Venice Beach

If you've ever watched any movies showing California, and you've seen people with beautiful bodies roller skating or blading, street performers of all types waiting to be discovered by Hollywood or music producers because of their talent, muscular athletes pumping iron while on the beach or some bodies laying on the sand, others trying to catch a wave, and numerous sailboats on the horizon, you've probably been looking at a portion of Venice Beach, one of the most filmed and photographed areas in the world.

Though most people from outside of the area don't know it, the name of the city if actually just Venice, called this because of its preponderance of canals that flow throughout the city. This was the idea of a man named Abbot Kinney, who wanted to build an American version of Venice, Italy. There are more than 16 miles of canals around the city, complete with gondola rides, and many residential properties align the canals, although some of them have either been closed up or filled in now.

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The Venice Beach area itself was meant to be an area that would attract visitors from all around the world. Kinney Pier was built to have an amusement park like feel, with rides and attractions, and piers were built to accommodate fishing and even more things for people to do and visit.

Venice Beach

Of course, Venice is most known for Venice Beach, which has a promenade that runs parallel to the beach, which is where we see all the roller skaters and surfboarders in bikinis and swim trunks; Muscle Beach, where the beautiful hard bodies build themselves up and show themselves off to the world; handball courts; the paddle tennis courts; Skate Dancing plaza; beach volleyball courts; a bike trail; and an array of outdoor basketball courts, which has become a major attraction itself because the best players from across the country will come and play against each other, sometimes using it as a place to audition their talent for coaches looking for that next big star.

And you know, if there are beautiful places, the beautiful people, aka, the rich and famous, are going to be there. And Venice Beach is loaded with a rich history and present of celebrities who have either had Venice as their home or Venice Beach as a place they love to come and play. Jim Morrison and George Carlin both lived here at one time. Lawrence Welk not only lived here, but his band performed nightly at the Aragon Ballroom, which is now gone. Wolfgang Puck has owned and operated noted eateries in the area since the 1990s. Dennis Hopper and Simpsons creator Matt Groening live here, along with Julia Roberts, Kate Beckinsale, Anjelica Huston, Nicolas Cage, Viggo Mortensen, Rutger Hauer, South Park co-creator Matt Stone, and Elijah Wood.

Venice is known for its cottages, where many people live so they can be close to the beach. These days, many of the cottages are more upscale and green, as there are solar communities to help protect the environment and the residents while they're staying there.

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