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Professor and lifeguard Arthur Verge is equal parts storyteller and encyclopedia when it comes to the history of lifeguarding.
Dr. John, a homeless resident here, is the self-proclaimed Mayor of Venice. He organizes and tries to build a resistance to LAPD's efforts to kick homeless out of Venice.
The Venice Pavilion originally built as recreation facility in the 1960's has played a multitude of roles based on its many contributing forces.
Swami X belongs to an older generation of boardwalk performers from the 1970's. He felt his intellect was on display and poetry on the boardwalk was more than a mere gimmick as he feels boardwalk is now.
Guy Okazaki is a seasoned shaper and carves each board by hand, a trade passed on through his father.
Theatre may considered lost to some, but not at the Pacific Resident Theatre thanks in part to the enthusiasm of theatre director Marilyn Fox.
The First Lutheran Church of Venice is ironically set in a community where art and surfing could be considered religion.
On Abbot Kinney--Pischon was forced to relocate his barbershop due to rent hikes. Jones is disappointed, and relishes the days when locals would play dominos and chat outside his barbershop.
Old-time Venice resident and historian Arnold Springer explains who Venice's founder was.
Over the years, Longtime residents Orson Bean and Alley Mills have witnessed an increase in housing prices along with a growth of reclusive behavior in new residents along the canals.
Maryjane is an activist, artist, poet, and documentarian. In the 1960s and 1970s, Maryjane lived in the cottage, now owned by Orson Bean and Alley Mills.
After being indicted on federal charges of conspiracy as part of the Chicago Seven, Tom Hayden briefly moved to Venice, living under a pseudonym.
