channel 4 “LA You May Not Know: Venice Canals”, Click on below image. Turn on the video sound. Or click “close” and then on the play button in the lower left corner of the below video player.
34th Annual Venice CanalsHoliday Boat Parade The sun was out, well almost. Sixteen boats had pre-registered and others registered at the event. Hundreds of residents and friends lined the sidewalks and bridges. In numerous homes neighbors were having parties. It was one of the most musically enriched parades we have Read more…