Westside Property Insights

The sun shines over Windward Avenue, where Venice’s past and present meet every day. Welcome to Venice Venice is different. It was built to be. When Abbot Kinney created the “Venice of America” in 1905, he was not copying Los Angeles. He wanted a cultural playground beside the sea. That dream has changed many times since. The canals and cottages, the oil era, the skaters and artists, and later design and technology businesses have each left a mark on Venice’s history. Traces

Photograph of the Venice sign Before Venice Along the coast, tides and freshwater shaped a landscape of wetlands and dunes. This environment is the starting point for the history of Venice, well before its canals and amusement piers. This coastal landscape was part of the wider Ballona wetlands, shaped by dunes, marshes, and the meeting of fresh and salt water. Long before the streets of Venice were laid out, these habitats supported both wildlife and the people who lived her