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Muscle Beach is an outdoor gym frequented by spectating tourists and some of the world's best bodybuilders.
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.
RVers try to to be respectful to avoid being hassled by police and potentially have their vehicle towed. Trying to survive is no means glamorous--as Mouse puts it, it's a dog eat dog world
Guy Okazaki is a seasoned shaper and carves each board by hand, a trade passed on through his father.
Laws passed by city council often have little to do with the neighborhood they represent and many opinions differ over issues of privacy, parking, and homelessness.President of the Venice neighborhood council, Mike Newhouse mediates these meetings.
The Pacific Jewish Center struggled as Jewish establishments and synagogues closed. As the Venice boardwalk transformed from a broken beach community into a bustling strip, the center remained the last synagogue in Venice
Everyone in Los Angeles, even if they don't know it, is familiar with the work of Robbie Conal.
Frank Rios was born in the Bronx promptly abandoned and moved to a foster home and was unable to speak until the age of 6.
A mural on Dell Avenue and Carroll Canal, was erected by Emily Winters as a tribute to the culture and change she observed while living in the canals in the 1960s.
Francisco Letelier and his brother, José, established the "Brigada Orlando Letelier", and began traveling across the country creating collaborative murals.
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.
Lorcan O'Herlihy s intensely preoccupied with the idea of density and planning as a means of solving environmental issues in Venice and beyond.
