santa monica walking tour

santa monica walking tour
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

how many times had i walked around santa monica's 3rd st promenade shopping and not noticing the architecture or the oldest building in the city? it's hard to discern what's authentic versus constructed in this postmodernized world we live in, especially in los angeles, where many restaurants and shops look like disneyland or vegas. every saturday, the santa monica conservancy offers a tour of downtown santa monica, taking you through the history and the architecture of what had at one time been a port city but is now a tourist town. i highly recommend it for both tourists and socal natives.